Random pics from NYC

     I know I said I would work on my blog every day when I started it up but I was far too busy with school and work that I just couldn't keep up. Then when class ended, I just wanted to take a bit of a break. Now I'm recharged and ready to update my blog as often as I can. Here are some pics from our recent trip into NYC. It was overcast so I didn't get many good pics.

This is from the interior of the Hard Rock Cafe Lobby.

            Captain America Movie Display        Parsons School of Design

This is my favorite shot from that day at Times Square.  I definitely want to go back and take more pictures on a sunnier day.  It was also too crowded for my tastes.  However, it's a tourist attraction and we went on a Saturday so what can you expect?

We had a great time with Beth and Hannah.  I wish it could have been a longer excursion because we really enjoy being with them.  I think a trip to visit them this year is in order!

Video of the Week - Colors (Take Me Away) by T.S.O.L.

I honestly never thought there was even a official video for this song. OMFG!

Finally picked up my camera today...

I took a few shots of the wild bunnies in our yard. I'm not sure I'm liking my telephoto lens. I wish I had a better one but I just don't have the resources right now to replace it. Of course, it just could be I'm a lousy photographer and need to learn how to use what I have.

We will be headed into the City tomorrow and I will see how I fare tomorrow. I plan on taking a ton of shots in Midtown for the my first time as a "tourist".

Maybe it's the color green??

Anyone remember Hulk with Eric Bana in 2003? How about the Incredible Hulk reboot with Edward Norton in 2008? Did anyone see this past year's The Green Hornet? None of those movie were very good even though the Hulk movies did better than break even at the box office (imdb.com). The Green Lantern is the latest superhero movie fail and is rumored to undergo a reboot. I didn't actually see the movie so I don't know how bad the movie is - part of that was it didn't appeal to me and the other reason is that it wasn't in the Theaters long enough to change my mind. Perhaps Hollywood should shy away from the color green when it comes to Super Hero movies. After all, green is the color of kryptonite.

I took the family to see Captain America today. I had to resist the urge to say "Flame on!" when I saw Chris Evans as Captain America - if you didn't know, Chris Evans also played Johnny Torch in The Fantastic Four movies. Despite the fact that I didn't like the idea of Chris Evans playing Cap, he did play the part well. Aside from poor editing at times, the overall story was pretty good. This is the final movie before the release of the Avengers movie next Summer. It will be interesting to see how they accommodate screen time for all of the characters - Iron Man, Thor, Captain America, Hawkeye, Nick Fury, etc.

I've always known that Marvel was more popular than DC Comics but there are plenty of great DC Super Heroes that can be made into movies besides Superman and Batman. Okay, that's an exaggeration but I wouldn't mind seeing a movie about The Flash. I will pass on a new Wonder Woman since I can't imagine anyone other than Linda Carter in that role.

Video of the Week - Dig by Incubus

Dedicated to Ed.

Target

I start my new shift at Target tomorrow. I will be working overnight for the next several weeks to help finsh the remodel at our store. I'm looking forward to it as I will have a hand in how the store will look when it is finished. The extra money will be nice too since I will be working almost 40 hours per week plus the shift differential.

I am a little concerned though because I have a few more weeks left for Speech class and then I have a few weeks off until the Fall semester starts. Thankfully, my new work schedule will not interfere with any of my classes but I wonder how I will adjust to having less time to work on my classes and take of the stuff around the house. I guess less tv-time than usual but at least I will always have my weekends off.

Wishing I could be at WDW

It has been almost 4 years since we have been to WDW and it feels like an eternity! Some people don't understand our obsession with Disney and I get that - you either get it or you don't. We are DVC members and have 200 points that we have to use by this November and I'm not sure I'm going to be able to use them which means one of 4 things: let them expire, use them, let someone else use them, or rent them. I'm all for using them if I had the money but I don't. I would rent them out but it's just a pain in the ass to go through the process. I would rather just let either a family member or friend use them if I knew anyone who would use the points. However, I don't know anyone would use the points at this point so they may just expire.