New Year's Eve Edition
Doing this one a day early since these post technically after midnight on Sunday. So, that means today is New Year's Eve! No plans for me this evening other than making sure the puppy isn't going to be scared from all the fireworks going off as they do every where. And they will go through probably 1AM if not longer ... it will be a very long night of a quivering puppy. And I have to wake up early the next morning. Just won't be a fun night at all for me.
Weekly Update:
Was pretty cold this week but still recovering from a cold I got. Been doing the vitamin C along with Tylenol, cough meds for the day and NyQuil at night. Also cough drops constantly and having a running nose to go with it. I have gone through a lot of tissue, glad I stalked up when they were on sale a few months back. But, now it feels on the tail end and there is less coughing and less running nose. Still on certain meds and hitting the OJ to keep the vitamins going. Just hope to fully kick this very very soon because being sick just really sucks. Your body just wants to do nothing but rest which is also a good thing but not all the time thing.
At the movies:
The seas roar with numbers as "Aquaman" earns a big 51.5 million for the holiday week. Now shy of 200 mil and will likely get that by the end of this week. Word-of-mouth still very strong on this film and on track to hit 300. Slight bump and holding at #2 is "Mary Poppins Returns" with 28 mil and just shy of 100 mil. Should obtain that by tomorrow. Holding to #3 is "Bumblebee" with 20.5 mil and still at the end of this race. Swinging
around at #4 is "Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse" with 18.3 mil and just breaking the 100 mil mark. Not a lot of pep left in this one but should do a little more. Rounding off the top 5 is "The Mule" with 11.8 mil as it's getting more award buzz.
New movies that did not make the top 5:
Just the 2 new ones this week. Up first is Vice at #6 with 15.4 mil and close to expectations but this type of film may have legs with award season starting just a week away. Up next at #7 is Holmes and Watson with only 19.7 mil and well below all expectations. The buddy team-up comedy of Ferrell and Reilly may be over. NOTE: These numbers are based on Tues - Sun, ranking is based on Fri-Sun numbers.
Quote of the week:
"The limits of the possible can only be defined by going beyond them into the impossible." - Arthur C. Clarke
Sloths move so slow that algae can grow on them.
"He drunk and he got my Ginsu knife!" - Peter Kwong as The Cook in the TV series "Malcolm & Eddie."
I think I am getting sick ... yep, a cold has sit in and now it will likely develop into a lingering cough. Now this isn't a stuck-in-bed sickness (thankfully) but if it was, that would require clam chowder soup in a bread bowl along with watching Lupin: Castle of Cagliostro! That was always a "being sick cure" for me despite it not actually making me better physically but at least mentally a bit and on the road to feeling better. Nope, this is a cold with the running nose and soon to be cough. Oh joy, I just hope unlike last year, it doesn't last for 3 to 4 months and goes away MUCH sooner than that!
Weekly Update:
Spent some time at Disneyland this past week. It was probably the most fun I have had in a very long long time! Got to go on the favorite rides such as Haunted Mansion as Nightmare Before Christmas, Small World Holiday version, Mr. Toad's, Alice, Snow White, Astro-Blasters, Star Tours and the newly re-opened train around the park! I haven't been on that in over a decade. Also got to spend a lot of time at Disney's California Adventure and did some stuff there like Toy Story Midway Mania and played a game at the new boardwalk which was fun. Luigi's was good for a twirl and Soarin' around the World. That is about all the rides I can do over there but it was still pretty fun. Hopefully can do it again and have as much fun (photo is not mine).
At the movies:
The holidays are in full swing but the box office is a bit light right now. Hopefully the numbers will rebound over the next couple of days as possibly the majority were out doing shopping this last weekend before Christmas. Swimming to the top this weekend is Aquaman with a solid 72.1 million to open and almost right on expectations! Word-of-mouth is strong on the film and could see 100 mil cume easily by end of this week. Flying low at #2 is Mary Poppins Returns with 31 mil and below expectations. Reactions are fair on this film, may be a struggle to reach 100 mil by end of year, if at all. Rolling up to #3 is Bumblebee with 21 mil and also below expectations but good reactions. However, the taste of the previous Transformer films could be holding this one back. Drop down to #4 is "Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse" with another 16.7 mil as it struggles to reach 100 mil cume and may not see it till sometime next year. Rounding off the top 5 is "The Mule" with 9.3 mil as this gets more award consideration.
New movies that did not make the top 5:
Two this week show up. First is Second Act coming in at #7 with only 6.5 mil to open and pretty much as expected. This will be a quick burn at best. And finishing at #9 is Welcome to Marwen with 2.4 mil and also as expected for the most part.
Quote of the week:
"Wonder is the feeling of the philosopher, the philosophy begins in wonder." - Plato
Facts & Tips:
The planet 55 Cancri e is made of diamonds and would be worth 26.9 nonillion.
"He's freaking out because I told him I need a trai ... (training bra)." - Taylor Atelian as Ruby in the TV series "According to Jim."
December is upon us and that means the holidays. Christmas is just in a few weeks and I kind of will be glad when its gone and done. Not a fan of this holiday anymore and really a "bah humbug" towards it. Nothing really good about it ... maybe the weather as I like the cold but aside from that really do not like this time of year any more. What happened? Who knows but I just want it to go away and not come back but I know it will. I don't know of any time of the year I really care for any more to be honest. It is just one bland year long thing of nothing. Maybe some in October, a little in November and a little in January for certain things but aside from that, it can all go away.
Weekly Update:
It has been really slow at work lately and I am not complaining. I mean the days go by a lot slower but right now I am OK with that. After the previous months of non-stop work, this is kind of a nice break but I know I don't want it to last that long. Just a week or two, that will be good and then back to full speed would be just perfect. It is hard to get that perfect balance between busy and slow though, near impossible.
At the movies:
The Internet remains a buzz as "Ralph Breaks the Internet" holds the crown with another 25.8 million and now over 100 mil cume. Holding ground at #2 is "Dr. Seuss' The Grinch" with an extra 17.7 mil as it passes the 200 mil cume mark! Still punching away at #3 is "Creed II" with 16.8 mil as it continues to try and reach 100 mil. With a little magic left, "Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald" holds on to #4 with 11.2 mil more. Rounding off the top 5 is "Bohemian Rhapsody" with 8.1 mil as it continues to sing its way through award season.
New movies that did not make the top 5:
Just the one this week as "The Possession of Hannah Grace" comes in at #7 with 6.5 mil to open and below expectations.
Quote of the week:
"No man was ever wise by chance." - Lucius Annaeus Seneca
Facts & Tips:
From 1845 through 1867, home base was circular, made of iron, painted or enameled white, and 12 inches in diameter.
"Yeah, well I'm starting the bottomless trend! Hence the bottomless party." - Amir Talai as Raza in "Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay."
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