and I walked, I walked so far away...
Weekly Update:
Yum yum dim sum! Did my new tradition of going to get dim sum in September in memory of my mom's birthday. It was solo (again) but had a lot of leftovers to enjoy for later. I had to get an order of shrimp har gow to eat there and another order to take home, that is definitely one of my favorites. I was debating on the sticky rice but decided against it. Got some other usual stuff like the egg custards and red bean balls, those are good for savory or dessert really. Beef balls... not a traditional meatball but same concept of rolled ground beef. Other favorites are the fried shrimp balls, those are actually pretty huge and they have that piece of bamboo in them so it's like a popsicle (the way you can eat it). But, it was all delicious and I have more meals for the next day or two which will be nice.
At the movies:
New at #1 is The Conjuring: Last Rites with a hefty post-Summer 83 million to open. Horror films seemed to do well at this time of year in general over October actually when we get closer to Halloween. New at #2 is the live recording of Hamilton with 10 mil and also on less than 2,000 screens so not a bad number. Drop down to #3 is Weapons with 5.4 mil as it slowly winds down after an incredible run. Holding on to #4 is Freakier Friday with 3.8 mil and does appear it will be short of that 100 mil mark. Hanging to #5 is Caught Stealing with 3.2 mil and likely be out by next week.
New move that did not make the top 5:
Just one this week at #9, Light of the World on over 2,000 screens and earning 2.4 mil which has an average of $1,157 so this one will be losing some shelf space fast.
Quote of the week:
"It is not in the stars to hold our destiny but in ourselves." - William Shakespeare
Facts & Tips:
Sudan has more pyramids than any country in the world.
"An Affair to Remember. Did you ever see it? Oh, God! Cary Grant and Deborah Kerr. It it Cur or Car??" - Rita Wilson as Suzy in Sleepless in Seattle.
The simple onion ring
Labor Day Edition
This edition of Monday takes place on another Labor Day. Labor is always on a Monday, the first Monday in September so it matches and is consistent. This year around here it was super HOT, in the mid 90's after we were enjoying an cool high 70's up till recently. I hope this trend is very short and we dip back down into coolness but who knows. What we really need is rain though because we are so dry here. Our rainfall this past year was extremely bad and all our reservoirs are bone dry. We need rain please!! Global warming is so real and we are heading in the wrong direction as storms are getting more violent and temperatures continue to rise globally. Yet... no one seems to care because it is the now and not the then.
Weekly Update:
I've probably talked about this before but it warrants a repeat... onion rings. Yes, onion rings! I love a good onion ring, dipped in ranch or maybe like an aioli dip but the breading is so important with the onion ring. You have your low end rings from like Burger King and Jack in the Box which relay heavily on their breading. You can feel and taste the oil just absorbed in it. Then you have places like Farmer Boys where the breading is borderline heavy but not too heavy plus they seem to use a sweeter onion. They are also very big so you typically only get 4 to an order but they equal more than the other chains. In the semi-fast food chain is Wahoo's and they use a tempura-style batter and it's very light along with sweet Maui onions and these are one of the best around. You also have restaurant chain onion rings but I haven't had many to compare. I have had Red Robin which are fine, they range below Farmer Boys but above Jack in the Box. I should try more onion rings and come up with a chart or something.
At the box office:
For a fourth week-in-a-row, Weapons holds #1 again for an extra 10.2 million as it chugs along into the 100's but at the drop rate it won't reach 200. New at #2 is the re-release of Jaws 50th Anniversary with 8.1 mil and not bad for a 50-year old movie. New at #3 is Caught Stealing with 7.8 mil and this is more caught and release it looks like. Drop down to #4 is Freakier Friday with 6.5 mil as it continues to crawl to 100 mil but might reach it when all said and done. Rounding off the top 5 and also new is The Roses with 6.4 mil and this one is nipped in the bud.
Quote of the week:
"Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic." - Arthur C. Clarke
Facts & Tips:
There were active volcanoes on the moon when dinosaurs were alive.
"You are not a person. You're a program that misread its objective. You are not alive, and for all your processing power, you can never understand what that means." Allison Williams as Gemma in M3gan 2.0.
