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I'm Lovin' It

2010-04-29T13:15:00.005-06:00

So we all know the poem:

April Showers:

Bring May Flowers

But what do April SNOW showers bring????

More days for me to lounge in hoodies, which makes me a very happy person! My thought is enjoy this while it lasts. The 100+ heat will be here soon enough :)

Woo Hoo!

2009-09-10T07:56:00.004-06:00

Seriously Keith Urban is my favorite concert every year, besides 311. I have a lot more pictures to post, and a very funny story, later though, I must be productive at work today :)

How do you forget?

2009-08-26T22:33:00.003-06:00

Read this first.
Really? How on earth can you forget that you have a living thing in your car? What a horrible end to a life, for a child or an animal. I just don't get that line of thinking. "Oh I just got so busy with things that I forgot that my child/dog is practically melting in my car". Some people should really have to take an I.Q. test before being allowed to care for others.
I actually ended up calling Animal Services on someone in a WalMart parking lot because the idiot left their dog in the car during a 90+ degree day. The windows were cracked so I'm sure their line of thinking was that they wouldn't be that long, and the dog loves car rides so everything should be ok. Have you ever tried sitting in your car in the middle of summer for five minutes without the air on? It's torture! And yet every year there are stories of infants and toddlers dying from heat stroke, and who knows how many poor animals that die and never get reported. Leave the poor dogs at home! And as for the kiddos, who knows. If its really so inconvenient to take them out of the car and into the store with you that you'd rather risk leaving them in the car, maybe you're not ready for parenting. Honestly!

If only

2009-06-05T12:56:00.001-06:00

I want to get paid to figure out useless information like this:

http://www.slate.com/id/2219775/?GT1=38001

Have a great weekend folks

2009-05-13T07:43:00.001-06:00

Wicked and Easter

2009-05-12T22:44:00.003-06:00

So Wicked was amazing. Mom, Brandi and I went on a Sunday night. It's such a great play with amazing music, and a storyline that really makes you think. I really hope it comes back through here. I would see it again in a heartbeat. Thanks again for standing in line Brands!

The fam has always had a fun Easter tradition. We start the morning off with the Easter egg hunt then mini golf, lunch and bubbles. The last two years we've lucked out and had Payton so of course that adds to the fun of the egg hunt and bubbles :) Every year the golf game is different, someone has a great game, someone is laughably horrible, and Payton ends up playing hockey until her golf ball hits the hole. This year was my time to shine. I had two hole in ones, but choked at the end. Jared took first with Shane and I tied for second. Mom took third, and Brandi, well Brandi just wasn't as good as last year.
This year we also decided to do some batting cages, which is pretty dang funny when you have almost zero depth perception. We did slow pitch softball so Payton could play, and so Brandi and I wouldn't get hit. Jared and Shane held their own, they were rusty at first, but their game got better. I was pretty impressed by Payton. She has no fear and ended up hitting quite a few balls. Brandi and I tried our best. Jared actually hopped in the batting cage to try and help Brandi out, but I think we're just stuck being cheerleaders
Our giants bubbles didn't turn out quite as good as last year, but it was still fun to watch Payton and Kizzie chase bubbles down. Good times.

Live Long And Prosper

2009-05-08T12:45:00.003-06:00

I'll admit it, I have an inner Trekkie. I went to an early screening last Thursday. It was awesome! JJ Abrams is a genious. There were plenty of inside jokes for those who watched the old series, and lots of cool new stuff for those who've never watched the show. I was in geek heaven.

Also, Wolverine was equally cool. Hugh Jackman is perfect for that role. I can't wait to see the Deadpool spinoff and Wolverine sequel... up next to satifsy my inner nerd: Transformers 2, GI Joe, Harry Potter and Terminator. I love pop culture.

Holy Crap

2009-04-23T22:04:00.003-06:00

Okay I'm sure everyone read the story, but I have to comment. In short this girl is 19, is 5'11" tall and weighs 108 lbs. She was a contestant in Australia's Miss Universe pageant. According to the standard BMI scale she is officiall malnourished. Officials are saying they're looking into whether or not she has an eating disorder. The thing that cracks me up though is that for as gaunt and skinny as she looks she still took 2nd in the competition.. 2ND!!!

How are you supposed to promote healthy body types in young women when this women, who is quite literally skin and bones takes second in a beauty contest. It just floors me. I just don't get it. Granted I'm not in a position to say much. I'm on the chubby end of the BMI scale myslef, but really, can't we all just be healthy, not "skinny"?

Yeah, still here

2009-04-22T22:02:00.005-06:00

I wish I could say I've been so busy having crazy fun adventures that I haven't had time to write, but alas, it's not true. I think the most exciting thing that has happened recently is that I've finally been able to quit biting my nails. They're actually growing, and kind of pretty. Work has been the usual. BBW always makes me laugh. To all those angry women who wanted a $12 lotion for $3.50 I say, go to Wal Mart. I'm not risking my job to "hook you up" sorry. And to the husbands/boyfriends trying to find a gift for their significant other, I can't tell you what scent to buy. I don't have to smell it on her so honestly I don't care. Use your nose and pick something.

I think the next few weeks hold some fun. This weekend is the Springfest Competition, or as I like to call it: The weekend where I follow Brandi around like a lost puppy dog making sure her head doesn't fall off. Always good times. I got an ipod shuffle for my services last year so I can't complain too much. By the way Brands, can I have that back?
Then of course there's Lagoon, a family wedding, a friends wedding, a kid who's like family wedding, Memorial Day and I think my birthday is in there somewhere. I think now that I've hit the 25 mark there's really no fun in birthdays. There's no milestone that I get to sit around for and get excited about; except maybe turning 27 on the 27th, but really that's it.

Of course on the pop culture end there's tons of good movies and books. The third book in the Alchemist series, Fablehaven, The Last Apprentice. Star Trek, Wolverine, Angels and Demons, Harry Potter, and some other ones that I forgot about. I guess I can just keep my poor albino-like skin safe from the sun and see movies all summer. Who knows, maybe my big adventure for 2009 will pop up soon. Sorry for the randomness, I'll think of something better to write about next time....

Dr. Seuss Day

2009-03-02T13:35:00.003-07:00

It's Dr. Seuss's birthday today. I love his books. "Oh The Places You'll Go" is my favorite. It was a gift from my family to me when I graduated from high school. I thought I would share some of my favorite quotes from a few other books too since there are some great ones.

