Getting colder and getting ... just getting colder. Finally starting to feel a bit like winter but not quiet there yet. Where is the rain? At least getting to wear jackets again is nice. I don't know why but I like jackets but rarely wear them because its most summer all the time here! They say its perfect weather but for what? Not having seasons is kind of crappy. I don't mind not having snow but a chill, some rain, breezes ... any of that would be great. We don't get much of any of that but some. A breeze can last an hour and not a season. Rain? maybe an hour of that but we need a solid month of rain to get us out of the drought, partially any way. Some leaves changing colors would also be kind of nice. Oh well, there is something to be said for consistency I suppose. But the water is the biggest issue that we need to get a handle on.
Weekly Update:
So what did I do this week ... I went to our Annual Young Variety Charity dinner at Maggiano's at the Grove and it was delicious. I do like that particular one for some reason and they did the family dinner. What does that mean? It means two things actually ... 1) all the food is family style so you share it, pass it around and no one has their own ordered food. 2) at Maggiano's it means endless! So if you finish say a plate of artichoke dip, they bring another one! If you eat all the chicken piccata in lemon sauce, they bring another dish of it! It is quiet insane and I made the mistake of loading up on appetizers that I didn't get to enjoy as many of the main entree's ... but that is ok, it was all good and I was very stuffed!
At the movies:
No surprises this weekend as "Moana" continues to sail with full winds to #1 for its 3rd week. Earning an extra 18.8 million and just shy of 150 mil cume. Still on track to break 200+ when it is all said and done. New at #2 is Office Christmas Party earning 17.5 mil and almost right on target. Slight dip to #3 is "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" earning another 10.8 mill and JUST shy of 200 mil, should have it by tomorrow though. Holding ground at #4 is "Arrival" with another 5.6 mil as it creeps its way to 100 mil. Rounding off the top 5 is "Doctor Strange" with 4.6 mil and probably will drop off after this weekend.
New movies that did not make the top 5:
Just one this week as Miss Sloane went wide and comes in at #11 with only 1.9 mil. No surprises here and it is said and done.
Quote of the week:
"Are right and wrong convertible terms, dependent upon popular opinion?" - William Lloyd Garrison
Facts & Tips:
Abraham Lincoln is the only U.S. President who was also a licensed bartender.
"This is Berk. It snows nine months of the year, and hails the other three. Any food that grows here is tough and tasteless. The people that grow here are even more so. The only upsides are the pets. While other places have ponies or parrots... we have... dragons." - Jay Baruchel as Hiccup in "How to Train Your Dragon."
So now its starting to feel like winter with both day and night being chilly. I can now wear my jacket more and more ... FINALLY! Said there was suppose to be some rain but didn't see any, not surprised but that is OK. I just want the cold weather because it's called Winter. I mean that means cold weather right? Not unusually hot for the season but we still call it Winter because of the months it falls into. I just hope it maintains this temperature wise because if it warmed up soon then I would be sad. I like the cold ... as I always say, its easier to warm up than to cool down.
Weekly Update:
I have no idea what is wrong with people or maybe its the season? Perhaps the current political mess we are about to encounter? Or all of the above! Recently I have seen so many people run red lights that one time someone got hit. So I was at a stop, 3 rows of cars and I was on the far left. I see the light go green so I start to go when this car from the left comes racing through. Clearly they ran the light as I was already a car length into the intersection and the cars next to me as well but maybe a little less. I stopped, so did the car next to me and they yelled, "HEY!" and the car next to them hit the car. It was clearly the fault of the person who ran the red light but I had to get some place at the time but was hoping I could return and give them my name as a witness. I was gone about 15 minutes which I guess was enough time for them to exchange information because I did go back and couldn't find anyone. I do hope that car who ran the light does get what they deserve because that was really bad. From the looks and sounds it was a slight fender bender. But this was just one incident all this week where I saw so many run the light, just the first to make contact. Slow down people!
At the movies:
Pretty predictable weekend as "Moana" continues to sail into #1 for its 2nd weekend earning another 28.4 mil and passes the 100 mil cume mark. On track still to break 200 when it is all said and done. Holding to #2 is "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" earning an extra 18.6 mil and closing in on the 200 mil cume. Holding to #3 is "Arrival" with 7.3 mil as it creeps up to 100 mil. At #4 is "Allied" with 7.1 mil for its 2nd weekend, look for this to be an award contender. Rounding off the top 5 is "Doctor Strange" with another 6.5 mil as it slowly wraps up.
New movies that did not make the top 5:
Just one this week (as expected), coming in at #9 is Incarnate earning only 2.6 mil and pretty much at expectations.
Quote of the week:
"The whole purpose of education is to turn mirrors into windows." - Sydney J. Harris
Facts & Tips:
"Arachibutlphobia" is the fear of peanut butter sticking to the roof of your mouth.
"I'm in charge of thinking of things before people know they need them." - Christina Hendricks as Joan Harris in the TV series "Mad Men."
CHRISTMAS EDITION
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