BIT(TERBAL)COIN (BTBC)
I didn’t get to blog or write yesterday, I felt like I deserved a day off. It was a good day though. My plan was to spend a night in Amsterdam, with friends. I will call them J and RJ for now. The last time I saw them - a couple of weeks ago – we stayed at J’s place and just played some console games, ate plenty of food and watched a movie.
Back then, I posted about that particular film by M. Night Shyamalan. Yesterday night, we watched a movie too. This time in cinema. It wasn’t planned though.
Late in the afternoon, I met up with my friend RJ and we walked to a bar. Our other friend, J, would arrive a little later, after work. The first two hours or so, RJ and I mainly talked about bitcoin and the crypto market. I recently got him into cryptos and he hasn’t regretted that. His cryptos almost doubled in a single month. Perfect timing, so it seems.
RJ and I drank some beer. One of my favorites since a year or 10, the German Weihenstephaner. We then ate a huge portion of nachos with cheese and sauce (probably guacamole, didn't really seem like it) and some bitterballen.
Talking about bitterballen…
As you might have notice, I added a picture of this delicious Dutch snack above the post and then let my Paint skills loose on it.
For those who enjoy meat and fried stuff, bitterballen (dutch for bitter balls, no kidding) are a perfect snack. Preferably eaten with mustard and combined with beer or (perhaps) white wine. Forget about the wine, it tastes way better with beer.
While enjoying our beer and bitterballen, RJ and I jokingly talked about a name for a possible new coin, that might actually be a huge hit: The Bit terBal Coin
How do you like that name?
Argentinian Dinner and a Greek Movie
When J joined us, at the start of the evening, we slowly switched from crypto talk to other subjects. J isn’t that much into cryptos, even though I invested a little money for him, half a year ago, as a wedding present. Something I’m sure he doesn’t regret so far.
We choose to go to an Argentinian restaurant, where we filled our stomachs with a huge steak and some fries. Afterwards, we decided to go see a movie. We picked the newest film by Greek director Yorgos Lanthimos, known for the somewhat gruesome Dogtooth (2009) and the black comedy The Lobster (2015).
Now, I did not like Dogtooth too much, though I can understand its appeal. The Lobster, on the other hand, I enjoyed a lot. The movie we watched yesterday, titled The Killing of a Sacred Deer, seems to have nested itself in between those two other films.
The film was definitely interesting enough to keep me awake. It was late in the evening and I was quite sleepy, but I felt like staying awake and watch the whole thing. It’s a two hour film and there was no break, but I managed. I believe there was one moment, where I almost fell asleep and then kicked my (empty) beer glass over. The sound woke me up and the glass didn’t break.
RJ, who was sitting at my left, probably slept through half of the movie. My other buddy, J, stayed awake. Just like me. We agreed that The Killing of a Sacred Deer was a decent film for sure, with very good acting. Not just from Colin Farrell and Nicole Kidman, but also from some lesser famous cast members. Nevertheless, the story felt a little too easy. Unlike The Lobster, that had a very unique and well-written script.
Apparently, The Killing of a Sacred Deer was based on a Greek tragedy. I had 5 years of Greek in high school and have had my share of Greek Mythology, but this felt more like a mix between an American drama and an Asian horror film. Overall, Lanthimos starts to become a filmmaker to be watched, who seems to have discovered his own unique kind of style or voice. I’m looking forward to his next project.
After the movies, it had started snowing a little. We decided to have one more drink to chat some more and then headed to my friend’s place, where we arrived a little before 2AM
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Today
I felt there wasn’t actually anything noteworthy about today – besides the crazy rise of Litecoin that I woke up to - so I will end this post right here and now.
FADE OUT
In case you're curious about earlier write ups of this series, here's links to part 1,2,3,4,5, 6, 7,8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 where I talk about Stanley Kubrick, in particular the classic The Shining, movies on food and some intense food scenes in films, the power of editing, wintery movies, a neverending story about a favorite movie from my childhood, fifties movies, cinema that takes your breath away, some great examples of French cinema and the benefits of daily writing.