Veteran's Day EditionLast Wednesday was Veteran's Day and it was kind of weird having it in the middle of the week. I am sure it jumps around each day because of the date but this is one holiday that sort of sneaks up on you and did not really notice it that much to be honest. The one nice thing about the day was there was very little to no traffic going to and from work!! I like days like that were those of us who still have to work sort of at least get a break.
Weekly Update:
What a week this was ... the big thing that happened though was on Monday on the way to work, my work car broke down. It has just over 8,000 miles on it and about 2 miles from the office, everything basically shuts off as if someone flipped the power switch. I still had gas going for a little bit longer while I made my way over to the curb but I learned later that when I hit my hazard light button, they didn't even turn on!! How safe is this car if there isn't enough power or some kind of small battery to keep the hazard lights on!!! Well, the leasing company did take care of everything but I do have to say that I am VERY unimpressed with the Saturn Vue and then my replacement car was the Saturn Aura which is supposed to be their luxury sedan ... luxury for who? I'm sorry but these cars feel and are very cheaply made. I feel like their version of "bells and whistles" on a car is having AC and headlights. I guess that is the quality you see in American auto engineering ... they just do not feel like a solid car but more like a toy. So finally, I get the car back on Friday (yep, 5 days later) and the problem was the positive battery cord (??) shorted and melted for some unknown reason. OH and how is this for "ghetto" for this day and age, I got to sign for my car and there is about 2 packets of forms. Well the lady behind the counter had this tray of used carbon paper sheets and was inserted them between the forms and then of course after I signed, she put them back in the tray ... really? Can't an auto dealership afford something more professional or maybe the type of paper that it has it built in or something?
At the movies:Disaster takes the box office crown this week as the predictable 2012 earns top honors with 65 million to open. This nice first place weekend is very short lived with the Vamp suckers rising up next week. Holding ground at #2 is "Disney's A Christmas Carol" earning another 22.3 mil. At #3 is "The Men Who Stare at Goats" with another 6.2 mil as it slowly makes its decent out of the top 5. Rising up to #4 is "Precious" with another 6.1 mil as it climbs 226% from last week. Rounding off the top 5 is "Michael Jackson's This Is It" with 5.1 mil more and probably the end of this song and dance number.
New movies that did not make the top 5: One this week but it also didn't go normal wide as most films. It did open to over 800 screens which is notable. The movie based on the true story, Pirate Radio earns only 2.9 mil and also the #11 spot this week. I think the boat is sunk before it had a chance to leave the harbor.
Quote of the week:
"America, now is not the time for small plans." - Barak Obama
Other News:
LISTS! I love LISTS!! This one is a good one too! It's called: WORST PLACES TO LIVE ... (if you're in a disaster movie). This is a very fun list and SO true too!! Starting from the bottom at #10: Baltimore, MD due to nuclear terrorism and bad crab cakes as seen from "The Sum of All Fears." At #9: Rome, Italy with their freakish lightning storms and Visigoths coming from "The Core." At #8: Las Vegas, NV when its overrun with zombies from "Resident Evil: Extinction." Coming in #7: London, England for also zombies mixed with dragons and nuclear disasters thanks to "Reign of Fire", "28 Days Later", "The Day the Earth Caught Fire." Chilling in at #6: San Francisco, CA thanks to rampant sea critters, mutants and magnetism! Ranging from the classic "It Came From Beneath the Sea" to "The Core", "X-Men: The Last Stand" and "Monsters vs. Aliens." Shining in at #5: Paris, France basically due to objects falling from space. Thanks to "Armageddon" and "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen" it proves Michael Bay hates the place or something! Coming in at #4: Washington, DC from aliens, floods and more aliens! Thanks to films like "Independence Day", "The Day After Tomorrow", "Deep Impact", "Mars Attacks!", "The Day the Earth Stood Still" and "Earth vs. The Flying Saucers." Counting down to #3: New York, NY with just bad weather, killer aliens, monsters and corporate mascots! Again we see "Independence Day", The Day After Tomorrow" and "Deep Impact" and then add "I Am Legend", "Ghostbusters" and "Cloverfield." Let's not forget #2: Los Angeles, CA thanks to fire, water, earth and air ... all the elements! This list is long but a few highlights include "Volcano", "The Day After Tomorrow" and "Independence Day" then throw in some "Earthquake" and "Terminator 2: Judgement Day" to name only a few! And the #1 worst place to live if you're in a disaster movie is ... quite obvious really, Toyko, Japan! Constant plague of giant rubbery monters. One word sums it all up ... Godzilla!
Facts & Tips:The first Ferris wheel was built in Atlantic City in 1869.
"For the past seven years I have done nothing but travel around the world getting shot up, locked up, blown up... and all I have to show for it are a couple of empty rolls of duct tape." - Richard Dean Anderson as MacGyver in "MacGyver."
posted by McDuck @ 00:05
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