Hello everyone, I’m back, and this time I bring a report not of food or exercise, although both of those will be included, but a report of a reporter and a wrestler. That’s right, last night Wendy, Sherrie, Chris and I hit the theater for the film doubleheader taking down Frost/Nixon and The Wrestler. I just assumed Paul Blart: Mall Cop was sold out, so we had to force ourselves to see the Oscar-nominated movies instead…
We started the night off with Frost/Nixon, a Best Picture nominee, about the series of interviews between TV Show Host David Frost and recently-resigned President Richard Nixon. Wendy and I both absolutely loved this movie, but with both of us having backgrounds in media, this was right up our alley. Frank Langella was excellent as Tricky Dick, making you both love him and hate him at the same time. The entire cast was great, actually, and I loved the way they made it look somewhat like a documentary with interviews sprinkled between scenes. It’s very well deserving of a nod for Best Picture this year.
After that, we were leaving the theater, and just decided on a whim to head back in to see The Wrestler,
which was the other movie we wanted to see. Now, had I known we’d be seeing both, it would’ve been better to see this one first. Even though it’s the story of a former professional wrestler, it’s very sad. Mickey Rourke plays the broken, beat down, steroid abused professional wrestler perfectly. He’s the reason to see the movie, because his performance was outstanding. It really made the movie good. Heads up, though, as there are some pretty gruesome wrestling scenes and a lot of Marissa Tomei in the buff. (Side Note: Why has she been nude in every movie she’s done lately?) None of those things bother me, and they help develop Rourke’s character, Randy “The Ram” Robinson, but a fair warning just in case that’s not your cup o’ tea.
Prior to the moviefilms, Wendy and I knocked out some homemade nachos with turkey and low-fat cheese. Delicious. This morning, i got up and went to the gym and knocked out my usual Saturday morning half-hour bike-a-thon. Then, as I have become accustomed to doing on the weekends, I made myself an omelet for breakfast/lunch/brunch, whatever you want to call it.
I use a variety of ingredients, but I really like getting the prepackaged turkey chunks from the grocery store, and using them with a combination of some kind of vegetables and cheese, usually low-fat feta. Today I used turkey, mushrooms and a little feta. It wasn’t my best looking omelet, but it tasted good. The key to the omelet is to grease the pan with some cooking spray, making sure you hit the sides. Then, when you put the egg in (three eggs, 2 whites, one whole egg, 2 splashes of milk, beat with a fork to combine), you swish it around the pan to make a wall on the outside. Let it sit for a while until the egg starts to firm up, swish it again to reinforce the wall. Eventually, the wall will start to pull away from the pan. This will allow you to get a spatula in there and get a perfect fold, after you’ve put the ingredients in the middle, of course. Also, I’ve found that with certain ingredients, you may want to cook them first and pour the egg over them, instead of putting them in the middle. When I use turkey and mushrooms, I like to cook them both a little before hand, so I’ll make a nice flat layer in the pan first, let them cook a little while, then pour the egg on top. That way, you’ll be able to fold better and it will hold together better as well.
Anyway, that was a pretty long-winded description, but that’s what I do. So, yeah.
Song of the Day: Bang Your Head - Quiet Riot. This was Randy “The Ram” Robinson’s entrance music. He loved the ’80s, and thought the ’90s sucked.
I feel like it’s been a pretty good week, and I hope it has. Super Bowl Sunday is not kind to someone trying to eat right. If I got ahead of it, though, it won’t be too bad. I’ll talk more about the game tomorrow.
More tomorrow.
-Brett
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