Hot and cold, mass crazy weather is upon us. So during the week it got extremely warm for some reason, almost 90 degrees and then the weekend it drops to below 70. All the nights were cold but those two random days where the weather reached high temps is pretty confusing for this time of year. Then the Philippines gets hit with a tremendous typhoon that leaves over 2,000 dead and thousands more missing. It also has left 1.9 million people homeless as aid from around the world comes in to help restore basic systems like plumbing, providing food and clothing. So many are displaced, missing and lost ... both mother nature and the Earth must be telling us something because in the US, certain parts of the mid-west got hit with tornadoes. The Mid-West is no comparison to what happened in the Philippines but a lot of insane weather patterns have erupted around the world or it feels like it is.
Weekly Update:I had an incredibly insane week ... and I am glad it is over. But let me see if I can recap this ... Basically the insanity started on Wednesday when I visited the 1337 Lounge Live again but this time it was for the Stan Lee Twitterathon as they tried to get him to 1 million followers. I had brought in some guests to help with the event but while there met:
*Isaiah Mustafa - best know for Old Spice commericials but has been dabbling in other projects and a nice guy.
Then on Thursday I ended up doing some modeling ... ?? whaaaa? No, not building models but wearing different clothes, having make-up and then walking back and forth on a raised platform that had grass on it while the photographer took pictures. It was a real bizarre time and I thought I was doing a favor for a friend AND expecting to do other things like move boxes or hold a light or something. I should always ask "what will I be doing" rather than just saying "sure, where and when?" But it was interesting and fun and they fed me so I am good to go. Follow that with Friday when I then had another Stan Lee event for an art show. The place was tiny and way crowded but turned into a decent event. I got a quick pic with a couple of folks:
*Mari Iijima - best known for the voice of Lynn Minmay from the original Macross anime show and very sweet.
*Robert Trujillo - from the band Metallica and a great guy.
At the movies:
Big race at the box office but in the end, Thor remained at #1 for it's second weekend. With a moderate drop from last week, "Thor 2: The Dark World" earns another 38.5 million with a cume of 147 mil for the first 10-days. Showing up with a huge #2 opening is The Best Man Holiday which had a very strong Friday night and earns a very solid 30.9 mil for its debut. At #3 for the third week with a low drop is "Last Vegas" with an additional 8.5 mil. Also small drop to #4 is "Free Birds" with 8.3 mil more as we quickly approach Thanksgiving. Rounding off the top 5 is "Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa" with a nice week earning 7.7 mil as it closes in at the 100 mil cume and should get it by the end of the month or right after.
Quote of the week:"Get your facts first, and then you can distort them as much as you please." - Mark Twain
Facts & Tips:
There is a town called Jackpot in Nevada.
"What will I do ... (singing)" - Elya Baskin as Nikolai Appolanov in the TV series "Northern Exposure."
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