comics and chicken

Today I had Popeye's. Two piece, red beans and rice, biscuit, and strawberry soda. Then I bought comics. A little splurge because I have a job interview tomorrow, and I like to reward myself before I actually accomplish anything. It was a nice day, although five hours and miles of walking after the chicken I still feel a bit greasy. A little comic-book readin'll put out that fire.

I'm applying for a bank teller job. That should be fun, and not repetitive at all. Hey, it's money, and I'll be surrounded by it. I get a 50% discount on all the money I want! It's a savings in the long run, I'm told.

Writing some jokes, a few hilarious exploits that I didn't live or experience first-hand will duly be incorporated into the material. I'm stealing your lives!

Man, this town will re-fatten me. I'm surrounded by delicious. Within two blocks there is a taqueria, a Vietnamese restaurant, two pizza places that sell their greasy slices so cheap (just like your mom), and a hot doggery selling a delicious chicago dog and fries for two dollars. Two! Two, I say.

Watched The Informant! Last night. Enjoyable. The film's pacing and style are what makes it, these two elements were Matt Damon's best co-star in a film full of actors I respect. Notably:

Scott Bakula as an FBI agent. I love Scott Bakula, and always will, because of Quantum Leap. That show entertained me and dammit, meant something to me when I was young. I had the soundtrack, novel series, the show's companion book, and I even studied quantum physics and String Theory at MIT and Caltech,  just so I could later go on to invent time travel as an homage to the show. Bakula brought it big time to the movie.

Clancy Brown. Motherfucker owns scenes like you or I own an iPod. He was really only in two scenes, but they were his. 

There were a whole host of comedians playing straight roles, that is to say they weren't comic relief really. Patton Oswalt, Joel McHale, Paul F Tompkins just to name a few. They were really pretty great, they served their roles well. I'm not sure why they were thought of when it came time to cast these roles, but Soderbergh knows what he's doing. Especially when he's making Ocean's Eleven three times.

And Matt Damon gave a really great performance. I gotta say, I like the man. His role wasn't flashy in the slightest, just a middle-aged schlub guy, the Paul Giamatti-type role, and I say that Matt Damon nailed it. A subtle performance in a subtle movie.

Blah blah blah. Give me some more chicken.