Interesting weather this week. During the day it felt like summer when temps constantly reached the low to mid 80's. THEN ... at night it drops down to 50. Talk about weird, I am not sure what to make of it. If it its hot then the nights are usually warm here but if its cold then the nights are even colder ... for us native SoCali's anyway. But I guess it does beat having snow and below freezing weather. I like snow though, it would be fun to get that once and see the whole southern part of the state completely freak out!Weekly Update:
Sort of a busy week this past one ... had a lot of stuff to do!! Junk going on Tuesday and Wednesday and Thursday ... and it wasn't really fun but just busy! I am not sure how that happened since I don't have a lot of work work to do. Saturday was pretty fun thought, did the annual Variety Boys & Girls Club of Boyle Heights Toy Giveaway ... wow, that is a long worded event! But every year the Variety Boys and Girls Club of Boyle Heights (man that is too long to say too!) gives out a lot of toys to all its members and even the neighbor kids! Seriously though, with today's economy, this event is the only Christmas they may get and every kid should get a toy! Plus, the Boys and Girls Club (of Boyle Heights, yada yada yada) is such an oasis in neighbor hoods like these. We need more of them.
At the movies:
No surprise this weekend on who was going to be #1 at the box office. The return of James Cameron in what is probably one of the highest price tags to-date for a film production! In at #1 is Avatar with 73 million to open. A huge number indeed but considering what it cost, about half of what it needed to make to break even. However, if the film has legs, it could survive so next week is crucial for this film. In at #2 is "The Princess & The Frog" with 12.2 mil more as it struggles to reach that 100 mil mark with still a long way to go. At #3 is "Blind Side" holding strong with another 10 mil. New at #4 is Did You Hear About the Morgans? with only 7 mil and I am guessing no one did hear about them. Rounding off the top 5 is "The Twilight Saga: New Moon" with an additional 4.4 mil as this will probably be the last time on the top 5 list.
Quote of the week:
"We live in a moment of history where change is so speeded up that we begin to see the present only when its already disappearing." - R.D. Laing
Other News:Another icon left us last week as nephew to Walt Disney passed away after a long fight with stomach cancer. Film producer, sailor and author Roy Edward Disney died in Newport Beach on Wednesday morning, Dec 16th. Roy is the son of Roy O. Disney, brother to Walt Disney. Roy became instrumental of the hiring of Michael Eisner which re-shaped and brought the Disney company out of certain turmoil and oddly enough later was instrumental in having Eisner taken out of the Disney company. He has been the living legend up to now through the last 56 years with the Disney company helping with various operations of the company and involvement with many projects ranging from TV to film. Roy's commitment to both traditional animation and new technologies has kept the company the leader in the genre. He was 79.
More bad news strikes on Sunday ... young talented actress Brittany Murphy was pronounced DOA to Cedars-Sinai in Los Angeles after reports of her suffering from massive cardiac arrest. Murphy is best known for her roles in "Girl Interrupted", "Clueless" and then later in "8 Mile." She was also a voice talent in both TV and Film from "King of the Hill" to "Happy Feet." Her career was only just beginning in my book and the one time I got to see her in person, she lit up the room. She was only 32.Facts & Tips:
The Caspian Sea is actually a lake.
Da-dum-duuummmm! I, am Captain Chaos! And this, this is my faithful companion, Cato... Say hello, Cato!" - Dom DeLuise as Captain Chaos (Victor Prinzim) in "Cannonball Run."
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