PRESIDENT'S DAY WEEKEND EDITIONDo you remember when we had two separate holidays off from school in February? The first one was for Lincoln's birthday and the second for Washington's ... or vice-versa, I can't remember which was first. That was TWO whole 3-day weekends in the shortest month of the year while I was in Jr. High and High School. NOW, they combined them and gave us "President's Day" so you only get one big weekend ... that is a bummer.
Weekly Update:
Saturday I attended my quarterly Hollywood Collector's Show or what I like to call "Geek Fest 2010." I got to meet a bunch or really nice people on this particular venture on top of making some new contacts which was kind of odd for me. Not sure why but some folks just gave me all their contact information for whatever reason. Well, thanks? But, I did my usual thing and got some pics with a bunch of folks:
*Caroline Williams - a lot of little horror films and minor TV appearances but a very cool person.
*Meg Foster - I know her best from "They Live" and those unforgettable eyes and she was extremely sweet.
*Jill Schoelen - various TV and small movie parts but an incredibly nice person.
*Christopher Atkins - best known from "The Blue Lagoon" and a really nice guy.
*Butch Patrick - Eddie Munster from "The Munsters" and an extremely nice guy!!
*Michael Biehn - best known from the original "Terminator" film and pretty cool guy.
*Linda Hamilton - from "Terminator" and T2, also a very sweet person!
*Robert Patrick - from "Terminator 2: Judgement Day" and an incredibly cool guy!!
*Edward Furlong - from T2 fame and an ok guy.
*Rena Riffel - from "Showgirls" and a very nice person to meet.
*Russ Tamblyn - from "West Side Story" and just a very neat guy.
*Debra Wilson - from "MAD TV" fame and you could not meet anyone more approachable and kind.
*Larry Thomas - best known as the Soup Nazi from "Seinfeld" and a cool guy.
*Morgan Fairchild - the one and only and what an incredibly kind person on top of looking amazing.
At the movies:
No surprise here as the romantic movie wins the box office weekend considering it was also Valentine's Day Weekend! In at #1 is Valentine's Day with a huge 4-day gross of 52.4 million. New at #2 is the children's book brought to the big screen Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief with 31.1 mil and that title is WAY too long. New at a disappointing #3 is the remake The Wolfman with 30.6 mil. Still a good number but not for this film. Hanging on to #4 is "Avatar" with an extra 22 mil. Rounding off the top 5 (and a big drop) is "Dear John" with another 15.3 mil.
Quote of the week:
"When the eagles are silent, the parrots begin to jabber." - Winston Churchill
Other News:I came across a nice little list that hits more home to me than many others ... PC Gaming! When you go to a gaming store for electronic devices, the amount of PC games is drastically shrinking while the console games grow. What is funny is that they grow as a whole but not for any individual gaming console because there are so many out there now between X-Box, PS3, Wii and some older ones as well. So here is a list of the top 5 reasons why you still need PC gaming! #1: Cheaper Games - for console games the average price is $60 and that is if you do not need any accessories with it. For PC gaming, about 95% of them never need accessories and the average price now is under $50 for the big ticket games but the bulk of games usually run under $20. There is even a slew of free games as well! #2: Better Controls - I can't agree with this more with one exception, driving games. PC's have way better control with the keyboard and mouse combo especially for those online games where typing is required. #3: Play the Classics - PC Gaming has a catalog of games that spans decades and typically even if you get the bigger and better machines you can still play them. Console gaming has its limits in this regards simply because the manufacturers have placed them. You use to be able to play Playstation (PS) games on a PS2 but when the PS3 came out, you can no longer play those PS and PS2 games anymore. #4: Online Worlds - Not a big fan of almost all online gaming or MMORPG but between PC and console, there is no comparison. The PC beats them all out hands down and it goes back to the use of keyboard and mouse. #5: Play the Bleeding Edge - This isn't a strong point in my book but PC is more cutting edge with stereo sounds and potential 3D on the horizon. Sound is not a real draw because if it sounds good, then that is all you need. 3D? Eh, for gaming not a real care there either.
Facts & Tips:
Eleven percent of people in the world are left-handed.
"You know, going back in time, changing history... that's cheating." - Chris Pine as James T. Kirk in "Star Trek."
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