I can sort of see...
Weekly Update:
Well... we did it, we hit 90+ degrees this past week and it was still FEBRUARY!! It's supposed to be in the 50's, tops but to be in the 90's?? What is happening here and where did the rain go that we had? I haven't checked the mountains lately but I hope its still cold up there so the snow doesn't melt right away. I've been sleeping with the windows open at night as well and the ceiling fan. The AC did turn on a few times over the last few days, I just want it to be cool, doesn't have to be cold but just not HOT. This weather is not good for us right now because it might mean an even hotter Summer when that time frame hits. We are going to be in trouble but we are kind of already in trouble so... we'll just make it worse. I miss the months of rain we had a couple of years back. Where did that all go?
At the movies:
New at #1 is Scream 7 with a solid 64.1 million but reviews are somewhat mixed. Could it be one too many or just not the best time of year to release this one? Next week will be the big tell on how the hold-over lasts. Drop down to #2 is GOAT with 12 mil extra as it gets closer to 100 mil and another small drop. It could potentially hit the 100 mil mark if it maintains this pace. Drop down to #3 is Wuthering Heights with an extra 6.9 mil and a decent drop. It's not far from the 100 mil mark but it will be a struggle to get there. New at #4 is Twenty One Pilots: More Than We Ever Imagined with 3.7 mil and a low number for under 1000 screens with that per screen average. Rounding off the top 5 up a bit is EPIC: Elvis Presley in Concert with 3.5 mil as it gained 9% at the box office.
Quote of the week:
"Great dancers are not great because of their technique, they are great because of their passion." - Martha Graham
Facts & Tips:
Pigs can get sunburn.
"Because I enjoy my own company more." - Emily Hampshire as Stevie Budd in the TV series Schitt's Creek.
RAINNNNnnnnnnn
Wow did we get some massive rain recently and it was spectacular!! The mountains are covered in snow once again and the reservoirs with flowing with water. It was kind of comical though because it was raining hard on Thursday morning through the afternoon and then at almost 3PM, it just stopped like if someone had turned off a faucet. It was expected to stop Thursday afternoon but it was kind of sudden like and it did some major good for us. So now we have some water in the pipeline and the reserves on the mountains when it warms up and melts down. No rain is expected in the next week, in fact it's warming back up to 80 so we'll probably see some melting soon. I hope more rain is coming though and in that same spectacular fashion! It was definitely a relief and just made everything nice and clean for the time being.
Weekly Update:
This past Friday I did another kind of fun thing. I participated in the 2026 Pokémon Go! World Tour as it was held at the Rose Bowl here in Pasadena again, just like last year. The grounds were very wet and some areas flooded or muddy so it felt just a little bit smaller but I think it was due to the rain we just had. But the event was fun and hung out with some friends and got a lot of tasks completed that I had sitting around for well over a year. Caught a lot of fun Pokémon and just everything was cool. I will say the concession prices were VERY steep this year and likely because they know you aren't going any where else to eat. But, what can you do but just not think about it and enjoy the event and have fun. My back after a few hours was kind of sore and I think it was due to all the even ground you walk around on (it was the Rose Bowl itself plus 2 or 3 golf courses next to it. So walking in the golf courses is what was making my back strain itself. I did play a good chunk, about 9:30 AM to about 3:30, close to 4 so I can get on the road and try to avoid some Friday night traffic back.
At the movies:
Gaining a spot at the box office this week is GOAT with another 17 million and not a bad drop from week 2. Slight drop down to #2 is Wuthering Heights with 14.2 mil extra and this will definitely fall short of 100 mil. New at #3 is I Can Only Imagine 2 with 8 mil to open and I can't imagine this going very far at all. Holding ground at #4 is Crime 101 with 5.8 mil and suffered the regular drop and will continue to do so each week. Rounding off the top 5 is Send Help with another 4.5 mil and likely the last we see of this one.
New movies that did not make the top 5:
We have two this week, in at #6 is How to Make a Killing with 3.6 mil for a wide-release so not a good overall number. New at #7 is EPIC: Elvis Presley in Concert with 3.3 mil on limited release but a low per screen average.
Quote of the week:
"The time you enjoy wasting is not wasted time." - Bertrand Russell
Facts & Tips:
A fifteen-year-old boy invented earmuffs in 1873.
"Uh, no, Ponch. When we first met, you had just fallen off a dirtbike." - Larry Wilcox as Officer Jon Baker in the TV series CHiPs.
The week don't stop
Weekly Update:
We were due for some reason late in the week but it never arrived and that is sad. After driving back from SF, I hit a lot of bugs and was hoping for a wash of some kind but it appears the rain may come at the start of this week (Monday) instead. We just need the water and I just want it to rain a lot so we can enjoy it. I like rain, I want it more often than we currently get it and it kind of saves me money as well. I don't have to worry about watering the the backyard because rain will take care of that or adding more water into the pool... rain! And also it just removes that layer of dirt that is every where from dust and smog so things are kind of clean again. Not to mention the snow on the mountains to help us maintain a longer water supply when it melts. Rain please come soon!