“I have heard there are troubles of more than one kind. Some come from ahead and some come from behind. But I’ve bought a big bat. I’m all ready you see. Now my troubles are going to have troubles with me!”

"Today is your day! Your mountain is waiting. So…get on your way.”

“You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself in any direction you choose. You’re on your own. And you know what you know. You are the guy who’ll decide where to go.”

Think left and think right and think low and think high. Oh, the thinks you can think up if only you try.”

“And will you succeed? Yes indeed, yes indeed! Ninety-eight and three-quarters percent guaranteed.”

“My alphabet starts with this letter called yuzz. It’s the letter I use to spell yuzz-a-matuzz. You’ll be sort of surprised what there is to be found once you go beyond ‘Z’ and start poking around!”

“If you never did, you should. These things are fun, and fun is good.”

Thanks Brandi for mentioning your school celebrations today :)

2009-02-11T15:37:00.004-07:00

Cancer is an ugly, interesting thing. We lost my aunt Suzie this weekend. It was her second courageous battle. This time she lost, or won depending on which way you look at it. The second round came back around November and we never quite got a timeline of how long she'd be with us. We were finally told she had about six months last week. The entire family gathered together this weekend for the long holiday. I guess she decided since we were all together it was okay to answer the call to go home.
Death always raises a lot of questions. Why her, she was a loving mother, sister and daughter. She was a second mother to her granddaughter. Her youngest son is gettting married this spring, and will no longer be able to celebrate his happiest day with his mom. You start to feel angry because there are so many "bad" people out there who should be gone, not her.
It also makes me grateful however. She's free from pain, she's no longer confined to a bed. Her beautiful red hair is back. She's back home with her Heavenly Father. Her time here was finished, she accomplished what she needed to in this life. I'm grateful for the knowledge that I'll see her again, and that she and my grandmother are reunited and will be there to watch over all of us while we are still here.
It's never easy losing a loved one, but it makes me that much more thankful for the gospel in my life and to know that this isn't the end. We'll all be together again..whether we like it or not.
She'll be deeply missed, but we'll see her soon.

Sundance

2009-01-24T15:30:00.004-07:00

Volunteering this year was actually really fun. I worked at the Eccles Theater, which is attatched to Park City High School. The great part about that was there was always parking. I can't even imagine trying to park on Main Street. And I worked indoors, no freezing temps for me. Anyway, on to the important stuff, I saw Pierce Brosnan, Jim Carrey, Ewan McGreggor, and Johnny Lee Miller ( he played the title character in Eli Stone.) They keep the celebrities pretty well roped off from everyone, but I was close enough to tell who they were, which with my eyesight is pretty dang close! I couldn't get any pictures though, that's a big no no.

Park City is its own world, but during Sundance it's another universe. There were so many people! Every cafe or restaurant was packed, the bars had lines for blocks. I've never heard so many different accents in one place. You definitely weren't in the "in crowd" unless you were wearing black or fur, which made me laugh.

My favorite part was the films, and I learned quick that at Sundance they are NOT movies, they are flims. I watched a lot of non mainstream stuff that I wouldn't normally see, but still enjoyed. It's weird that the films aren't rated there. You definitely have to research what you're going to see because at a couple movies people ended up walking out because of the content. I'll give you the names in case they get bought and released to theaters:

"Amereeka" This was about a Palestinian mother and son who move to America a few days before we attacked Iraq and captured Saddam. It goes through their struggles in both countries, and eventually their success here

"Si Nombre" Based on actual events, Honduran immigrants ride on the top of freight trains all the way through Mexico in order to reach the US border. After the movie the director spoke of his time riding the trains. He said it was very humbling and scary. At One point a fight broke out and someone was thrown from the top of the train into the middle of nowhere.

"End Game" Also on true events, this was about the African peace negotiations that led to eventual release of Nelson Mandela.

"The Carter" A documentary about the rapper Lil' Wayne

"I Love You Phillip Morris" Jim Carrey and Ewan McGreggor as gay lovers that meet in prison. It's really a romantic comedy

"Cold Souls" Paul Giamatti sells his soul because he thinks it's the cause of his failure, then realizes his mistake

So there you are, my first adventure this year, hopefully I'll find some more fun stuff to do. I'll definitely do Sundance again next year though.

Storytime!

2009-01-16T12:52:00.004-07:00

Well not so much a story from me really, but that's the theme for this year's Sundance Film Festival. My "goal" for 2009 was to try new things, and just get out and do stuff. My first adventure will be volunteering for the festival at the Eccles Theater in Park City. I'm excited and kind of nervous, my first shift is tomorrow. I've been warned repeatedly that I'm not allowed to ask for photos or anything from the stars...but I'll see what I can do. I'll try and update later this week after my first couple shifts. Yay for new adventures!

Makes You Think

2009-01-07T13:07:00.002-07:00

Brandi sent me this article today. It really makes you think about where your priorities are, especially since we're in the new year and are supposed to have "resolutions".

The Office

2008-12-23T09:17:00.005-07:00

The Wrapping Ninja paid a visit to our art director this morning, it's a Chrismas miracle!

WICKED!!!

2008-12-12T11:28:00.002-07:00

Yay!! We got tickets!! Brandi waited in line for six hours, but we got them!! Can't wait until April!!

Turkey Day

2008-11-26T08:40:00.002-07:00

Lol remember making these in primary? Maybe it was kindergarten... Anyway

Happy Thanksgiving everyone!

Twilight Today!

2008-11-21T08:12:00.004-07:00

So I won't beat around the bush, I'm so tired! Oh and the movie was pretty dang good. No movie can ever fully satisfy anyone who has read the book it's based on, but this was pretty close. I think the Cullens were cast very well, Rosalie was such a b*tch! I loved hating her. Charlie and Renee were great too. I thought Kristen Stewart stuttered a little too much, but that's just me. Robert Pattinson did great showing Edward's anguish and self torture over wanting Bella. The dialogue wasn't as bad as I thought, and the special effects were done really well. I like the soundtrack even more because each song was set so well with it's part in the movie. So yeah, I liked it, I hope they get to do New Moon, that was my favorite book.
As far as the midnight fan mania went Jordan Commons wasn't too bad. There was some VIP party going on so there were lots of girls dressed up for prom. There were also some vampires, werewolves, and indians. Actually I was surprised at how many guys were there to see the movie. Most of them were just being dragged around by girlfriends/wives, but a few were dressed up too! A good chunk of my entertainment was listening to people's reactions during the movie. There was a collective "swoon" when we first saw Edward.
In other non- fantasy life news, it's the 4A and 5A state football games today at Rice-Eccles. Cottonwood is playing for 4A so if Brandi can play hooky from work we're going to try and make it up there to cheer them on. Alta and Bingham play for 5A and I'll be rooting for the Miners! My boss's son plays for Alta so I should want them to win, but I have a long standing hate for the Hawks so too bad.

