Cooling times...
Now this is Southern California weather! Finally the nights are nice and cool, almost cold again. Sleeping with the windows open, I don't need to run the house fan anymore and the ceiling fan I tend to turn off just before bed or some time in the middle of the night because it's too cold! And using the sheets and blankets again... this is how it should be. The days are ok, not hot, maybe a little warm but the breezes are what makes the difference between nice and HELL! The breezes are back and hopefully here to stay. I might get to a point where I will close the windows at night because it will get too cold but not there just yet. I just hope it maintains this way from now on till next Summer. Low 80's during the day and in the 60's at night, just as it should be. Welcome back SoCali weather, where have you been and we missed you.
Weekly Update:
I discovered recently that Gold Peak Ice Tea has a zero sugar version! I went to Wendy's and they had one of the Freestyle machines and there it was, Gold Peak Zero Sugar! I love Gold Peak tea, has a good flavor and always get it iced or very cold but can't drink it due to the sugars. But the zero sugar version tasted just as good and so happy they have it! Now I just need to find it at the store but hopefully it's not crazy expensive as the cost of everything is going up. But I should go to Wendy's more often to just get a large drink, have one there and refill it before I leave to drink more later. But however I get it, I'm just glad it exists now as all my options have been either Diet Coke or Diet Pepsi which are both good but something about Gold Peak just hits the spot when I'm thirty. Not sure if the zero sugar is caffeine free or not but I will assume it is not so will have to be careful what time of day I drink it when I have to be up early the next day.
At the movies:
Another new movie at #1, coming in with a solid 60 million to open is Resident Evil and a strong opening for this time of year. Word-of-mouth is good on this film and should carry it past 100 mil. Down to #2 is Practical Magic 2 with 12.2 mil as it drops close to 60% and may fall short of hitting 100 mil. In at #3 is Spider-Man: Brand New Day with 6.5 mil as it is close to 950 mil cume. Holding at #4 is The Odyssey with 4.9 mil as it slowly winds down. Rounding off the top 5 is Coyote vs. Acme with 4.5 mil and this one is almost tapped out.
New movies that did not make the top 5:
Several this week starting at #7 is Daniel and the Fiery Furnace with 3.1 mil on a wide-release pattern and a very poor per screen average. New at #8 is The Transformers: The Movie 40th Anniversary with 3.1 mil and this was a limited showing and still turned out 3 mil which is almost all profit. Finally at #9 is The Weight with 2.3 mil as it goes out on a semi-wide release but still a very poor per screen average.
Quote of the day:
"We cannot change anything until we accept it. Condemnation does not liberate, it oppresses." - Carl Jung
Facts & Tips:
Elephants are capable of swimming 20 miles per day.
"I grew up thinking of snow as a luxury you visit." - Director John Landis
Remembering 9-11
Friday was the 25th Anniversary of the 9/11 attacks in the United States. 25-years ago waking up because my clock radio was set to a local radio station and they were mentioning accidents. But then I thought I heard the word "attack" and that made me wake up to see what was going on. I went over to my TV... yes, my TV and turned on the news to see the horrific images of the World Trade Center hit from a plane. I do not remember if I saw it before the 2nd plane struck the other tower though, I think it was after though but before they collapsed. Then heard about the one at the Pentagon and the other plane crashing in the field thanks to those brave souls on board who took matters in their own hands and no doubt prevent something bigger. I remember calling my boss at the office, he was already there since he was always in super early and he said just stay home till you hear otherwise. I just remember it being a very dry day outside and not knowing what to do next. It was a shocking morning and one I won't forget.
Weekly Update:
The heat struck again this past week! It hit over 100 degrees on both Tuesday and Wednesday and night it stayed in the mid-80's but worse of all, the sticky humidity! It was nice that after that bump in temperatures, it did drop a lot to 90 the following day and has been hanging around there since. The big thing though is the humidity is not as bad and both later in the evening and early mornings are cool and crisp again. We are getting more cloud cover or layers which I am not sure what those are from. It is almost like when we have that June-gloom weather but it's September and no rain that may come with it. So is it from the Ocean or just random cloud cover that is like a big blanket in the sky? I don't know what it is but if it ensures us staying cooler than a 100, I welcome it!