At the movies:
A lot of shake-up at the box office this weekend! New at #1 is Wuthering Heights with a big 34.8 million to open and this one could have some legs on it as well. New at #2 is GOAT with 26 mil and that is a solid number for this time of year. Coming in new at #3 is Crime 101 with 15.1 mil and this one may drop quickly. Drop down to #4 is Send Help with 9 mil extra which is only a 1% drop from the previous week. Rounding off the top 5 is Solo Mio with 6.4 mil and also a small drop but it also opened soft last week.
New movies that did not make the top 5:
In at #7 is Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die for 3.6 mil with a very low per screen average and looks like it was more made for streaming than big screen.
Quote of the week:
"To often we... enjoy the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought." - John F. Kennedy
Facts & Tips:
Diary cows drink up to 50 gallons of water per day.
"Make ten men feel like hundred." - Diego Luna as Cassian Andor in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story.
Viva La Americas
Weekly Update:
The halftime show during the game was both amazing and not amazing. The music and energy were great but visually seeing it was a bit lackluster if you were there in the stadium. There wasn't a massive stage like before but rows of hedges as Bad Bunny performed and walked through them. So from an audience stand point, couldn't see him unless looking at the jumbotrons. You could hear him singing but that was about it except those rare moments where he was on a power pole, on top of a truck or on the roof of the shack. I wis there was a stage or hoping that truck would drive him around the field so everyone could get a chance to see him up close. I would say that was the only negative thing about the show, not seeing him throughout. But, everything else was amazing and great music.
At the movies:
Holding on to #1 is Send Help with another 10 million as it slowly declines and will end up wrapping up soon. New at #1 is Solo Mio with 7.2 mil to open and not a bad number for what appears to be a low-budget, low box office studio right now. Drop down to #3 is Iron Lung with 6 mil extra and a pretty significant drop at that, this will quickly burn out. New at #4 is Stray Kids: The DominATE Experience for 5.5 mil and this may be a quick one in and out. New and rounding off the top 5 is Dracula with 4.5 mil and the day is quickly approaching on this one which will be dust soon.
New movies that did not make the top 5:
Just one this week at #8, The Strangers: Chapter 3 with 3.5 mil to open on a wide release pattern and yep, begs the question there was a Chapter 1 and 2?
Quote of the week:
"life lived for tomorrow will always be just a day away from being realized." - Leo Buscaglia
Facts & Tips:
A pelican can hold more food in its beak than its belly.
"For the crime
of disobedience, you should all be executed as common criminals, but you and
your men follow the old ways of Bushido, to honor your lord and to avenge
treachery. I see only samurai before me. I grant you the samurai's death, to be
buried alongside your lord, with honor." - Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa as Shogun Tsunayoshi in 47 Ronin.
Another heat wave upon us!
Weekly Update:
It sure continued to heat up again this past week with another Winter heat wave! We reached temperatures in the high 80's, almost hitting 90 and no winds or a drop of rain in sight! I don't know what is happening anymore but this climate change and global warming is getting worse and worse. We need to do something NOW to slow the progression of it getting worse as reversing it seems pretty much impossible. I think most of the snow (if not all of it) has melted off already from the mountains and that is way too soon and too fast for us! They should be there at least till March or April but to see it go now is not good. Also, the forecast for the coming week is also warm with more temperatures into the 80's again. The nights have started to cool off again to the 50's but they were in the low 70's which sounds cool but again, no breeze, add at least 5 degrees to that.
At the movies:
Big and interesting mix-up at the box office this weekend. New at #1 is Send Help with 20 million to open and getting some good reviews. The drop off next week will be a big tell on how well it will do though. New at #2 is Iron Lung with 17.9 mil and not too much on this film, could see this potentially be a quick drop. Also new (and questionable) at #3 is Melania with 7 mil and with reports of so many empty theatres, it's possible Amazon may have four-walled several key theatres in big markets to artificially inflate those numbers. Drop down to #4 is Zootopia 2 with 5.8 mil more as is slowly winds down. New and rounding off the top 5 is Shelter with 5.5 mil and another that will drop out quickly.
Quote of the week:
"Advice is like snow - the softer it falls, the longer it dwells upon, and the deeper it sinks into the mind." - Samuel Taylor Coleridge
Facts & Tips:
Dogs can make about 10 sounds, while cats make about 100.
"Because she's a dog person, Max. And dog people do weird, inexplicable things. Like... they get dogs instead of cats." - Lake Bell as the voice of Chloe in The Secret Life of Pets.
