The weather has been so beautiful, so it's been a couple days since my last post. When nice weather comes around in September I like to take full advantage of it. I was able to get out to two different Frisbee golf courses, and didn't do too bad. Amazingly I couldn't find anyone who wanted to share in this adventure, but it helped me practice my skills a little bit. While I've been unpacking my last few boxes I've had a couple "background movies" on. Usually when I want background noise I go for the documentaries, and there were a couple that I've been meaning to check out. Most of these you don't have to actually watch the screen, you can just listen to the dialogue and get the full story. These two were about average, but were interesting nonetheless. I'll start with the one I watched first.
Hungry for Change
This is a documentary on how everything that you buy in the grocery store is unhealthy and should be avoided at all costs, or you will get fat, diabetic, or sick. I had to watch this one in twenty minute segments, mainly because after watching a little bit I would be disgusted with myself. It's hard to sit down to eat your frozen dinner and they are talking about how everything sold in stores is so unhealthy and there is nothing you can do about it. I could not eat while watching this show, it just made me depressed. If you have every seen "Fat, Sick, and Nearly Dead," this is basically the hybrid mother of that film. The guy from that movie is in this one, promoting his juicing diet of course, as well as a handful of other weight loss celebrities. I think they made a good point that you should read labels and be careful of what you eat, especially avoiding high fructose corn syrup, but eating local is just not an option for some. I know I can't always afford it. I do eventually want to start juicing at least three meals a week, but the juicers are expensive as well. I try to get as much fruits and vegetables in my diet as possible, but it's hard. I bought two cantoloupes the other day, mainly because I had to buy two to get the sale price. Two days later my kitchen is full of fruit flies. I lift up the cantolope and there is a big mold spot on the bottom. Luckily I had cut one of them up right away, but this is what makes it hard to buy healthy. Unless you use it right away it doesn't keep for long, which makes it expensive. Overall it was a good documentary, especially if you are trying to go on a diet, but not if you are feeling down or just ordered Dominoes.
Craigslist Joe
My friends had recommended this movie to me awhile ago. I kept seeing it on Netflix, and the synopsis sounded interesting. A guy basically decides to go out in the world, a la "Into the Wild," with limited supplies to see if he can survive only on Craigslist postings. I didn't quite understand how he would find places to sleep, who would offer their house to a complete stranger, but he did it. Or at least what the camera captured looked like he did it. He got many free rides from complete strangers, which I didn't even know was possible. To me this seemed like advertising something that the wrong people could take advantage of. Some of these people were young, single women. I know I would never offer a ride to a complete stranger, even on Craigslist. It's basically the cyber version of hitchhiking. It was interesting to see his journey and all the people he met, but I can't imagine he would have had the same success had a camera man not been with him. In this day and age you can never be too cautious.
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