Monday, July 10, 2023

some pop, no fizz

The rest of last week after the 4th of July was nice!  There were a few more fireworks here and there but for the most part it was very very low compared to other times in the recent past.  So damage control for the doggo wasn't bad if any at all.  I have noticed Disneyland has brought back their firework show every day but that could have just been because it was sort of a holiday week with 4th of July on a weekday.  Those fireworks have been fine in the past and are far enough away that you can hear them but won't affect the dog.  But it's the ones that are around the corner at the university stadium or many of the big parks around that do the shows which are especially loud and also quite long in presentation length.  Just glad there were not after shows and it was just pretty much Disneyland in the far off distance.

Weekly Update:
Not much happened this week that stood out for me.  Pretty boring in fact but I did try to get some sleep where I could but couldn't.  Meaning I could get rest but wasn't able to sleep for some reason, I can't turn off my brain I guess.  It's always on and won't turn off or at least pause.  A friend suggested melatonin so I found some at Target in the form of gummies.  I picked them because, well let's be real they were the cheapest.  It was about 60 gummies for 9.89 versus tablets in the quantity of 20 to 40 starting at 14.99 and up.  Why are these so expensive?  I also wanted the most inexpensive because I have never taken these before and what if 1) I don't like it and/or 2) it doesn't work.  Then I won't feel as bad paying so much and then not using them because of one or both of those reasons.  So, hopefully they do help and then I know where to get more and which ones to get!

At the movies:
Scaring it's way to #1 this weekend is Insidious: The Red Door earing a nice 32.7 million for its debut.  This franchise has been solid at the box office and word-of-mouth is good.  Could potentially get to 100 mil when it is all said and done.  Drop down to #2 is Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny with 26.5 mil extra and now over 100 mil domestically.  Not a bad drop from week 1 but buzz on this film has died out fast.  New at 3 is Sound of Freedom with 18.2 mil and this is also from new Angel Studios.  Not a bad opening for a new comer.  And drop to #4 is Elemental with 9.6 mil and finally hitting 100 mil, overall poor performance for a Disney/PIxar film.  Rounding off the top 5 is Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse with 8 mil as it will wrap up mid 300+ mil.

New movies that did not make the top 5:
Just one this week as Joy Ride comes in at #6 with only 5.9 mil to show for it.  A lot of publicity on this film too, just didn't pay off.

Quote of the week:
"People only see what they are prepared to see." - Ralph Waldo Emerson

Facts & Tips:
In Venus, it snows metal.

"Buenos nachos, Mr. Schue." - Mark Salling as Noah 'Puck' Puckerman in the TV series Glee.

posted by McDuck @ 00:30

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