Ah a little rain and a little chill! Now it feels like Winter time as we quickly approach ... May?? Well, at least we got some moments of rain for a couple of day and my car got maybe 20% washed so that is nice. And unlike the last time it rained for like 3 minutes, it didn't create the really dirty spots all over but basically washed away the base layer of dirt. Hey, it saves me some money, time and energy than having to either take it a car wash or do it myself. But I do love and miss the rain, a good reason to stay inside and be warm and do nothing. I also like hearing the rain outside and the smell of wet ... now we just need more of it and now!
Weekly Update:
This past week was yet a pretty uneventful one again (as I like it) except for Saturday. I drove down to San Diego with a friend for a gaming convention at the Crowne Plaza Hotel. It was called KingdomCon and it was all about gaming. Most of the games being played were about 70% miniatures of varying kinds, 10% board games, 10% vendors and 10% Role-playing games. I haven't been to a convention like this in about 25 years or so but I do remember it and it was a blast from the past. I entered into one tournament
for Monsterpocalypse (MonPoc for short) and its basically a miniature game of giant monsters and support units fighting each other in some random city with scale buildings. But aside from that, the other games were Warhammer, Warmachine, Maulifaux (sp?) and many other games that involve miniatures and terrain. The overall group of people there was pretty nice and it was just plain fun. I wish I had the funds to buy a ton load of stuff there but miniatures are also very expensive!
At the movies:
The girls run the box office and a queen holds the #1 spot this week! At the top is The Other Woman with a decent 24.7 million for its debut, just about what I predicted on the high range, not to bad. Holding ground at #2 is "Captain America: The Winter Soldier" with an extra 16.1 mil as it continues its climb to the 250 mil mark. Keeping ground at #3 is "Heaven is for Real" with 13.8 mil. Dropping down to #4 is "Rio 2" earning an extra 13.7 mil as it is just shy of the 100 mil mark, should have it by Thursday. New at #5 is the action film Brick Mansions with 9.6 mil for its debut, well below expectations.
New films that did not make the top 5:
Just one this week as The Quiet Ones hit 4 mil, a bit low from what was predicted but it is also a bad time frame for a film like this one. Should have come out later in the summer time frame.
Quote of the week:
"Old age is the most unexpected of all the things that happen to a man." - James Thurber
Facts & Tips:
The fastest growing nail is on the middle finger.
"and I just can't wait to start a life with someone who means so much to me." - Adrianne Curry in the TV show "My Fair Brady."
A little warm, a little cold. Had both sides of the spectrum this past week in our weather but wasn't too hot but warm and wasn't freezing, just chilly. Felt a little humid a few times but just wondering if that was me due to running around ... not sure to be honest. I think it was humid because it got pretty cloudy one day when it was clear just before. But I am not meteorologist ... in fact I don't think anyone is but certain people can read radar maps better than others. Do "weather" people go to school for that? How to read a radar and tell people what the weather is? I think Robin Williams said it best in "Good Morning Vietnam" with "you want to know what the weather is like? Open a window!" That is probably the best weather report you can get, well, at least for that very moment. I think with our technology though, we should be close to the point of controlling the weather, no?! Well, maybe once we have the domed cities.
Weekly Update:
Well this past weekend was a bit nutty. It was WonderCon, the comic book convention that was at the Anaheim Convention Center for the 3rd year in a row. I don't know why they just don't make it official and move it there permanently than saying they don't know where it will be each year. I am sure they are still trying to work a deal out with the city but at least say you are doing that because that is what you are doing. This con is brought on by the same people who do San Diego and use to be in San Francisco till they were forced to move due to a remodel of the location they were in. Then apparently the location was done but they did not want WonderCon to return, weird. I am sure it relieved the residents of mass traffic but at the same time I think it also depleted hundreds of thousands, if not millions of dollars in potential revenue to the city from tourism. But while there, saw a bunch of folks and walked around as much as I could. I will say this, I noticed the cosplay was pretty good this year. You usually see a lot, and I mean A LOT, of people in costumes that they shouldn't be wearing. But this time around, it was much improved and pretty cleaver for the most part.
At the movies:
For a third week in a row, "Captain America: The Winter Soldier" manages to defend his lead with another 26.6 million at the box office! Now breaking 200 mil in its domestic box office run! Also holding on to 2nd place is "Rio 2" with an extra 22.5 mil and closing in on 100 mil mark, should hit it by the end of next weekend. New at #3 is Heaven is For Real with a decent 21.5 mil to open and exceeds all expectations at the box office. Showing up at #4 is Transcedence with only 11.2 mil for its debut and below all expectations. I knew it wouldn't get to the 20 mil range but didn't expect it to be this bad. Rounding off the top 5 is A Haunted House 2 with only 9.1 mil to open and below most expectations but fell right about where I guessed it at.
New movies that did not make the top 5:
One this week as Disney Nature's Bears open to semi-wide release and earns 4.8 mil. This was pretty close to expectations and the film should do much better in the after market and possibly during the week as well while still in theatres.
Quote of the week:
"The promise was that when the glass was full, it would overflow, benefiting the poor. But what happens instead, is that when the glass is full, it magically gets bigger - nothing ever comes out for the poor." - Pope Francis
Facts & Tips:
A group of twelve or more cows is called a flink.
"Don't tell me. I want it to be a surprise." - Ryan Pinkston as Arnold in "Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over."
