Home Depot! Home Depot!

In search of Beef with Chili, Lil Boo and I made our way to Grand Sichuan Eastern. I think its technically on the Upper East Side, but barely escaping Midtown East. I had found it through some internet searches the week before and had confirmes by calling them that they did in fact, have crispy beef.

We arrived early, the first of the dinner crowd, and were very excited about the possibilities. We ordered Veggie Dumplings to share.

For my entree I had fried tofu Mai Fun.

In hindsight I realize I should've taken a picture of Boo's Guinzo Beef with Chili, because that has been the closest we've ever found it. Good thing that she went with her instincts and ordered spicy rather than crispy. It was delish. She ate more than I've seen her eat in months. I felt like an over bearing mother, pushing food on her.

The only thing is that at the beginning they took their sweet time bringing our dumplings, and other people were eating before we were, even though we arrived first. Plus, I was going to be bad and order a beer or diet soda, but they never asked me if I wanted a drink! And I needed to feel persuaded.
Regardless, the meal was goodness and close to reasonably priced. Afterward while walking to the subway we passed a Home Depot, and since Boo had never been we went inside to have us a fun time, specially while looking ay floor models of kitchens, bathrooms, etc. We found convenient items to purchase, and felt very lesbian.
Not bad for a Monday Night.

Employees Must Wash Hands

Went to see "Contagion" with Missy on Friday Night. What a scarily good movie! I don't know if I'd describe it as a Thriller but it's being billed as such.

The main conceit: There's a virus. It's airborne, traveling quickly because it's the age of airplanes and people touch things and we touch our faces apparently 6 to 8 times an hour. The story is told via many characters, and they don't all interact/overlap. Things are happening in Hong Kong, Minneapolis, Chicago, Atlanta. The Center for Disease Control is neck deep in attempting to create a vaccine. A blogger in California thinks that the entire thing is a conspiracy theory from the pharmaceutical companies, trying to get money from people. Soon enough the entire ordeal escalates, people are dying both from the virus and because of human panic and we hear the words "Don't talk to anyone, Don't touch anyone."

The director, Sodenbergh, does a great job at keeping the suspense going, all the way til the end of the movie. People whom you do not expect will die, do - because they're big name stars, because they're the good guys, the bad guys, whatever our expectations are - truths about the human condition are told, plainly, in over the top ways that yet feel subtle. Essentially we're talking about invasion from within, we're talking about the helplessness that comes from being human. And the truth that something as simple as touching the wrong pole in the subway at the wrong time can make you wake up the next day feeling like a Mack Truck ran you over.

Go see Contagion. Do not be surprised if you invest in hand sanitizer after.