Notes on a....hidden gem

I saw the movie "Notes on a Scandal" yesterday with Cate Blanchett and Judi Dench. It is categorized as a drama in IMDB but if I were king, I would make a category of genres that was titled, "movies that are similar to 'Unfaithful'" and this would be the only one in it. I both loved and hated "Unfaithful", mostly because it scares me that something like that could happen to me (get stuck in a windstorm in So-ho, fall in love with a HOT first-aid giving book dealer who my husband later kills with a sno globe and dumps in a CT landfill....). OK, maybe not, but it is not entirely outside the realm of possibility.

So while I will do no justice if I try to 'critique' or explain "Notes" I would just say that it was a good movie and definitely worth the $11 or whatever exorbitant price I paid for it was. Cate Blanchett was great...and Judi Dench was really good too. My new favorite actor, Bill Nighy (who I saw in the play "The Vertical Hour") was also in it, making all the better.

Notes:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0465551/

Unfaithful:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0250797/

While the movie was good, what was even better was seeing a movie at the Angelika theather. I forgot how convenient and cute it is there! They have a whole cafe on the top floor where you can get coffee, cakes and even ICE CREAM. The best part about the Angelika though is the POPCORN. There is something that sets this movie popcorn apart from the Loews and Clearview Cinemas. It seems more natural and delicious. Try it. It is worth it. Man, I wish I had some right now. Darnit. The one downside is that they only serve Pepsi products there....maybe want to bring your own diet Coke for the show....

Another bonus for the Angelika: none of those terrible commercials before the show. Ha!

http://newyork.citysearch.com/profile/11273245/
(and just ignore all those nasty negative reviews....while they do NOT have stadium seating...that's part of the charm. I mean, I live 30 seconds from freaking Kips Bay theater but I chose the Angelika to avoid seeing the "Average Joe" - the actual one from the TV show - and all the other terrible Murray Hill moviegoers!)

Starts with an H and ends in EIMLICH

I was enjoying a very nice primo plato at Rosa Mexicano's psuedo-newly established Union Square location when lo and behold, for the first time ever I saw a fellow eater choking on his food two tables over! Panic ensued and the manager and wait staff came over, although I did not see anyone perform the Heimlich. Don't they have to know that kind of thing at restaurants? 911 was called and the paramdics and some firemen arrived, but by then the man had dislodged the offending morsel from his airway, although was clearly shaken up. He left 20 minutes later with the paramedics after laying down for a while.

Mark that one down on the "first time I've ever seen anything like that" list...and hopefully the last! The thought of a man choking to death two tables over was definitely enough to make me lose my appetite.....until my entree came, anyway.

P.S. We could all probably brush up on the Heimlich, just in case we are unfortunately around another choking victim:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heimlich_maneuver

First of the month....

Its actually the 2nd of the month, but who's counting? February is great because a) its only 28 days long and b) a little groundhog popped out of a hole today and said Spring was near. Hallelujah!

The first of the month also means that you need to pay your rent (F you, homeowners). Most importantly, it means that your new horoscope on Astrologyzone.com is out. Seriously, check it out! Susan Miller is my new hero. I'm a Virgo. But on the cusp of Leo, which some say is significant. To me, it just means that I usually read both horoscopes and pick the one I like better. Ha!

More to come on my recent adventures...DOWN UNDER!