Primal Fear

Thursday, February 03, 2005

Primal Fear

I thought this was a pretty good movie. What I remember from this movie is how Ed Norton describes how his mind gets 'blanked out' when he becomes his other self, under extreme stress and anger. The closest I have come to experience this is whenever I go to the supermarket to buy stuff with my wife. Yes, that is my Primal Fear. I become somebody else. None of my senses work. Particularly in this dingy place, which is always cold with some weird music running perennially in the background - can't help it. My brain seeks rest at this place. Can't open a plastic bag; can't pick up fruits; can't do nothing there. If I had a wheelchair, it would be perfect. And looking at my face, they shouldn't really be asking 'how are you doing today' at the cash register. Should I tell them that I get blanked out in their store?



"Do you want to pay $100 for two fruits?"



"yeah, by all means...I don't know what the hell is going on anyway...."



Until after marriage, I didn't know that a person can actually spend 4 hours on a Sunday afternoon doing grocery shopping. Our kitchen is now filled with all exotic items which I never knew existed.



"Do you have Thyme?"



The store worker showed us her watch. We had to clarify, of course. This Thyme would later go in minute quantities in some of the exotic dishes that were prepared at home. Apparently it adds a great flavor. If you mix it in water, it tastes like 'omam water', which my grandma used to give me when I was a kid, for repairing my stomach.