Monday, July 30, 2007, 11:02pm
I hate memories some times. They can be old friends that make you smile when thinking about something, yet they can be haunting and gripping to no end. All things get better in time. Well, what is time? Who knows how long I will remember the passing of my first wife, seven hours, seven days, or seven years --- or more.
I simply remember to laugh and smile each day. :) I like to joke around and have fun. Being in the IT field, we get to joke around and play our rock music loud in our cubes and generally have fun as long as we get the job done and help our customers (users that have problems with the email or they've got a blue screening laptop (Good old Dell Computers and IBMs). Hehehhe, well that's what a warranty's for, right? RIGHT. Because just like cars, computers are electronic and mechanical in nature. Like everything mechanical or electronic: IT WILL EVENTUALLY FAIL. If you don't have a warranty on it, be prepared to spend lots of money or you may just want to buy a new one. :)
I can't BELIEVE that Logan turned 3 on 7-26-07. Man he's getting big fast. Talking a lot now, and my Angel, Miss Breanna, well she's a chatter box times 50! :)
Tressa's sick, sore throat, respiratory infection, not good at all. But hey, she took some good drugs and will be sleeping soundly soon. She needs her rest so I hope it works well. Arithromyicin is supposed to be pretty good for these infections, so we'll see in 3 to 4 days if she's better. At least I hope we will, I'm missing the home cooked meals and wonderful items she puts together on our dinner table. She's an excellent cook and should be awarded the Purple Heart for the things she's done to her hands with a knife (accidentally of course). Got a knuckle of hers real good with our J.A. Henkels knife (the big one) and had to go to ER to get it fixed. YUCK, what a bummer for her, but she's alright now. She's my culinary master chef ! ! ! And did I mention.....She ROCKS!!!!!!!!!! I love you baby, if you're reading any of this Blog. :)
Alright, that's it, more to come later.
Bye for now! . . . . . .
Monday, July 30, 2007
Saturday, July 07, 2007
Saturday, 7-7-07, 8:41pm
It's been awhile since I've written anything on my Blog. Hello readers, nice to type to you again. :)
I spent the day lazily enjoying myself. Early this morning I woke up at 7:45am, went online to Fandango.com and checked out the showtimes. I saw Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer at 10:25am. I couldn't believe the show started that early. Shows used to start at 11:15 or 12:00pm, but they're getting earlier these days. At least the price was right, took my Dad and it was $6.00 per ticket. It's usually $10.25 for an afternoon or evening show, which in my humble opinion is highway robbery. Tickets should NEVER go higher than $7.25, that's my honest opinion. I mean really, the theaters make so much money when us movie-goers get to the concession stands, it's ridiculous to charge $10.25 for a damn ticket. It's gotten so expensive, I rarely go to the movies any more (I used to go once or twice a week, now it's once or twice every couple of months). It's just cheaper to rent movies and watch them at home. If you take two kids, your wife and yourself, you're looking at $30 to $40 right at the counter if everyone wants popcorn, a small drink, and candy. OUTRAGEOUS. I'll by a Snickers, a Hershey bar, and a Reeses Cup and three Diet Cokes and a regular Coke for $6 or $7 so it comes down to being economic and a smart movie goer. Matinees are the way to go, otherwise AMC and Century Theaters: YOU CAN KISS MY ASS AND KEEP YOUR $10.25.
After the show, I fixed the Pioneer Laserdisc player in the front room, it's all hooked up once again (it's a combo Laserdisc/DVD player). Great little unit. Don't get me wrong, for Progressive Scan I use my 4 month old Sony DVD, but for Laserdiscs and kid DVDs, the Pioneer's fine. Breanna helped me hook up the Video 2 cable to the back of the TV. She's the only one small enough to get back there. Otherwise I'd have to pull the TV out (it's a 57" projection TV, so pulling it all out to access the video ports is no easy task).
Then after the kid's nap, we went to Washington Park. Logan loved the swings. They had a good time on all the Jungle Gyms, but for some reason, Logan kept obsessing on the swings. He'd yell at me when I stopped pushing him, "Daddy, push me please!!!" :)
Breanna liked the Jungle Gyms more, she enjoyed the pole on one of them saying, "Daddy, watch me," and would slide down the pole like a Fire Woman! It was cool . . . saw a black squirrel too, he was cool, off by the picnic tables looking for nuts and food. He scurried up close tree when we got near, but he was cool to watch.
