This past weekend we got an extra hour of ... sleep. They say it's a time of pushing our clocks an hour back but I see it as a time to get an extra hour of shut-eye. I always enjoy this time rather than where we had to lose our hour! But aside from that, the weekend ended with a MAJOR storm. I was driving home Sunday and every 10 to 15 seconds was lightning and some of it was right at me that it made it hard to see at night. Throw in a crazy downpour plus it got pretty cold that there was icy slush on the freeway! I don't think I have ever seen that before in Southern California except in the mountains ... crazy.Weekly Update:
This week was WAY more busier than the previous and looking ahead ... the next two look just as crazy! Let me see how it went day-by-day ... Monday was fine but Tuesday had a last minute dinner that ran later than I wanted. Tuesday I went to a screening of the film "Tower Heist" which I had high expectations but was a little disappointed but thought Eddie Murphy was fantastic but very little of him. While there, I ran into:
Anthony Robbins - been in a few movies but best known as a self-motivational speaker and a way cool guy.
Then Wednesday went to the premiere for "A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas" which I had NO expectations and really enjoyed it. I think it would have been better without the 3D though because 20 minutes in my eyes were killing me. While there, got some pics with:
*Kal Penn - Kumar of the film and an overall nice guy.
*Amir Blumenfeld - Young comedy actor and in the film, a pretty cool guy.
*Richard Riehle - Great character actor and an amazingly awesome guy!
*Jeremiah Brent - up and coming actor and a cool guy.
*Patton Oswalt - comedian and great actor ... really nice guy too.
Thursday had to attend a ribbon cutting ceremony for the brand new Variety Boys and Girls Club in Boyle Heights and the place is amazing.
Then to cap it all off, I hung out with Stan Lee and gang during this new convention on Saturday which was pretty crazy because it was Stan but fun. Sunday, went to the home of a former Playboy Playmate to shoot a little commercial and it was fine.
*Katie Lohmann - some minor acting in TV and nice.
At the movies:
Not a big surprise at the box office this weekend but let's see how it went. Holding the crown for a second week in a row is "Puss in Boots" earning an additional 33 million as it surpasses 75 mil cume, could have the potential to reach 175 mil! New at #2 is the action-comedy Tower Heist with 25.1 mil. A decent number but I had hoped it would have been a better movie. In at #3 is A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas earns a little underwhelming 13.1 mil. I think the 3D again hurts a movie than helps. Average drop to #4 is "Paranormal Activity 3" with 8.5 mil as it gets even closer to breaking that 100 mil cume. Rounding off the top 5 is "In Time" with 7.7 mil.
Quote of the Week:
"We had to struggle with the old enemies of peace ... business and financial monopoly, speculation, reckless banking, class antagonism, sectionalism, war profiteering. They had begun to consider the Government of the United States as a mere appendage to their own affairs. We know now that Government by organized money is just as dangerous as Government by organized mob." - Franklin Roosevelt
Other News:Sad news in both Television and world news ... legendary essayist and TV news personality Andy Rooney passed away this last weekend after complications from surgery. Rooney, who was best known for his last few minutes on the weekly news broadcast of "60 Minutes" was on the program for 33 years. He recently ended his time on the program at the start of last month after presenting 1,097 on-screen essays on the program. Each week, Rooney's pieces ranged from controversy topics which would get him in trouble but then on the flip-side, he would comment on his wardrobe and why he felt traveling was so unpleasant. Rooney once one an Emmy (his 4th one) on the topic of if there was a real Mrs. Smith who made Mrs. Smith Pies, turns out there is no Mrs. Smith. His first broadcast aired on July 2nd, 1978 on "60 Minutes" and more than three decades later, the thought behind the topics remained the same. For his final on air essay, Rooney said that he'd live a life luckier than most and said, "I wish I could do this forever. I can't, though." Rooney and his wife, Marquerite, were married for 62 years before her passing in 2004. A voice of the obvious and still made you think and say, "oh yeah" and that is all he wanted to help you do. He will be greatly missed ... Rooney was 92.
Facts & Tips:
A snail breathes through its foot.
"I'm impressed. For a moment there, I thought you were just a dumb hick who only has sex with farm animals." - Zoe Saldana as Lt. Nyota Uhura in "Star Trek."
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