Twilight Tonight!

2008-11-20T13:16:00.004-07:00

Being the geeks we are, my mom sister and I are heading to a midnight showing of Twilight tonight. I'm 89.6% sure it's going to be pretty cheesey dialogue, but it's getting pretty good reviews. I'll post my review tomorrow. I do however reccoment the soundtrack. I now have a deeper appreciation for Paramore (she's got some killer lyrics). I've also found a "new" favorite band in Mutemath. Anywho, the night should be interesting with all the other die hards coming out to see it. It's kind of sad that it's here already though. After this the only thing I get to be geeky about is Star Trek and that doesn't come out til May :)

C-L-U-T-Z!!!

2008-11-12T07:58:00.003-07:00

Autumnfest was this weekend. Its a good first of year competition. But no dance competition would be complete without me doing something stupid. This time I managed to slip and fall on stage. I caught myself with my hand and ended up with this little beauty:

Now how did I slip? Slippery stage floor? Uneven stage? Getting kicked by someone else in an effort to get to the front of the stage first? Banana peel? Nope, just my own inability to stay on two feet. It's still sore and swollen, typing this hurts a little actually, so if there's no real improvement by Saturday we'll add to this adventure by seeing a doctor.

Do you know your Seinfeld?

2008-10-28T14:54:00.003-06:00

All my useless knowledge has finally done me some good! My friends Ryan and Serena purchased the Seinfled version of Scene It last week and it's a total blast for any geeky fan like myself. The game board is Jerry's apartment, and the game pieces are are a cereal box, puffy shirt, chinese box, and an indian statue. It was so much fun, and I kicked everyone's butt. I actually like all versions of Scene It?, they really test your pop culture knowledge.

On an unrelated note, get out and vote! I'm heading to an early voting location myself today, figured I'd avoid the lines. Go here for all your voter info.

It's Official!

2008-10-10T08:01:00.002-06:00

Today is the start of fuzzy sock & hoodie wearing, cozy up to the fire with some soup and hot chocolate weather. I love it, bring on the snow!

Oh, and go see Nick and Nora's Infinite Playlist, good tunes and a good show

Why I Love October

2008-10-01T08:23:00.006-06:00

-October is my start of fall. I know the technical day is September 21st, but it doesn't feel like fall to me until the first day of October. But it's not the only reason I love October, here are a few more:

-Haunted Houses- I don't care who you are these places are awesome. Where else can you run around screaming like a moron because some guy in a rubber mask said "BOO". I think the chainsaw guys are my favorite though

-The Nightmare Before Christmas- "This is Halloween everybody make a scream." I Love this movie. We watch it every year when we're carving pumpkins. I can almost quote the whole thing. Actually any Tim Burton movie is great for this season.

-Ghost Stories- Whether they are true or not I love ghost stories. 101.9 The End has the GIS on every October and they have the craziest stuff recorded from "ghosts". They freak me out every time I listen.

And Finally I love October because of Halloween, my favorite holiday. You get to dress up in costumes and get candy from strangers without getting in trouble :) Also, it's Brandi's birthday, so when we were little we would celebrate her birthday before going out to trick or treat. Mom would load us up on homemade pizza, cake and ice cream, and then send us out for candy. Truely awesome.
I can't wait to spend Halloween in Disneyland this year!

State Fair

2008-09-30T08:18:00.001-06:00

I agree, except for the girly girl part

2008-09-30T07:57:00.001-06:00

Take the Quiz and Share Your Results!

I must get on my soap box

2008-09-23T13:11:00.004-06:00

So BBW (Bath and Body Works) is hiring. On our sign in the store is similar to this one except that it also says "contratonda ahora" which loosely translates to contracting now. Anyway while working Monday night two Hispanic girls came in asking about the sign. One girl then asked how much english someone would need to know in order to work at our store. Of course they walked out without an application when we told them they needed to be able to speak fluend english. I was so irriated by this! Seriously how much english do you think you need to know in order to work at an english speaking store!

My point is this; Please come to America if you want, we are a land of opportunity for those willing to work hard for it. But for crying out loud learn the freaking language!

I also have a presidential campaign opinion I feel I need to express. No I don't know for sure who I'm voting for yet, I'm still researching. However, I'm so tired of all these emails and ad campaigns bashing the other candidate. I'm not really concerned with how they voted on a bill twenty years ago. Or that their 6th cousin hates the song "You're a Grand Old Flag". I just want to know what you as a president will do if elected, not what the other guy won't do. Anyway, that is all for now, I'll step off the soap box.

Shane's Birthday

2008-09-18T10:12:00.006-06:00

We went to Park City for Shane's birthday this year. I figured it would be fun to go play tourist for the weekend. We had Payton that weekend and Jared was at the races with dad so she and Brandi came up to play. Park City Mountain Resort has added a lot of fun stuff.

One of the newest rides up there is the Alpine Coaster. Pretty much you're in your own little cart on a roller coaster track and you determine your speed. There's a lever on the side of the cart that lets you go down the mountain as fast or as slow as you want. There were some wicked turns on that ride. I tried to ride down the whole course withhout using the brake, but it felt like I was going too fast so i chickened out a bit. I think you end up getting up to about 40 mph .Of course no Park City trip is complete without riding the Alpine Slide. Thanks to Alicia for being too chicken to ride it : ) She got some cool pics.

The other new ride is the Ziprider. You start at the same height as the Alpine Slide and hang on for sweet life as you fly to the bottom. Brandi kicked shane's butt in that race. Payton was too little to ride the Ziprider so she went and got lost in the human maze instead. They have the kids go in and find letters to spell out the word MAZE. Payton is a super sleuth and had all four letters and the exit found in ten minutes. She went back in though and helped the other kids find their way through.