I'm enjoying renting movies at Blockbuster off El Camino and Mary Ave now, they don't have any more late fees, so that's Netflix-like. They wouldn't take a trade in of Starchaser (it's a kid movie, but too violent for the kids so I wanted to get a different movie). The store manager, said nope, can't do that, if I did, I'd have to do it for every customer that had a complaint about a movie. In the end, I got Aladdin and the 40 Thieves and the manager gave me an E-Coupon that was good for one rental, so it was free (he was a pretty reasonable guy, and I was grateful).
I've been looking around for a 32" or 37" LCD TV. The Vizio looks good, and the Samsung is the best one around, but they're anywhere from $800 to $1,499 so I'm holding off for now. Would love one for the Master Bedroom, but bills and other stuff take priority. :( ONE DAY!!!!!!
More to come later....
Have a good night,
Brian
It's been awhile since I've written anything on my Blog. Hello readers, nice to type to you again. :)
I spent the day lazily enjoying myself. Early this morning I woke up at 7:45am, went online to Fandango.com and checked out the showtimes. I saw Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer at 10:25am. I couldn't believe the show started that early. Shows used to start at 11:15 or 12:00pm, but they're getting earlier these days. At least the price was right, took my Dad and it was $6.00 per ticket. It's usually $10.25 for an afternoon or evening show, which in my humble opinion is highway robbery. Tickets should NEVER go higher than $7.25, that's my honest opinion. I mean really, the theaters make so much money when us movie-goers get to the concession stands, it's ridiculous to charge $10.25 for a damn ticket. It's gotten so expensive, I rarely go to the movies any more (I used to go once or twice a week, now it's once or twice every couple of months). It's just cheaper to rent movies and watch them at home. If you take two kids, your wife and yourself, you're looking at $30 to $40 right at the counter if everyone wants popcorn, a small drink, and candy. OUTRAGEOUS. I'll by a Snickers, a Hershey bar, and a Reeses Cup and three Diet Cokes and a regular Coke for $6 or $7 so it comes down to being economic and a smart movie goer. Matinees are the way to go, otherwise AMC and Century Theaters: YOU CAN KISS MY ASS AND KEEP YOUR $10.25.
After the show, I fixed the Pioneer Laserdisc player in the front room, it's all hooked up once again (it's a combo Laserdisc/DVD player). Great little unit. Don't get me wrong, for Progressive Scan I use my 4 month old Sony DVD, but for Laserdiscs and kid DVDs, the Pioneer's fine. Breanna helped me hook up the Video 2 cable to the back of the TV. She's the only one small enough to get back there. Otherwise I'd have to pull the TV out (it's a 57" projection TV, so pulling it all out to access the video ports is no easy task).
Then after the kid's nap, we went to Washington Park. Logan loved the swings. They had a good time on all the Jungle Gyms, but for some reason, Logan kept obsessing on the swings. He'd yell at me when I stopped pushing him, "Daddy, push me please!!!" :)
Breanna liked the Jungle Gyms more, she enjoyed the pole on one of them saying, "Daddy, watch me," and would slide down the pole like a Fire Woman! It was cool . . . saw a black squirrel too, he was cool, off by the picnic tables looking for nuts and food. He scurried up close tree when we got near, but he was cool to watch.
I'm enjoying renting movies at Blockbuster off El Camino and Mary Ave now, they don't have any more late fees, so that's Netflix-like. They wouldn't take a trade in of Starchaser (it's a kid movie, but too violent for the kids so I wanted to get a different movie). The store manager, said nope, can't do that, if I did, I'd have to do it for every customer that had a complaint about a movie. In the end, I got Aladdin and the 40 Thieves and the manager gave me an E-Coupon that was good for one rental, so it was free (he was a pretty reasonable guy, and I was grateful).
I've been looking around for a 32" or 37" LCD TV. The Vizio looks good, and the Samsung is the best one around, but they're anywhere from $800 to $1,499 so I'm holding off for now. Would love one for the Master Bedroom, but bills and other stuff take priority. :( ONE DAY!!!!!!
More to come later....
Have a good night,
Brian
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