Monday, January 30, 2006

Give Me Convenience and/or Give Me Death

Have you guys tried that "Redbox" movie rental at McDonald's? It's actually very fast, cheap and easy. Just touch the movie you want to rent and swipe your credit card. $1 per night. As much as I loathe the Golden Arches the movie rental box rocks. I'm sure it was created by some vending-machine hotrodder and then bought by the red-shoe'ed clown. It's a good idea and I look forward to seeing Blockbuster and Hollywood video go down in flames.

The downside to loitering at fastfood establishments is that my kids fall for the classic lure of the monstrous "Playplace" parks inside and now they beg to go. I like the idea of a warm place for them to run around and have fun, but it also meant I had to choke down a Whopper today (I still wouldn't go to McDonalds). I think a large part of my bad attitude may stem from the fact that I get very little enjoyment out of eating. Do my taste buds not work right or are Whoppers just nasty? It also breaks my rule of only ordering hamburgers that automatically have cheese, but I didn't realize that until after I ordered.

5 comments:

Catherine said...

I realize you'll just have to take my word for this, but Whoppers are nowhere near as nasty when you are NOT pregnant. Then again, maybe it's an age thing... because nothing tastes as good to me as it did in childhood. Whic is a total bummer.

flieswithoutwings said...

Yeah, I would imagine gaining super-senses would change things, and not often for the better.

Native Minnow said...

You can take my word for it - super senses can be a hassle. I don't know if I've ever told you this, but I do have a turbo nose. I used to be able to smell things that Emily couldn't, even when she WAS pregnant. Then I'd have to search around the entire apartment to find the source, sometimes it was as simple as an empty french fry container that had been thrown in the garbage. I also have supersonic hearing abilities - I once heard a bat get caught in a mist net from 30 yards away.

Native Minnow said...

by the way - I agree that Whoppers totally suck

Gordon said...

You need a Netflix account my man. Burger King blows. People who market chicken fries should be kneecapped.

Where else but In 'n Out could you get a 100 x 100?