At the movies:
A new #1 takes the box office! Taking the crown this week is Practical Magic 2 with 30 million to open and decent word-of-mouth on this film after 28-years from the first one. Drop down to #2 is Spider-Man: Brand New Day with 8.4 mil as it starts to wind down and might fall short of hitting 1 billion domestic. Holding on to #3 is The Odyssey with 7.4 mil as it hits the 600 mil mark. New at #4 is Runner with 6.7 mil and not a lot on this film, may fall out quickly. Rounding off the top 5 is Coyote vs. Acme with 6.2 mil more and likely the last we see on this one.
New movies that did not make the top 5:
At #8 is Hope with 3.3 mil but a very low per screen average. Coming in at #9 is The Uprising with 3.3 mil and even less per screen so this will be out fast.
Quote of the week:
"The first principle is that you must not fool yourself and you are the easiest person to fool." - Richard P. Feynman
Facts & Tips:
The bullfrog is the only animal that never sleeps.
"You heard about Pluto? That's messed up, right?" - Dule Hill as 'Gus' Burton Buster on the TV series
Psych.
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It has been non-stop hot for the past 2 to 3 weeks and looks like it will continue to do so this coming week. The heat usually isn't this bad but where did this humidity come from that is just making our air feel "heavy" and thus making breathing that much more difficult. I have this new ceiling fan in the guest room where I have been staying while the bathroom continues to get remodeled and the other night, it stopped! Now I have had this fan for years in the box but just recently got it installed earlier this year. I have almost ran it 24- hours non-stop too so it's getting a lot of good use and also it is the Hunter brand which, in my opinion is the best brand out there. But it stopped and I could not figure out why. It has no pull strings or chains and runs solely on a remote. The remote was lighting up when I clicked it so it wasn't batteries plus it stopped in the middle of the night. All my other electronics in the room were still on so I knew it was that. I did check the breakers to see if any had 'popped' but all were solid. I was worried I would have to call someone out to look at it and the warranty is way old since I bought it years ago. One day after work, I shut down both of my computers and then started fully flipping breakers and... it started working again! I was so happy but now I wished I did them one at a time so I could properly mark the breaker for that fan (and likely the room). I don't know why when the build a home, they do not properly label the breakers for you.
Weekly Update:
I just learned recently that Southern California had record breaking humidity! That does explain a lot of why the air has been so heavy and almost unbreathable these past couple of weeks, turns out the humidity is not normal (as I thought it wasn't). This does explain a lot on the weather but it doesn't explain why it is happening. Just more proof of both global warming and the green house effect we are making worse year-after-year! You can provide all the evidence and proof of something to people and yet they won't believe it because Science (and math) are fake or do not make sense. They don't make sense because you are stupid. Closing your mind to something like this is only spelling disaster for you, them, everyone.
At the movies:
Another week, another #1 for the 5th week-in-a-row is Spider-Man: Brand New Day with 22.2 million as it is now inches away from 900 mil! As it starts to slow down, this next weekend will be significant for it and may determine if it will hit the 1 billion mark! New at #2 is Coyote vs. Acme with 15.5 mil and a good number overall. Hanging on to #3 is The Odyssey with 14.3 mil as it pushes to reach 600, it could still do it. Drop down to #4 is Insidious: Out of the Further with 10.1 mil more as it quickly drops out but not bad overall numbers. New and rounding off the top 5 is The Dog Stars with 8 mil and not a good end of Summer opening.
New movies that did not make the top 5:
Only one this week at #6, Buddy earns 5.4 mil on a semi-wide release.
Quote of the week:
"Problems are not stop signs, they are guidelines." - Robert H. Schuller
Facts & Tips:
An ant's sense of smell is stronger than a dog's.
"This li'l mofo not doing' what he's told." - Lavell Crawford as Huell in the TV series Breaking Bad.
