bloviation extrordinaire
Roster: Jake, Chau, Frankie, Zac, Me, Wolfie, Bill
Games: Counterstrike, Warcraft ]I[, and (what we played just about all night)…
We packed up the family and went to a local amusement park this weekend with our neighbors Jody and Scott, and their daughter Kayla. The kids rode the ferris wheel and climbed through the big tunnel structure. The big kids played laser tag. But the highlight at this place are the go karts. Watching Reiley drive herself around the track was surreal, with 15 seeming like it must be right around the corner for her. And everybody got to ride on the “dual” karts, with Wrenny and daddy rippin’ up the track and leaving everybody else in the dust! Next time I will bring the camera so I can share the fun here.
At Jason’s again, what a host! This time it was me, Chau, Jason, Frankie, Zac, and a special guest appearance by Abhi! Frankie showed us how to play Counterstrike and Warcraft III. At least how to get dominated. More tronning. There was some Eternal Darkness, Descent, and Tribes ][ here and there for good measure. Finished up with Monkeyball, of course.
My pal Ken came through again with a great introduction to kayaking this weekend. He set me up with an “Perception RPM demo” rental. It was a great fit, and kayaks are all about getting a really good fit. You basically wrap yourself up in an airtight container of pvc and rubber, and with this straightjacket on, you shoot yourself down the rapids. You instantly become one with the water, and the smallest rapid becomes hard work and bunches of fun.
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What an epic! Intricately detailed sets and costumes frame this three hour epic tragedy. And of course every Aishwarya movie makes my list.
Nothing else matters.
Monsoon Wedding has a dozen or more well-developed characters, all involved in the whirlwind of activity preparing for an arranged marriage. There are lots of great little subplots, bringing out the weaknesses and strenths of each of the characters. You’ll find something (or someone) to love in this one for sure.
…of the newly formed Raleigh chapter of the TRI-Beer club. I have tentatively accepted this honor. With great trepidation. Considering the requirements of the original club. And if that doesn’t fill you with fear then gaze upon this horror:
After spending 25 hours straight getting my part (the GUI) of our “power outage management” software through a gruelling “performance test” for Chicago’s electricity utility provider, my boss said “I don’t wanna see you for a week”. Ha, cool!
So we spent the week swimming, ice skating, making cookies, making new “Age of Empires” scenarios, getting back to our new “alternative” movie theater, reading, and playing cards past the midnight hour hoohoo! It was a great, relaxing time.
English and Scottish accents, bad Nazis, lots of fun plot twists, cute smart girl-next-door that beats out the bombshell, and ENCRYPTION! How can you go wrong?
I would see any movie weird enough to have cyptography as the main theme, but I would have never thought I would get to watch it with my wife. And then that she would actually enjoy it. Fun!
