trip to the zoo

awhile back, me and the fam and some friends that we consider family went to the zoo and had a jolly good time.

enjoy the photos. :)

the zoo

waaayyy kewl movies

so, i have my moments every so often when i go into siskel and ebert mode. this is one of those times, so, here goes another list of waaaayyyy neat-o movies that i've seen recently.

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if you have ever seen kung fu hustle, then you've heard of stephen chow. he also directs this little gem that is directed to a younger audience. it's about a very poor little boy who's given a gift by his equally poor father and the adventure that ensues. it's a funny, adorable story with loads of kung fu elements splashed throughout. for me, i feel it's a keeper, but for the rest of the world, i just think you should watch it. it's awesome.



Hancock



this movie was just awesome and totally unexpected. it had a very neat twist and a very unconventional way of telling the tale of a super hero. this movie definitely breaks all sorts of molds and i found it friggin awesome . . . didn't i already say that? well, it's double awesome.

Son of Rambow



this movie is so, just, wow. it's about this little boy who's brought up ultra-religious and through some smooth talking done by the school bully, this little boy is introduced to rambo, violence, television, going against authority, and, above all, finding his imagination and running with it. moral of the story? let your kids watch rambo before it's too late! not really, but, let your kids be kids for pity's sake.

now, go watch this movie.

you will not be sorry.

rambo would.



Wall-E



for some stupid reason, this movie got a lot of flack because of the fact that it dealt with a society of people who relied too much on technology and became really obese. it's a cartoon people. it's for the kids. and it's an awesome story.

this little short circuit lookin' dude is left alone to clean up earth and he goes a little loopy, but then he finds love, hitchhikes to this society of fat people, saves the day and wins the girl and everyone learns a lesson.

what's not to love? why does everyone have to get their panties in a bunch every time something little rubs 'em the wrong way?

silly, small-minded people make me itch . . .

all in all, it's a great movie. the short that comes before it is pixar's best yet, in my opinion (my dad almost wet his pants).



so, that's all i have for the moment, but i'm sure that there'll be more later on.

magic dragon

good times, good food, and, above all, good friends.

magic dragon

men in skirts . . . totally awesome

i've actually been wanting to go to these games forever and i finally had the opportunity last weekend. i went with my bug and my buddy chris. we met up with a couple of his friends while we were there.

we missed most of the athletics, but made the tail-end of some events (yeah men in kilts!). the important thing we made it there for was the bag pipe band competition. it was AWESOME. i even had a chance to register with my clan (the Campbells of Argyle) and get a few souvenirs.

it was heaps of fun. i've linked an album of this pictures i took at the bottom, so check 'em out if you gots the time.

yeah kilts!

highland games

the unexpected reunion

all the details of this lovely happenstance are on the picture site.

enjoy!

unexpected reunion

audi: 1 me: -$854.57

so, my car is mended and home again . . . we (my pappy and i) had determined that the voltage regulator in the alternator had gone kapute, and there for the alternator would be in need of replacing.

i thusly take my car to the mechanic, they take out the alternator and can't find anything wrong with it, just that it's not charging the battery; solution? new alternator.

also, an interesting note on the alternator: there are two main manufacturers of audi alternators: bosch and veleo . . . and what's the alternator found in my car? a bosch/veleo. weird, huh? this stumps the mechanic. as well as the fact that the amprage of the alternator was much higher than it should have been and that the alternator, though marked as a 2001, wasn't put in allroads until 2003. it just had to be my car that had the weird funky phantom part that made no sense what so ever. and keep in mind also that this is the original alternator, not an after-market or modification. crazy german car makers . . .

at this point my car is very much dismantled, so he replaces the serpentine belt as well.

the important thing is, my car is intact and running and i am just that much more in the hole financially . . .

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