Day 32 - Tuesday, February 1st 2011

Another day of work came and went, only briefly interrupted by a desktop Marks & Spencer's Seafood Paella lunch. Afterwards, a beeline was made to Cineworld for another double-bill. First off was Barney's Version (1.5 out of 10) - a shockingly-bad load of hammy poorly-directed awfully scripted nonsense, which was all the more disappointing as it had been the subject of rave reviews on top film review website rottentomatoes.com.

Conversely, I had low expectations for Blue Valentine (7 out of 10) but it proved to be excellent - a brilliantly acted affair that is as far away as possible from your traditional slushy Hollywood love-story flick.

On the way home, time to pop into Bombay Pantry to expunge another €18 CityDeal voucher, purchased for €8. For a voucher and an additional 60 cents, the culinary haul includes 2 Subz Bhaija (vegetable dumplings), a Batata Vada (potato and Nut pastie), ultra-hot Chicken Karahi, Aloo Gobi (spuds 'n cauli) and rice. Mindful of the late hour of the night and of the additional 2.5 pounds of flab acquired in the month of January, the haul heads straight to the fridge for future consumption, and the evening concludes with a tuna, tomato and cheese sandwich instead.

 
Blue Valentine


Contentment : 9 / 25
Excitement :   1 / 10
Memorability : 0.75 / 15

Overall Score : 21.5% (31st out of 32)