Day 46 - Tuesday, February 15th, 2011

At work, there were visitors in town, in the guise of Lady Esther Balasingam and M. Nicolas Viollier. We ventured out for lunch, but at the sight of rain, Lady Balasingam fled back into the safe warm and embracing arms of Northern Trust Ireland's plush Georges Court edifice, albeit endowed with a tuna and sweetcorn wrap from the nearby Centra, whilst Nicolas and I ventured to O'Neill's of Pearse Street  for more heated lunch, if not debate. My Baked haddock and cod pie was an utter triumph, the accompanying pungent beetroot hash less so. Nicolas declared his Supreme of Chicken to be highly splendid, although it was alarming to see a London resident baulk at the price (an admittedly lurid €10.95).

The day's toil was dispensed with and it was onward to Cineworld for a patented double cinematic treat, via Burger King where a couplet of wraps were acquired for the price of €2.95 and a News of the World VOUCHER (cue uproarious cheering from the voucher-loving masses). The veggie wrap was outstandingly good, whilst its sweet chilli chicken cousin was no less displeasing.

First on the bill of viewing fare was True Grit (8.25/10), which explains why today's weblog is particularly full of unnecessarily lengthy and flowery verbiage, for its entire dialogue exhorts thusly. It was quite the visual, audial and verbal treat, with fantastic acting performances, particularly from Hailee Steinfeld, Josh Brolin and a stunning couple of screen minutes from Domhnall Gleeson.

Next up was Paul (3.5/10) - the latest Simon Pegg vehicle which seems to be particularly directed at the US 15-year-old boy market. Fine if you're a 15 year old from Duluth, but this thirty-something Irelander remained largely unmoved.


He farts! He is profane! Hilarious, dude!

Contentment : 9 / 25
Excitement :    2 / 10
Memorability : 2.5 / 15

Overall Score : 27% (31st out of 46)