We grabbed some grub and caught the last quarter of the BYU/Washington game, which was great. We then headed to our condo. All Seasons Resort Lodging has some great off season deals on condos so it was pretty cool. Anyway, we headed out to Harry O's for the night. It's a pretty cool club. I can't imagine how packed it probably is for Sundance. Alicia worked her magic with her job and got us a VIP section in the club. She's totally an MVF (Most Valueable Friend). We danced the night away and headed back to the condo for some much needed rest. I don't know who had my camera most of the night but here's some pics that someone took

Jeff in our VIP section Jeff and Laurie dancing it up

Of course no birthday would be complete without our classic pose :)

So yeah, it was good times, and great fun. Happy Birthday Shaney!

Eye Doc 2008

2008-09-17T09:03:00.002-06:00

So I'm blind. In a nutshell Brandi and I were diagnosed with Occular Albinism last year. Somewhere in our family genetics a form of albinism was passed along to us which affects the development of the fovea and the distribution of the optic nerves from the brain to the eye. Usually I can correct to 20/50 with my contacts in. (FYI this means I can see something at 20 feet that perfect vision people see at 60 feet.)
This always makes eye doctor visits fun. It's pretty much a game of "Can you see this line?" "No" "How about now?" "No" "And Now?" "No." This year I got some bummer news. My eyesight got a little worse. Not by much, and I'm still okay to drive, but it always sucks to hear that it's worse rather than better. The doctor said my eyes looked a little dry and beat up. I was told to get some glasses to give my eyes a rest and to quit sleeping in my contacts. I did get complimented on my beautiful eyelashes though so I guess you take the good with the bad.

The kind of good news out of this is that there's a test that can be done that identifies the albino gene and isolates it in order to prevent it from being passed on to my children. I plan on doing this. I know a lot of people argue that this is genetic manipulation. That it's playing God in some way. I don't believe that in this situation. This "condition" is something that I've sturggled a lot with, and would want to have it fixed in a heart beat if I could. I don't know, just my own opinion I guess.

6 Quirks

2008-09-12T13:13:00.004-06:00

The sister tagged me for this one, here goes:

* Link the person who tagged you
* List 6 of your quirks
* Tag 6 other bloggers by linking them
* List the rules on your blog

My quirks:
1. My chapstick always has to be in my right pocket and my phone always has to be in my left pocket
2. I can't sleep at night without socks on. Even if I kick them off in the middle of the night, they must be on when I go to bed.
3. Nuts can't be in my dessert. Whenever mom makes brownies or a cake she has to do half the batch without nuts or I won't eat it.
4. I have to have something to snack on in a movie otherwise I bite the crap out of my nails.
5. I can't stand "text message english". C U L8R is not proper grammar folks! I do however, find myself using "LOL" alot lately, need to work on that
6. When ringing someone up at the good ol' BBW I will intentionally interrupt people talking on their cell phones while trying to pay. Two minutes without that thing attatched to your ear won't kill you jerk face.

Well there they are. I don't know who to tag so if you haven't done this one then do it :)

I Know I Know

2008-09-05T11:32:00.003-06:00

I hate not having an internet connection at home. Suprisingly, I've been busy at work at haven't had anytime to write. But don't despair! This weekend is super busy so there will be tons of updates including:

The eye doctor: Will the annual eye exam prove that I'm more blind, less blind, or the same?
Shane's birthday: Park City and the Alpine Slide, woo!
Kizzie's birthday: This is more so Payton can buy the dog a chew toy and we can have cake :)
First night of clogging: Good times, except I hurt today, I should really stretch before and after
State Fair: People watching galore!

I should also do a final review of the Olympics since I was so obesessed with them when they were on. We'll see I guess

I Love The Lake

2008-08-23T20:34:00.005-06:00

The past two weekends my friends and I have been able to enjoy the great weather and water at Pineview Resivoir which is tucked away in Ogden Canyon. We had a sweet campsite both days, with plenty of shade and perfect access to our jet skis. The first weekend was Serena's grandparents, little brother, her boyfriend and I. The second weekend was the same group excpet my friend Alicia joined us instead of Serena's little brother. Sadly, the Shanester had to work both weekends and couldn't join us.

Jet skiing is great for me since water skiiing is not an option with a bum knee. I managed to fall off the jet ski twice while getting too fancy with some turns. Pineview gets pretty crowded so it was somewhat of a challenge to make sure we were 150 feet from all other water craft.

The park rangers were in full force both weekends. Serena's little brother was stopped and had to show proof that he was eligible to ride. This weekend a group was charged $720 for anchoring their watercrafts in a swimming area. Anyway, it was great and here are some more pics;

Me, Serena and Devan

Me and Serena

Just the ladies

The "neopolitan legs" My vanilla white, Serena's sunburned strawberry, and Devan's Chocolate tan

Alicia and Serena

Ryan and Serena all tuckered out

Really??

2008-08-19T07:49:00.003-06:00

Man there have been some weird outcomes in womens' gymnastics! We had Alicia Sacramone take fourth to a Chinese girl who fell on her knees and land out of bounds on her vaults. Then there was the whole scoring fiasco from last night that somehow landed Natsia Lunkin with the silver. I'm not saying that China has paid off the judges, its just been weird. But I guess there will always be some drama involved when human judging is involved.

I'm sad to see gymnastics reach its end though because I've loved all the commentary by Bela Karolyi. I can only understand about every other word he says, but I love his passion. On NBC's Olympics page they have a video feature called "Ring The Bela". It's good stuff, go watch.

On another olympic note, holy Michael Phelps. The kid is a machine. It was so fun to watch him capture eight gold medals and seven world records. I was kind of upset that they (NBC) didn't focus much on the relay members of his teams. Phelps would have lost two golds if not for the fabulous anchoring by Jason Leezak.

I'm excited for the rest of the week. Our track and field athletes are picking up as the events go on. I think I can safely say we'll get gold for mens and womens basketball, softball, and one if not both beach volleyball teams. Here's hoping. USA All The Way!

Bloody Hell!!

2008-08-15T14:02:00.003-06:00

So Warner Brothers decided to move the release of Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince to July 2009. Freaking July! You can read their lame excuse for why they did it here. How irritating!

Scandal!!!!

2008-08-14T10:49:00.003-06:00

I love Olympic drama!
So the Chinese wanted to put on the best opening ceremonies ever, and they were pretty dang good. However, the little girl "singing" Ode to the Motherland was lip synching. The real singer was deemed not pretty enough to be on stage. Then their fireworks were digitally enhanced.
Now in competition we have the female gymnastics team. In Olympic competition you must be 16 years old in order to compete. These girls are not 16, but the Chinese government swears they are and simply reply with "look at their passports." However this story states that China's government owned media outlet had a story about one little girl being only 14 nine months ago.

