So the other day I was sitting around at home when I start to hear power tools going. At first I thought it was up the street a little because I live in a sort of corner so things echo. Then I start to see movement outside my door windows. I go outside and there is this whole fence operation going on outside on my lawn. Apparently they were coming to replace the fence and door to the backyard. The panels were warping and the base was all rotted, how cool is that? Just a few months ago the house was re-painted and before that the garage doors. This is a pretty cool association.
Weekly Recap:
Pretty uneventful week last week ... did a bunch of errands, some light traveling and work mixed in there. The weather has cooled down quiet a bit yet I tried to stay in-doors as much as possible. I like weeks like this eventhough the traveling is long drives but its ok. This week is all work but I am hoping for another week of light traffic (crosses fingers)!
Saturday night I was trying to sleep when I heard some wierd noises coming from the dresser. Not big noises, like when stuff is settling or shifting from vibration. So I get up, grab a flashlight and check underneath it when I turn to the other side under the bed and notice these mounds of sawdust! I am thinking TERMITES! So, now I need to schedule an inspection and see what the deal is and this is from the Costco furniture too!At the movies:
Soon to be a "B" movie, Snakes on a Plane opens to a slow slither of 15.3 million. The number itself is decent however I am sure with all the buzz and anticapation, folks were probably hoping post 25+ weekend. There was a dip from Friday to Saturday which would suggest word-of-mouth may have caught up with it fast. After all, there was a huge internet buzz and that can also work the other way very fast. Holding in the #2 spot zooming in for another 14.1 mil is "Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby" which now has a 3 week cume of 114.7 mil. Standing strong in the #3 spot this week is "World Trade Center" with another 10.8 mil. New to the scene at #4 is Universal's Accepted with a very decent 10.1 mil opener. This summer attempt at a college comedy actually pulled it off because it surely was cheap to make. Rounding off the Top 5 is the urban hip hop "Step Up" with an additional 9.9 mil and now with a surprising cume of 39.4 million. Other films that opened that did not make the top 5 ... sad to say (again) the MGM release of Material Girls with only 4.6 mil, the lion continues to struggle with its low rumbles of a "meow".
Q & A:
Thanks folks for the tips on how to change the setting on the post date!
Other News:I was sad to learn that Bruno Kirby passed away on Monday (8/14) due to complications with leukemia, he was only 57. The name may not sound familiar but his roles were memorable. Two of my favorites were one of the best friends to Billy Crystal's character in City Slickers and the uptight, extremely humorless 2nd Lt. opposite Robin Williams' character in Good Morning, Vietnam. He was never a starring role character yet he made a great impact to the others around him on the screen. I always enjoyed his work and very sad I will not see anymore new roles. Other films included When Harry Met Sally, Donnie Brasco, and The Godfather: Part II.
Tips & Facts:
The "lemon yellow" crayon was introduced in 1949 and retired in 1990.
"I make my own destiny"- Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson as Mathayus the Scorpion King in "The Scorpion King"
posted by McDuck @ 10:21
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Lemon yellow--I remember that crayon! And burnt sienna...I think.
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