Just saw it..in fact, work took just about the whole office to see it for free, and bought us all treats too, which was a pretty awesome way to duck out of work early on a Friday.
Movie was awesome!! Heath Ledger played an awesome role, it's a shame what happened to him, because people will now probably overcompensate and give him extra props when he clearly earned them in the role anyways. And of course, it blows that he won't be in the next movie.
Anyways, the movie was awesome, everyone should check it out while it's on the big screen because it definitely adds a lot. It was long, and perhaps dragged on just a tad too much, but if that's the only thing I can come up with to complain about, I'd say they did a great job.
Friday, July 18, 2008
Sunday, July 13, 2008
EXCITING NEWS!!
Everyone get your cheese biscuits and shrimp ready, because I've just signed a contract to be the new spokesman for Red Lobster...
...all joking aside though, the picture doesn't do this full justice, but I got destroyed at the beach yesterday. Apparently my body has adjusted to SPF 15, and I'm payin for it today :(
...all joking aside though, the picture doesn't do this full justice, but I got destroyed at the beach yesterday. Apparently my body has adjusted to SPF 15, and I'm payin for it today :(
Happy Birthday America Party!
For those of you who haven't been blessed with hearing my adventure last week, here goes. Out of boredom, and the chance to possibly meet 1/1000 normal people who are on craigslist, I've once and a while been scouring the "activities" section to see what's going on around here. Well about 4 weeks ago, I came across someone looking for a person to be in charge of grilling at their 4th of July celebration. The Wisconsinite in me came out, and stepped up to the plate, figuring the worst thing that would happen is that I'd waste a little bit of gas to get to the party and 2 hours of my life.
After committing to the party, I then found out it was a 40-and-over singles pool party. Many people seemed to have various ideas of how this was going to turn out from weird wrinkly men in leopard speedos, to a cougar party. I was mainly going for pure entertainment purposes, figuring that there would be a crazy mix of socially awkward people. It turned out to be that, and more.
There's not too many funny things to put into words, but the fact that I was given a "Hello my name is: Josh" nametag, and an american flag apron to wear while grilling, probably says enough. On top of that, those who were drinking were required to sign a waiver stating if we were in an accident on the way home, we would not sue the party's hostess for providing us with alcohol. Anyways, it turned out to be a hilarious experience, and was a solid way to spend 3 hours over the 4th weekend.
The one upside was that the house was pretty amazing, and was sitting right on top of a mountain with nothing but a huge cliff leading off the backyard. It would have been awesome to stay at night, because the stars were probably spectacular, but I definitely reached my limit after a certain point.
After committing to the party, I then found out it was a 40-and-over singles pool party. Many people seemed to have various ideas of how this was going to turn out from weird wrinkly men in leopard speedos, to a cougar party. I was mainly going for pure entertainment purposes, figuring that there would be a crazy mix of socially awkward people. It turned out to be that, and more.
There's not too many funny things to put into words, but the fact that I was given a "Hello my name is: Josh" nametag, and an american flag apron to wear while grilling, probably says enough. On top of that, those who were drinking were required to sign a waiver stating if we were in an accident on the way home, we would not sue the party's hostess for providing us with alcohol. Anyways, it turned out to be a hilarious experience, and was a solid way to spend 3 hours over the 4th weekend.
The one upside was that the house was pretty amazing, and was sitting right on top of a mountain with nothing but a huge cliff leading off the backyard. It would have been awesome to stay at night, because the stars were probably spectacular, but I definitely reached my limit after a certain point.
Sunday, June 29, 2008
The Wish List
For a little while now, I've been compiling this list of things I want to buy/do once I actually establish a career and settle down somewhere. There's not much on the list yet, but I thought it would be fun to share, especially since I'm on a roll with the blog postings tonight. In no particular order, although number 1 is definitely number 1:
1. GET A PUPPY! A SHAR PEI to be exact!
2. If I end up somewhere like here, where it's always sunny and never rains, I'd like to get a motorcycle.
3. Purchase at least partial season tickets for one of the sports teams in the city that I setlle down into.
4. Two cars once loans are paid off. 1. Infiniti g35 2. Range Rover
That's all for now :)
1. GET A PUPPY! A SHAR PEI to be exact!
2. If I end up somewhere like here, where it's always sunny and never rains, I'd like to get a motorcycle.
3. Purchase at least partial season tickets for one of the sports teams in the city that I setlle down into.
4. Two cars once loans are paid off. 1. Infiniti g35 2. Range Rover
That's all for now :)
Spend about a week on Venice Beach...
To quote the great Notorious B.I.G., that's what Kara and I did on her last day here in SoCal. Well, we only spent a day, but it would have been great to spend a week there. Venice Beach is just south of Santa Monica, so much so, that you could see the S.M. pier from the Venice Beach pier.
Venice is somewhat similar, although had some differences. There was another little strip just off the beach which contained all kinds of shops and street vendors. 
In addition to this, there was a mini skate park, an area of walls where graffiti art was allowed with a permit, and other cool things. 