You'll also recall that at our SLC Olympics, the pairs figure skating was rigged. A USA relay team was stripped of their medals from the '96 games because one member admitted to using performance enhancing drugs. Marion Jones also just lost her medals for drug use.

So this makes me wonder. Are atheletes, and governments, so obsessed with winning that they have to cheat to get their gold? Is there no longer any "nautral" talent? Anyway that's my vent for now, can't wait for the next scandal!

This is why you don't smack talk the Americans!!

2008-08-11T12:52:00.002-06:00

I'm sure you've all watched or read about the mens 4x100 relay last night but I had to write about it anyway. What an awesome race! It's definitely the best Olympic moment..so far. It was such a tight race, and to shatter the world record by 4 seconds is just insane. The announcers were talking about how fast everyone was. The fifth place finisher still beat the old world record. I'd hate to be that French guy that started all the smack talk. USA doesn't need to say anything, we show it! Watch the video and read the article here.

Road Trip

2008-08-09T13:49:00.008-06:00

There's nothing better than a summer road trip! Shane, Ryan, Serena, Alicia and I headed up to good ol Casper Wyoming to see Jeff Dunham.

First off, for those of you living under a rock and don't know him, Jeff Dunham is a comedian/venriloquist. He has a group of puppets that he performs with that are just hilarious. Peanut, Achmed the Dead Terrorist, and Walter are my personal favorites.

Anyway, while watching his DVD one night we decided to see if he was coming to Salt Lake on his tour. He wasn't so we decided a six hour drive would be worth it.

I'm usually known to have crazy "adventures" on road trips, something funny/interesting/scary always happens and this one was no different:

9 AM Sunday- We arrive at Ryan and Serena's where I triumphantly announce I finished Breaking Dawn. Alicia and Serena proceed to threaten me with my life if I mention anything in the book

9:30 AM- We arrive at McDonalds for breakfast because a road trip isn't complete unless you eat there at least once.

10 AM- On the road! sort of, Serena left her debit card at BBW in Gateway so we have to stop there and grab it.

10:15 AM - Serena realizes she also forgot her ID, at home, the opposite way we want to travel.

10:30 AM- We're sitting outside BBW while Serena grabs her card, I joke to Ryan that she won't be able to find it

10:32 AM Serena comes out and says she can't find her card

10:35 AM Serena makes it back, card in hand

11 AM- Back at the house. Serena runs inside. Shane mentions to Ryan that the inside of the car window looks dirty, Ryan then taks Serena's hat and cleans the window with it while telling us not to say anything :)

11:05 AM- Finally on the road!!

I think we were just outside of Rock Springs and heading toward Green River when we drove past one of those wind mill energy fields. I don't know exactly how they work, but they were cool to look at:

Anyway, thanks to Ryan's superb driving skills, and Serena being too wrapped up in her book to yell at those driving skills, we made to Casper around 5. We ate a little sports bar called Sidelines and it was dang good grub. We snuck into the opening act, a comedian/guitarist named Brian Haner, whose son is the lead guitarist in Avenge Sevenfold. Finally the moment arrived!

He did a little stand up act by himself for a bit, talking about his 16 year old daughter trying to fill up the car for the first time, classic. Then the real stars showed up. He was working on some Christmas material for an upcoming special on Comedy Central, but it was still great. I took some video but it's probably not very good. I was laughing so hard I couldn't hold my camera very still. His humor might be kind of crude for some people, but I loved it, he's great.

Monday was a pretty uneventful ride home. Serena found out about the hat and Ryan was in trouble for a bit. Alicia and Serena finally finished Breaking Dawn so we talked about what we liked and didn't like. We tried to stop at Taco John's in Green River for Serena, apparently she ate there all the time when there was one in Salt Lake, I'd never heard of it, but sadly it was closed:

So yeah that was our fun trip. I'm glad the five of us have such similar personalities and get along so well or else I don' t think our trip would have worked so well. Can't wait for the next one!

Hot Hot Heat

2008-08-08T15:17:00.003-06:00

So I think I finally have an answer to the age old question; would you rather be in extreme heat or cold. I would go for cold in a heart beat. The AC broke in my work building yesterday and didn't start working until about 11 AM this morning. That feeling of your body temp slowly rising and your clothes getting stuck to you is just unbearable, plus you just feel icky for the rest of the day until you can get home and shower. At least when its cold you can go numb and not have to worry about it. Some genuis thought they would help the situation by opening a window to let some fresh air in. What fresh air?! It's 80+ degrees outside and muggy. So now instead of it being hot it's now hot and muggy inside too. Now I know it's a dumb thing to wine about, but it really sucked. That's my vent for now.

Midnight Release

2008-08-06T07:39:00.008-06:00

As I mentioned, I went to the Midnight Release of Breaking Dawn at Barnes And Noble. My friend Alicia got in line at 7 in the morning Friday to get wristbands for her husband Adam and I that night. Alicia had an early morning shift Saturday so she couldn't go to the party so Adam went for her. What a trooper he was! The crowd was huge! From what I overheard from workers there around 2500 people there for a book. A lot of people dressed up for the wedding theme party. They had an Edward and Bella that you could have your picture taken with.Someone had rented a silver Volvo that you could have your picture taken by. There was even a group of girls who arrived in a stretch limo to celebrate the occasion.

We arrived at around ten and camped outsside most of the time. Alicia packed us snacks and Adam brought camping chairs. We wondered inside to see what was going on in there but it was way too crowded and hot. I received updates on how other events were going from Brandi, who volunteered at the B&N in Sugarhouse, and some friends who went to FYE. I think Jordan Landing was the craziest.

At 11 they kicked everyone out of the store and had us line up by the number on our wristbands. It got a little crazy trying to squeeze everyone in. Adam has a problem with crowds...and germs so this wasn't an ideal situation for him. We had a B&N volunteer sit with our group and gave out treats for answering trivia questions. I realized that I love the books but I can in no way be considered a "Twihard." The above picture was our "there's only five more minutes til midnight!" pic :) There weren't a lot of guys there so it was funny to listen to some of girls talking to Adam and asking how excited he was for the book and if he'd read them. He had the typical guy responses of "I'm here because my wife couldn't be." and "I don't read, I watch baseball!" But I think my favorite was "Who are Jacob and Edward?"

