Movie Sunday

After our beach going experience and being out in the sun all day Saturday, we decided to go see Wanted on Sunday.

It's a movie about a guy who is brought into the world of an elite assassin society and is trained to kill the man who killed his father. Of course, nothing is as it seems and there are a few twists in the movie.

It was good. It had a lot of action and stunts that would never happen in real life. Although I liked it, I think it would be better to rent the movie than spend the money in the theater.

Surfin!

On Saturday, we took a trip up the coast to Malibu and Ventura. CJ's cousin, Theresa, had the idea to go to the beach and see the coast to our Nnorth. Theresa is a surfer "in training" while she is out here in California on business.

We first ended up in Malibu. It was crazy busy with tons of people out on a sunny Saturday afternoon. There was no where to park and lots of people on the beach. After a while we decided to head up North, as we heard it is less populated with beach-goers.

We drove about 15 miles North and ended up in Ventura County. It was not as crowded so we decided to stop. As you can see in the picture, Theresa (the one in the middle) is surfing. CJ and I sat on the rocks and took in the beautiful scenery.

Sunday Night Music

On Sunday night we went to see my friend Alana Sweetwater perform at the Hotel Café in Hollywood. Alana is a singer/songwriter who I met at work when she was temping for our office. She is a wonderful singer and a great performer.
About 6 months ago, she moved to New York. She has been playing shows in NY, and came back for this performance to play in front of some record labels.
One of these days she will be famous. She’s one of those people that you can tell, once you meet her, that she is going places in this world.
Good luck, Alana!

The Dark Knight

On Sunday, we went to see The Dark Knight. It was the best Batman movie I’ve ever seen. The movies they made in the 90’s were a joke (although the first two weren’t bad), and the one they made 3 years ago was the best up until now.
Heath Ledger was very good in his role as the Joker. The actors were all very good and the characters were well developed.
Even if you are not a fan of superhero movies, this one had a lot of elements that would appeal to a wide audience. It was more like a mystery/crime drama with a superhero thrown into the mix. If you want to get technical, Batman really isn’t what you think of as a typical superhero (Spiderman, Hulk, etc.) since he has no superpowers. He is more of a detective in a cape :) None the less, it was a good movie. It’s was long at 2 ½ hours, but it is well paced and I wasn’t bored at all.

Post Vegas

Well, I made it back from Vegas on Sunday night, but I've been lazy at updating my blog about the weekend. I got to Vegas on Saturday morning without a lot of traffic. I picked up Keith at the Circus, Circus Hotel and we went to find out how far the Rio Hotel was from our hotel. We saw Penn & Teller (Illusionists/Comedians) at the Rio. We thought about walking there, but decided it was to far too walk.

The show was very funny and their magic was awesome. They used audience participation throughout their show. A couple of times, I thought they were going to stop at us and ask us to help out. They did not. After the show, they both came outside the theater and greeted their audience.

That night we did some gambling and walking around.

Earlier that day we also walked to the Stratosphere to get a view of the Las Vegas area. The tower is 1, 149 feet in the air. You get great views of the area, and in this picture you can see the Vegas strip.

The next day we did a lot of walking. We went from one end of the strip to the other, which is about 4 miles. With temperatures over 100, it seemed liked a lot further.

At the Mirage Hotel, we saw the theater and gift shop for the Beatles/Cirque du Soleil "Love" show.

Here I am in front a cool multi-changing colored wall with the Beatles behind me. When I go back to Vegas, I definitely want to see this show.


This is a picture of the pyramid of the Luxor hotel. It was very cool inside with huge statues and ornate decorations... and of course, a casino.

I left Sunday night and experienced some traffic, but it only added an hour to my drive.

Now I am ready to go back for a couple more days. I will plan that for a cooler month than July!

Vegas, Baby!

I'm on my way to Vegas this Saturday for a quick trip. CJ is in Indiana and I'm meeting a friend to hang out and have some fun.

I'm making the trip by myself, so hopefully my car doesn't break down in the desert. It should be okay, because my vehicle is fairly new.

We are going to see Penn & Teller on Saturday night, so that should be fun.

I hope everyone had a great 4th of July!!! Go America :)

Environment

On Saturday we received these environmentally friendly products in the mail. Our city sent out free Compact Fluorescent Bulbs and bathroom aerators to all of their citizens. I thought it was a good idea to get people exposed to conserving energy and water. I do try to help out the environment when I think of it, so this was a great gift to get in the mail.
We have put one of the bulbs in a lamp and we have the aerator on the bathroom sink.
I suggest everyone try and conserve energy when they can.