It was very fun to walk around and take everything in.
Just off the beach, there was an area of canals, for which Venice apparently got named after Venice, Italy. There were some amazing houses right on these canals, and each had its own canoes, paddle boats, and the such to travel the canals with. It was a very cool scene.
The highlight of the day was Venice pier. There were tons of fisherman on the pier. There was a group of younger people fishing. Apparently one of them was growing quite bored, and decided to try to catch pigeons by baiting them with food. He was standing completely still with tongs of crunched up chips laying around him. We sat down and watched him for at least 20 minutes. Nothing happened, but for some reason it was strangely hilarious. There was something about the anticipation of the possibility of him diving after a pigeon with a bucket that really cracked me up.
Keep em' comin...
This past week, Kara and I were up to many misc. activities after I finished work each day. Among them were the Dodgers game, the Getty Center, and Hollywood.
The Dodgers game was pretty fun. The game we went to wasn't the best. It clocked in at a quick 2 hour clip, mainly because there was a major lack of offense.
The Dodgers played the White Sox. The stadium is pretty cool. It's a shame that nowadays the quality of a stadium is determined by how new it is and how much money was put into it. With that being said, all the nostalgic of the qualities that I liked of Dodger Stadium, many would probably throw those traits into the "dumpy" category. 
But little things like the countless numbers of people who bring headsets to listen to the radio broadcast, or the 10 year old boy behind us who had more baseball knowledge than many adult baseball "fans" who I know, really show what kind of faithful and knowledgeable fans this team has.
Hollywood is a dump. Another WI tidbit, walking Hollywood Blvd. is more of less like walking main street in the Dells. Lots of dumpy shops selling touristy t-shirts for like $2, and other junk like that. It's definitely something you need to do once, but unless I have more people visit, I'll probably never do again. It was fun to see stuff like the guy in a life size Jimmy Neutron costume, but that's about where I draw the line. It was so disappointing, that the most amusing portion of the trip was a Chinese restaurant named Kung Pao Kitty.
There was something oddly amusing to me about a place whose slogan was "Eat More Kitty" when stereotypes about such taboo things run rampant about Chinese food.
The Getty Center is really cool. It's an art museum up in the hills of LA. You park down at the base of the hills, and take a tram up to the top.
I'm not sure of the story behind the place, but it's also very architecturally significant besides all of the art contained inside and outside of the buildings. Unfortunately we got there late on Friday, and only got a bit more than an hour to explore before it closed down. It's something I'm definitely planning on checking out again to be able to fully take in everything it has to offer.
The Dodgers game was pretty fun. The game we went to wasn't the best. It clocked in at a quick 2 hour clip, mainly because there was a major lack of offense.
The Dodgers played the White Sox. The stadium is pretty cool. It's a shame that nowadays the quality of a stadium is determined by how new it is and how much money was put into it. With that being said, all the nostalgic of the qualities that I liked of Dodger Stadium, many would probably throw those traits into the "dumpy" category. 
But little things like the countless numbers of people who bring headsets to listen to the radio broadcast, or the 10 year old boy behind us who had more baseball knowledge than many adult baseball "fans" who I know, really show what kind of faithful and knowledgeable fans this team has.Hollywood is a dump. Another WI tidbit, walking Hollywood Blvd. is more of less like walking main street in the Dells. Lots of dumpy shops selling touristy t-shirts for like $2, and other junk like that. It's definitely something you need to do once, but unless I have more people visit, I'll probably never do again. It was fun to see stuff like the guy in a life size Jimmy Neutron costume, but that's about where I draw the line. It was so disappointing, that the most amusing portion of the trip was a Chinese restaurant named Kung Pao Kitty.
There was something oddly amusing to me about a place whose slogan was "Eat More Kitty" when stereotypes about such taboo things run rampant about Chinese food.The Getty Center is really cool. It's an art museum up in the hills of LA. You park down at the base of the hills, and take a tram up to the top.
I'm not sure of the story behind the place, but it's also very architecturally significant besides all of the art contained inside and outside of the buildings. Unfortunately we got there late on Friday, and only got a bit more than an hour to explore before it closed down. It's something I'm definitely planning on checking out again to be able to fully take in everything it has to offer.
Cambria, cont'd...
The following day, we went to Hearst Castle, which was about 10 minutes away from Cambria. I didn't associate the Hearst in the castle with William Randolph Hearst, who was a large historical figure, and the man behind the castle.
Yes, it was an actual castle, and yes, it was in the United States. There was a really cool film we saw in the before getting the tour which filled in all the details of the history, but I won't bore you all.
The castle was amazing. We had a guide, who I didn't listen to much, mainly because I was firing off photos left and right. The castle is huge, and filled with all kinds of artifacts, art, and what not. It looks like something out of old Greece or something. I really can't even explain it well, because it is beyond those words.
Among the things contained here, were a theater room, tennis courts, indoor and outdoor swimming pool. And back in the days when Hearst actually lived at the castle, there was even a zoo which contained rare animals like polar bears, lions, and the like.
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