super size me? no thanks!

hi all. boy it's been a while since i've blogged but quite frankly i've not only been very busy with school and haven't seen anything worth blogging about (god, films are shite these days!) but also, quite frankly, until right now i rather forgot about blogging, mostly because my desktop tower is down so i am using my laptop and wi-fi. thank the heavens for wi-fi!

but now i've remembered it's been too long and i am back...

so i watched 'super size me' finally last night. what an interesting look into the fast food hell that is mickey d's. of course i have read 'fast food nation', which is very similar to this film, but it was fascinating to see how sick and fat the supersizer got to be after his month on the food. personally, i was revolted watching him eat that first supersized meal, after which he himself was so revolted he vomited. there's gotta be an easier way to eat on the go than to stop at a fast food joint.

i mean, i rarely cook for myself but i haven't, in all my adult life, stooped so low as to eat a fast food meal. even the plain garden salads seem somehow suspect to me. i'd rather pay a few more dollars and get nice thai or vietnamese take out, which is always more healthy and you get two meals for the price of one. come to think of it, i don't think these places charge much more than a fast food place, once you average in your fries and your beverage and whatever other crap you might want to shovel into your face. of course, they don't give out free toys, like a happy smiling frog with a coin in his mouth or a big buddha with a meal. i wish they would. but hey, not only are you getting healthy 'nature food' (as my oriental nutrition prof says) but you are also helping to support local businesses. even more pricier indian and japanese food is worth the extra expense, even if you are counting your pennies. on thursnight for example, gretchen and erik and her brother visiting from out of town went to this cool place in nob hill called shogun sushi where boats are supposed to deliver your food to you. for $40 we all ate quite lavishly, and that included tax and tips, and as usual i had leftovers for last night's dinner.

but anyway, back to the film.... i was quite impressed with it. i liked how it educated without being too preachy, and i'm glad it was as commercially successful as it was (hell, it turned up in the $1 theatre here after a while. that's rare for an indie film). i would recommend it to anyone, esp those of you who do eat at mcdonald's or wherever. i wonder though -- do you get a toy prize when you buy the dvd???