OK, I’m ready for Friday. It’s after 1pm and I haven’t gotten a damn thing accomplished today because of the constant interruptions, phone calls and last minute projects dropped in my lap.
I still have servers to build, vendors to talk to and a redesign that I’ll never get a chance to start if this crap keeps up. I can only hope I’m in a better mood tonight when Michelle gets home.
Did I mention the portrait photos we have scheduled this evening? Grrr… this is not my best day.
WOW. Michelle & I had an incredible weekend!
Too bad it ended so quickly. We flew up to Michigan for our first unofficial engagement celebration with some of my good friends. The first place we stopped was Jamboozie’s Friday evening immediately after the airport. We caught up with Ron and his Detroit cover band Room13. After a late night Friday we got off to a slow start on Saturday, but I still managed to give Michelle the whirlwind tour of some of my old stomping grounds.
Saturday evening we met up at Mr. B’s where all my (and soon to be Michelle’s) friends joined us for some quick drinks & munchies. Michelle was the belle of the ball and everyone thought she was great. Comments ranged from “Damn! She’s hot!” to “A.J. my friend, you have locked in WAY out of your league”. After spending time chatting (and bitching out the waitress for slow service) we gathered the group and headed over to Mark Ridley’s Comedy Castle.
Towards the end of the night Michelle & I headed back out to Jamboozie’s to catch the end of Ron’s set with Room13. The crowd was wild (some too wild) and we soaked in all the visuals as Ron downed shots between songs.
Rollin’ out on Sunday I had a chance to take Michelle to the Franklin Cider Mill for yummy donuts & hot apple cider. Haven’t found such a place in Dallas yet, but I’ll be there every weekend if one exists. Nothing like hot cider on a cold day and hmmm… donuts. Ron had fun snapping photos as we were attacked by a gaggle of ducks. With our bellies warm & full it was off to the airport for the flight home.
Getting away was great even if it was only a few days. Can’t wait to go back next month!
Well, Michelle’s got a few more hours at the office before we head to the airport to get out of town. I’m definitely looking forward to some time off. A weekend free from the current everyday hassles here in Dallas will be a welcome change.
Be sure to stop back Monday as I’m sure to have lots of pictures posted from our trip and a few stories to tell.
Found a cool Transformer video clip linked from Davezilla. I checked out the author’s website looks like there hasn’t been an update in a couple of months, but the links to his files are still good. Read about creating the VW Bug to Robot transformation or just go straight to the MPEG files. I will try and mirror a copy here after I get permission from the author Michael Smith.
Well, rest assured this movie will be #1 at the box office this weekend. The fan base is LARGE and the PR campaign has been heavy so $20 million is a modest target number.
Fans of Eminem won’t be disappointed with his onscreen performance. He’s good. The general comparison around the `net is to James Dean which is a cool idol for any generation. Even though the storyline was predictably simple, the movie works because the audience only peeks a glimpse at one week in the life of “B. Rabbit” the protagonist played by Eminem. There isn’t a Scooby-Doo ending, our hero doesn’t run off with the girl or make the big record deal, but you’ll leave the theatre thinking he will.
I think I set my expectations too high and got caught up in the advertising hype. I did enjoy the movie, but the film pace seemed slow. Maybe it’s because I saw the video to “Lose Yourself” the soundtrack single. That video sums up the movie and lyrically I think it has a more powerful effect. The dynamic is there, the energy is there, but in the movie I found myself at times impatiently waiting for the next scene.
There was a scene that caught my attention midway through the film. I’ve only heard snippets of the controversy that surrounds Eminem for writing lyrics some people say are misogynistic & homophobic (don’t own a CD can’t comment personally), but in the movie his character stands up for a woman & a gay man lyrically in an afternoon rap “battle”. Later on towards the end of the film, it’s the gay guy who covers a work shift for Rabbit allowing him to take on his rivals in the film’s climax. I’ll be curious to read the reactions of Eminem’s critics.
My vote? I’ll be picking up a copy when it comes out on DVD.