Midnight finally arrived and the first girl with her book came running out screaming with joy. A few others ran all the way down the line with their books in the air. I bought mine, and Adam bought his three. We headed over to IHOP to get some grub and as we walked out the restaurant around 1:30 B&N was finally closing their doors, the party offically over.

As for the book itself I enjoyed it, I had it finished by Saturday night. I won't give anything away except to say that Stephenie ended the book with good closure and added some great WTF and OMG moments. Another series has reached its end, now on to the next obsession!

Breaking Dawn

2008-08-01T08:04:00.004-06:00

So it's finally here. The last book of Twilight, Breaking Dawn gets realeased tonight at midnight. My friend Alicia is sitting in line at the Barnes and Noble in Jordan Landing to get her wristband. As of 8 AM the line stretched from B&N to Roberts, which is unreal to me. Take a look of that map here.

I don't think I have the same anticipation for this book as I did with Harry Potter. Probably because I haven't had to wait two freaking years for this to come out. I think I still like Potter better though. They are good books, kind of wordy, but good. However, I did not like The Host at all. I had to force my way through it only to start liking it in the last 50 pages. Oh well the same thing might just happen with the next JK Rowling book.

Anyway I think I'm most excited for the release party. The atmosphere of the biggest fans waiting is so neat. My mom, sister and I did this for Potter last year and it was so fun. People were clapping and cheering as they picked up their books. I think that's why I like opening night movies too. It just brings out the true geek in me I guess :)

So to everyone picking up their own copies tonight, enjoy. I hope that it ends the way everyone wants it to. And for those who haven't read the series yet, get on it!

Suga Shane

2008-07-18T09:13:00.003-06:00

So the boyfriend is quite the photographer. His camera is an extension of his arm :) He's done our family pictures twice, won multiple awards at the State Fair, and won photo contests at local outdoor reatailer stores. This cute little guy in fact was published in the Outdoors section of the Salt Lake Tribune yesterday;

Anyway, I keep telling him to start his own page to post his pictures, but he won't, so I did it for him!

2008-07-18T09:12:00.001-06:00

Catch up

2008-07-10T08:04:00.003-06:00

Hmm so this will be a quickie. Blogging at work isn't very productive.

-The 4th was fun. Hancock is a great movie, a must see. The fireworks at the Bees game were very good, they were even choreographed to music.
-Went camping with the mutt for the first time. She spent the entire time digging holes. I'll post the video soon.
-The 311 concert was aweseom as always. I'm excited for John Mayer next week. Maybe Jennifer Aniston will come with him.
-I'm in need of a new book series so if anyone has some suggestions let me know.
-I'm very excited to spend an entire day at Lagoon without having to dance there. Can't wait to see how bad the sun burn gets.
-The craptastic sale is over, and here's some more "special customer" moments:
"Why all the great deals. Are you moving"
" No its our semi annual sale"
"So you have this every year?"
"Yes"
"How often?"
"Semi-Annually...twice a year."

"Oh I have a coupon for a free item"
"Okay I'll just need it to enter the free item code."
" I don't have it with me."
"Well then unfortunately I can't give you the item."

And finally, the reason you're not being helped the way you want has nothing to do with you being Hispanic. It's because you're request is unreasonable. Don't call us racist.

So yeah that's it. I'll try to find something more interesting next time. But it is 7/11 day so make sure to get a free slushee :)

Fireworks and such

2008-07-02T08:41:00.008-06:00

First, I've never linked anything so we'll see if this works. Second, this is a link to a sample of the new citizenship test that will be used starting in October. I only got 75% right, and that was with multiple choice options, the real test is fill in the blank only. I consider myself a good patriotic American. For the fourth I'll be celebrating in true American fashion; a Will Smith movie, baseball game, and some fireworks. But man my American History knowledge sucks! I applaud those who take the real test. Try it out, and have a great holiday.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25461301/

My Cute Dog

2008-06-27T14:18:00.005-06:00

Just thought I'd show off my "child". Her name is Kizzie, and she's totally neurotic, but we love her. Payton wants to give her a birthday party this year, so I'll have more on that later. Thanks Brandi for the pictures.

Meh

2008-06-24T13:01:00.003-06:00

So I've been in a very crummy mood lately. I can't place my finger on who or what is causing it though. Anyway I was going to do a post of all the things bugging me lately. My own "things that must go" if you will, hoping it might help get me in a better mood. I wanted a good angry picture to start my post, but I found these instead. I laugh everytime I see them. I think I'm a little better now. :)

K'NEX ARE KEWL

2008-06-16T13:20:00.005-06:00

When I was 8 or 9 my parents bought me a set of K'NEX for Christmas. The second I opened the tub I was hooked! These things blew grandma's legos out of the water. I would spend hours in my room building airplanes, motorcycles, dune buggies, or whatever else I could come up with. I bought a small set for Payton this Christmas and this was our first project, the ferris wheel. It was really fun, I built one side, had her duplicate the other side, then we connected everything together. This set is neat because it came with a small motor so you can wind the ferris wheel up and it spins on its own. The added bonus was she was interested in it the whole time we built it. It's amazing what they've come up with to build now, like this little gem here:

Jared threatened me with my life if I ever bought this 6 foot bad boy, but I'm sure Payton and I will have other fun projects.

My Life As A Soundtrack

2008-06-12T13:32:00.002-06:00

I'll have to download a music player for these songs, some of these are just too funny :

-Opening Credits: "Don't Stop Believin" -Journey

-Waking Up: "Loose Lips" -Kimya Dawson

-First Day At School: "Different Names for the Same Thing" -Death Cab For Cutie

-Falling In Love: "Anything You Please" -Nathan McEuen

-Fight Song: "Not Falling Apart" -Maroon 5

-Breaking Up: "Breakdown" -Jack Johnson

-Prom: "Try" - John Mayer Trio

-Life: "Snow" (Hey Oh) - Red Hot Chili Peppers

-Mental Breakdown: "The (After) Life of the Party" -Fallout Boy

-Driving: "Walk The Walk" -Ryan Shupe And The Rubberband

-Flashback: "Hey Ya" - Outkast

-Getting back together: "Long Time Gone" -Dixie Chicks

-Wedding: "One Fine Day" - Natalie Merchant

-Birth of Child: "Dead Man's Party" -Oingo Boingo

-Final Battle: "Do What You Have To Do" - Sara McLachlan

-Death Scene: "Kill" - Jimmy Eat World

-Funeral Song: "Just One" - H00bastank

-End Credits: "Homebrew" - 311

There's A Bad Moon On The Rise

2008-06-10T07:27:00.005-06:00

This week the moon is at a waxing gibbous phase, which means it's slowly reaching a full moon. That full moon should be seen on the 15th, two days after Friday the 13th. Contrary to popular belief it is during the waxing moon phase that strange events occur, not the full moon. Why the science lesson you ask? Well, let me give you a little more background.

