Great day today. The sky was beautiful, warm, everyone seemed to be out. No one had any problems. No one giving any shit.
After hearing that Grindhouse may not stay in the theaters for very long I went to see it with A. I was told that not many people are seeing it and may be pulled by theater owners. I'd heard a few things about it before; it was two movies, it was really long and violent, all good things. I thought it would be the top movie in the country. Shows what I know. I'm sure that went to Hitch or some other worthless movie.
It is good, very good, particularly Robert Rodriguez's Planet Terror. Violent too, particularly Planet Terror. I wanted it to see it in a drive in but the nearest ones aren't showing it. I'm always impressed by Robert Rodriquez though Tarantino seemed to try to be too funny or cool that it was a let down. Anyone would have a problem following Planet Terror and after an hour and a half I wanted more from him. Death Proof is better than most, though. Where else could you see a mother give her six year old boy a gun and tell him to shoot daddy if he shows up. Where else could Bruce Willis be honored for killing Osama Bin Laden?



I made a day of it and headed to Kuma's to get some good burgers before the movies. I haven't talked much about that place so let's. Kuma's is heavy metal burgers named after Iron Maiden, Motorhead, Clutch and Mastodon. I'm going to try each one to determine which is the best. The best burgers in Chicago. I've only had the Slayer and the Black Sabbath and Slayer is leading the pack. Both amazing though I have to wonder how they earned their names. The Judas Priest has cranberries and walnuts in it. The Motorhead has goat cheese, olives and oregano which seems inappropriate. Motorhead should have motor oil and broken teeth. The Black Sabbath should have cocaine, bad weed and alcohol. The Slayer should have roadkill and blood, Judas Priest; leather and sweat.


Lemmy doesn't like his burger

The Slayer is leading as best burger- chili, onions, angus beef and jack cheese over a layer of fries. I want to get through the menu so I can get my next Slayer burger.

Both A and I couldn't stop thinking about what a perfect day it is. Great movie, great food and we're really getting along. Since I've last written, I told her I'm only seeing her and don't want to see anyone else. The concept of a "girlfriend" isn't something I've been shooting for since C opened me to the idea of being in very loose, informal relationships, but A has definitely shown her worth.
The movie and dinner at Kuma's is exactly something Kam and I would do and I didn't feel like I was on a date but just enjoyed being with her and enjoyed the moment. It's one of those rare times when (almost)everything seems to be going well.

I'm content.