Monday, August 05, 2024

Hot and Humid!

Boy did it heat up fast this past week!  And the humidity??  Where did that come from??!  We are not known for humidity here so when it hits us, it hits hard and we get confused by this wet sticky heat.  On a few days it hit 90% humidity but remained in the high 80's temp wise.  But it felt thick and exhausting being out and running the AC non-stop became a thing here.  We are a dry heat (normally) so not sure what is going on lately.  Telling you, global warming is a thing and very real!  But question is when will this weather break?  Forecast is showing temps rising into the 90's next week but humidity levels are uncertain.  So will we be our normal dry heat or will it become thick air?  Also, the nights remain cool and at times cold so we still have that to look forward to.  It's rare that when it gets dark it says warm here.

Weekly Update:
Earlier in the week I got to spend some time at Disneyland and Disney's California Adventure over the course of almost 3-days.  I haven't done an actual vacation-like trip in forever and despite the heat and humidity we had, it was fun.  What would have made it perfect, if the weather was 20 degrees cooler and also the parks were PACKED!  Almost every attraction had over an hour wait before 11AM and that is unusual for Disneyland.  It usually doesn't get busy till after 1PM but maybe it's end of Summer, also end of Pixar Fest, reopening of The Haunted Mansion with the Nightmare Before Christmas overlay and also the introduction of Deadpool and Wolverine at Avenger's Campus.  So the parks had a LOT of stuff going on which could be why it was so crowded.  Also D23 is right around the corner so it will continue to be busy another week or so with thousands upon thousands of people attending for that.  I think I will stay away from the parks as much as I can for awhile.

At the movies:
No surprise as Deadpool & Wolverine holds the #1 spot for a 2nd week earning an extra 97 million and now just shy of 400 mil.  It should get that in another day and continue it's way to 500 mil.  It was a significant drop of 54% from last week but also those numbers included an extra Thursday plus everyone wanting to see it as it opened.  Also holding ground at #2 is Twisters with 22.7 mil as it is now shy of 200 mil and also should get that in another day.  New at #3 is Trap with 15.6 mil and this one will come and go quickly.  However, we are heading into end-of-Summer so it could stick around a little longer.  Slight drop to #4 is Despicable Me 4 with 11.3 mil as it passes the 300 mil mark but unlikely to go too much further.  Rounding off the top 5 is Inside Out 2 with 6.7 mil extra as it closes up it's run north of 600 mil which is amazing.

New movies that did not make the top 5:
Just one this week in wide release coming in at #6 is Harold and the Purple Crayon earning 6 mil.  Neither a good nor terrible number for this time of year.

Quote of the week:
"If we open a quarrel between past and present, we shall find that we have lost the future." - Winston Churchill

Facts & Tips:
Scotland has 421 words for snow.

"That's 'cause you've working that ugly melon too hard. It's dead around here. Let's go get a couple of beers." - Steven Michael Quezada as Steven Gomez on the series Breaking Bad.

posted by McDuck @ 00:00

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