Working at the Welfare Mall I'm used to an "eccentric" environment. We have different varieties of stores and shoppers than what you might find at other malls. Sundays have been nicknamed white as minorities day, and every Tuesday we get a lot of challenged adults who come with their group homes to see a movie and shop. Friday nights are usually the teenager night, with a few "ladies of the night" stopping by our store to bathe themselves in our fragrances.

Last night however was one in a million.

My shift started out with a customer returning some product and then letting me know we have a homeless man outside the mall begging for money. Not exactly the kind of image we want to have for our ghetto mall so we called security to have him escorted off the property.
Twenty minutes later we had an employee from Morgan Jewlers come over and asked if we could check the balance on a merchandise credit card, there was a sixty dollar credit on it. She said she had a lady in her store trying to sell it to her for thirty dollars because she needed money for a bus ticket. She also let us know that this lady looked like a tweaker, or drug addict. My manager and I told the Morgan lady she could buy the card from the tweaker if she wanted, but it might be a scam.
Ten minutes later the tweaker comes in to our store. She had a horrible limp, and could have been very pretty if she wasn't hooked on drugs. We don't really pay much attention to her but she comes up with some items she needs to return. She has no receipt so its a 99.9% chance she stole these items from another store or ours while we weren't looking. We give her another merchandise credit card and she then limps out of the store, stopping at every tester to spray herself with our splash. She even managed to drop a bottle of lotion and shatter it. We don't think too much about it and go about our business.
Well what do you know ten minutes later she's back in the store. My manager has me stay within two feet of her the entire time she's in the store. This time she's in the store asking customers if they'll buy the merch. card we just gave her. She rambles off the bus ticket story again and offers the card for twenty five dollars. Thankfully everyone she asked turned her down and she wasn't to keen with me shadowing her the whole time so she bought a $2 lotion, used about five more products, then was met by security at the front of the store and escorted off property for soliciting.
So the point to this long- winded post is that since we already get weirdos to begin with and its a waxing moon this week, I can't wait to see what happens Friday night!

My Faves and Some Other Stuff

2008-06-04T11:19:00.021-06:00

These picture surveys are so fun!

Age on my next birthday:

Place I'd like to visit:

Favorite place to be:

Favorite thing to do:

Favorite food:

Favorite flower:

Favorite color:

City I live in:

Name of a pet:

Nickname I've had:

College Major:

1st job:

Goal this year:

The Craptastic Semi-Annual Sale

2008-06-03T07:54:00.006-06:00

Every January and June Bath and Body Works holds its Semi-Annual Sale. It's the time when we get rid of stuff that isn't selling well, bring back "discontinued" fragrances, and basically try to clean house. I love and hate this sale. I usually take the day off from my full time job to work the first day of sale just for entertainment purposes. We have ladies storming in the door at 9 AM and spend hundreds of dollars. Then they come back two days later and return half of their purchase because their husbands yelled at them for spending too much, I decided that I would post some of my favorite questions from customers. These might only be funny to me, but when you work retail long enough it's the little dumb things that keep you going:

-"Is everything on this table $3?"

"Yes everything on the $3 table is $3"

-"So do I have to buy five items to get them for a dollar?'

"Yes, that is why the marketing says 5 for $5."

"Well then I don't want them"

-"When will this item go on sale?'

"They don't tell us the sales until usually the night before, if you'd like I can add you to the email list so you can be updated on all our specials. Would you like to be on our email list?"

"No thanks"

-"I bought something here from your last sale that I loved and I'm trying to find it."

"Okay what was the name of it?"

"I don't know"

"Okay, what does it smell like?'

"I don't know"

"What color was it?"

"I think it was pink, and I got it for $5"

(Just FYI, we have at least 8 "pink" lotions)

-"Can I use this coupon?"

"No, that is from Bed Bath And Beyond."

"Oh, well aren't you the same store?"

"No we sale bodycare items. That store sells household items."

"Oh, so I can't use it then?"

"I'm sorry, no."

That's it for now. The sale runs for a month though so I'm sure I'll hear more.

Thunder!

2008-05-29T10:34:00.004-06:00

There's a sweet storm going on in Sandy right now! I love these storms! Just thought I'd share :)

Peace, Love And Rock And Roll

2008-05-27T13:22:00.006-06:00

For a belated Memorial Day I did 100 memorable things about me. This took forever so I won't blame you if you quit reading halfway through. :)
1. I have occular albinism, sounds fancy I know. In a nutshell I can only correct to 20/60 with my contacts and there’s no cure, for now.

2. So yes, my eyes are really this color blue, no tricks with colored lenses, its part of the albinism curse.
3. I think people think I have a staring problem, but really I’m just trying to focus my eyes. Or I may not even be looking at them
4. I've never dated someone taller than me

5. I am a natural red head. I was born with Brandi’s same hair color but it went red in 2nd grade.
6. In 2nd grade I was furious that my hair was turning red.

7. I have horrible posture, I’m pretty sure I’ll be a hunchback when I’m older
8. My parents named me after the Bionic Woman
9. Mom had to pierce my ears at 18 months because everyone thought I was a boy
10. If I could have a super power, I would manipulate time and be able to time travel.
11. My favorite superhero is Batman or Ironman, they have no special powers, they simply use what god gave em, okay and some pretty cool gadgets
12. I can’t waith for the new Batman movie
13. I can’t wait for a lot of movies actually. I love movies, except chick flicks
14. I’ve been clogging since I was four and don’t know what I’ll do with myself when I quit…guess I’ll judge
15. In that clogging world I am known as Brandi’s kid sister/tag along…and I’m okay with that
16. I hate the Rocky Theme song. Everytime I hear it I have horrible flashbacks of crying my eyes out at Lagoon because I didn’t make the All American Team
17. When I go to hell, Cotton Eyed Joe and the freestyle music will be playing
18. I root for the underdog, The Jazz, 49ers, Cubs, they’re my favorites
19. I don't care who wins, BYU or Utah, I just hope every year is a good game
20. I am a complete clutz. I have almost no coordination. Here are some examples
21. I dislocated my knee at sixteen by slipping on wet grass
22. I knocked out my front tooth by running into an open car door
23. I skinned half my arm off by falling down a hill while rollerblading
24. There’s a chip in my chin from getting hit by a baseball bat
25. I bite my nails, and it’s a habit I don’t think I’ll ever be able to break
26. I like watching the nurse draw blood, don’t know why it’s just fascinating for me
27. Sports are great. I love playing and watching them
28. I’m a total tomboy. I hate pink and anything that is frilly
29. I never owned a Barbie and can count on one hand the number of times I played them with friends
30. I have a great memory, for some of the stupidest information.
31. I think I have ADD, this list is testing my limits of concentration
32. I sometimes think I don’t have a soul because automatic doors and sinks won’t work for me
33. Every situation in life has a reference to either Seinfeld or Simpsons
34. When I bowl I can get the same score left or right handed, a crappy one
35. When I become super rich I will travel the world, and buy a home in Ireland
36. I will also go to every theme park and ride all the roller coasters
37. I’ve never watched Sex and the City, and have no desire to
38. I love reading, I’m a total bookworm. I love all types, but mostly fantasy
39. The Twilight Series was a good series just a little too romancey for me
40. However, I like Edward much more than Jacob
41. I work at Bath and Body Works part time but I don’t use any of the lotions, I think most of them stink and are way too pricey.
42. The customer is not always right, Half the time they don’t know what they’re talking about
43. I’m the youngest grandchild on both sides of my family, earning me the nickname “caboose”
44. Gollyg was a nickname given to me by an art teacher because he couldn’t pronounce my last name
45. My full time job is at a screenprint factory, I have no job title so I created one, Art Department Data Entry, this makes me feel special
46. I procrastinate, but that’s usually when I do my best work
47. I love rainstorms, especially when there’s lots of thunder and lightning
48. Kizzie, my “child”, was adopted from a shelter five years ago
49. It took her two years before she started barking
50. She is the cutest thing in the world hands down
51. I’m dating an awesome guy named “Suga Shane”
52. No we’re not engaged and have no plans to marry anytime soon
53. Arrested Development was a great show and should have stayed on the air
54. I’m driving the same car that I’ve had since my senior year in high school, it will survive forever
55. I have fantastic friends that I love and would do anything for, and they would for me
56. Same goes for my family, we fight and claim to hate each other sometimes, but in the end the love is there
57. Music is amazing. I love all types. I think radio DJ’s have the greatest job
58. When I grow up I want to be something important
59. I love camping, as long as I can shower
60. I am stubborn, and I’m always right
61. I’m quick tempered.
62. Once I get mad, I’ll explode, then be fine five minutes later
63. I hate hypocrites
64. “Do as I say not as I do” is a cop out for lazy people, if you’re going to be an example to people, do it right
65. Professional atheletes get paid way too much. It should be required that a portion of their salary get donated to a charity
66. My favorite job was working with disabled children at Hartvigsen. They are truly special spirits
67. Downs Syndrome kids are the sweetest kids ever
68. Half those kids would be “normal” if they’re parents weren’t drug addicts
69. So I think people should have to take a parenting test before they are allowed to populate the world
70. I still have my wisdom teeth and tonsils
71. I have danced on the Grand Ole Opry Stage
72. Disneyland is the happiest place on earth, most of the time
73. I don’t speak Spanish, I don’t need to. I’m American
74. Politicians drive me nuts. Don’t tell me why the other guys are wrong, tell me how you’re going to make it right
75. Laughter really is the best medicine
76. Living a good life is not the best revenge. The best revenge is putting wet newspaper on a car on a freezing night.
77. I understand that people don’t approve of the war, but at least support the people who have to go fight it
78. Saying that God killed a soldier because they let gay people in the army is stupid
79. I can’t swim, I can keep myself above water, but I’d never be able to swim long distance
80. I’ve never been able to water ski, I’m afraid my knee will go out
81. I’ve also never gone skiing or snow boarding for the above reason
82. I love the smell of a guy’s cologne, just not when they bathe in it
83. I’m allergic to shellfish
84. I hate seafood anyway, and Chinese food
85. I love hoodies, I would wear them everyday if the weather premitted
86. I love roller coasters; the crazier the better
87. I never wear shorts, too many scars
88. I can get a sunburn within 15 minutes of being outside
89. I was a yearbook geek in highschool
90. I would love to be able to sing
91. I’d also like to play the guitar
92. I have to spell out everything on a text, I hate the shortcuts, i.e cu l8tr
93. I don’t believe in global warming
94. I could never be a school teacher, because of the parents
95. My very first memory is getting a teddy bear for christmas
96. I like living on the west side, it’s interesting
98. People watching is one of my favorite hobbies
99. I can’t say that I only have one hero because everyone I know is a hero yo me for different reasons

100.“Someday” is going to be a very busy day for me

Indiana Jones And The Megaplex Of Doom

2008-05-23T07:39:00.001-06:00

So I decided what better way to start off a blog then with an "Adventure". Normally I only have these with Brandi but I guess I get to experience them on my own now.
Last night was the opening night of Indiana Jones and The Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull. Of course mom and I went opening night, that's kind of our thing. We got to The District with Shane and Lynda (my boss from work) with about ten minutes to spare. I heart The District becuase it's assigned seating, way better than sitting in line forever to fight for seats. The previews start, nothing too great, Get Smart looks good. Oh and we got Twilight too.
Anyway the movie starts, it's classic Indiana, couple wise cracks, characters with bad accents, when we hear this beeping noise and the projecter shuts down. The fire alarm is going off! The pre recorded voice comes over a speaker saying we have to evacuate the building. There's a flashing light like a picture flash blinding everyone every five seconds as we all stumble in the still dark theater to get outside. We start to stand up and I accidentally dump Shane's gallon of popcorn and his drink all over the floor.
We get outside and start trying to figure out what in the world would be so important that they would stop Indiana Jones. Forty five minutes later we find out there was a grease fire in one of the "restaurants" in the complex resulting in the evacuation. They reset the alarm and we're back to Indy about an hour later.
The staff there were really great. Everyone received a free movie ticket for our troubles. The "mob" of movie goers were good too. I didn't hear anyone complaining too much. I think though that if it was a Harry Potter movie someone would have died :) I enjoyed the rest of the movie. People may say it's not that great but for a Memorial Day popcorn thriller I loved it.