Movie Reviews – Gravity

April 2, 2014 by elzey | Leave a comment

How many times has someone told you “It’s a must see movie”, or “You have to watch it!” , and when you do watch it you’re like…are they kidding me. The movie was bad or only a C rating. I just had this happen with the movie “Gravity”. A bunch of people told me how great it was and it has Sandra Bullock, George Clooney, and Ed Harris, so it must be OK. Wrong it was a C- movie at best.

Gravity starts out and they’re already in space working on the Hubble telescope. Russia blows one of their satellites and cause a chain reaction destroying all sorts of other satellites, space stations, and everything else in it’s path. Everyone is dies except Sandra Bullock and she’s not an enthused astronaut. But she make it to the Chinese space station and uses an escape pod to get out of there.

Sandra look horrible in this movie. Her cute, girl next door, look has gone. NOw she looks like a lady that would keep a lot of cats or something. If I could do it over I wouldn’t even rent the DVD. I may have watch it if it came out on TV or something.

Today is April Fool’s Day!

April 1, 2014 by elzey | Leave a comment

The day of jokes and pranks. “Your shoe is untied” …April Fool’s. We’ve all played the little games and got a chuckle out of them and as you get older it’s oh no not April 1st again. But it comes every year and every now and then is completely forgotten.

No it’s not a National Holiday, which I heard people comment that it was. It’s just a day made for fun. Nobody has to play or accept the stupid little jokes if they chose not to. There is always that one person that we know with no sense of humor, the Ebeneezer Scrooge of joke day.

I tried to look up the history for the day and there are conflicting accounts. In the end it really doesn’t matter does it. Most of us don’t care if it was created in 1498 or 1998. Here is the most popular answer:

“In 1582, Pope Gregory XIII ordered a new calendar (the Gregorian Calendar) to replace the old Julian Calendar. The new calendar called for New Year’s Day to be celebrated Jan. 1. That ear, France adopted the reformed calendar and shifted New Year’s day to Jan. 1. According to a popular explanation, many people either refused to accept the new date, or did not learn about it, and continued to celebrate New Year’s Day on April 1. Other people began to make fun of these traditionalists, sending them on “fool’s errands” or trying to trick them into believing something false. Eventually, the practice spread throughout Europe.”

Those who were fooled were called poissons d’Avril, which means “April fish.

The reason behind this was because fish, such as those that hatch in April, are easy to catch and “April fish” are easy to catch with silly tricks.

Whatever the reason or history… your pants are unzipped….April Fools!

Enjoy the Holiday!

Crazy Monday…

March 31, 2014 by elzey | Leave a comment

Wow… it started out as one of those days where everything is crazy. I walked in the door at work at a couple minutes past 9am, and was meet at the door. What about this… How about that… should we do whatever… How did you do this last time…let’s look at the other building … and on and on. Nothing of great importance it was just everyone had question for me all at once. It litterly took till 11am for me to set at my desk and check my email.

Then it was lets go to lunch, which was a great thing but it took another hour out of my day. After I come back from lunch a couple of students from a couple weeks ago called and wanted different things from me. Well I’m such a nice guy I try and help and it typically leads me down the road of a couple wasted hours. I know I should “JUST SAY NO!, like Nancy Reagan preached, but I always think…”This will only that a second”.

Well the day isn’t even 1/2 way over and I’m already tired and ready to go back to bed…Crazy Monday…

Wow… it started out as one of those days where everything is crazy. I walked in the door at work at a couple minutes past 9am, and was meet at the door. What about this… How about that… should we do whatever… How did you do this last time…let’s look at the other building … and on and on. Nothing of great importance it was just everyone had question for me all at once. It literally took till 11am for me to set at my desk and check my email.

Well the day isn’t even 1/2 way over and I’m already tired and ready to go back to bed…

Thank Goodness Applebee’s has a $6.00 burger deal going on! lol

Couch Surfing

March 30, 2014 by elzey | Leave a comment

There are website out there for people who “Couch Surf”. It’s just what it says, people post on a website if they will offer a couch to sleep on for some travelers. People send them and email and make arrangements for them to stay 1 or 2 nights. It’s as simple as that.

I keep up with a photographer who has spent 24 months doing this and he claims that his life has been enriched by doing so. He says he has made life long friends from all walks of life. He’s taken hundreds of photos and is publishing a book next year. He says people are not always what they first appear to be. He said that he’s stayed in rich peoples home and was basically allowed to sleep the night in a guest room with a private bath and then dismissed early the next day without him getting to know the people. He also tells how he has stay in a home made or corrugated metal and the people were the nicest people in the world.

I encourage my sons to do something like this, to explore the world and meet new people from different countries. To eat foods they’ve never heard of, and become humble to others. I thought for years that I’d pack my motorcycle (when I was early to mid 20’s) and ride. When my destiny brought me somewhere that I loved that is where I’d call home. I guess that is sort of how I got here. Life never takes you down the path you think it will, there are so many 90 degree turns… but that is life.

YouTube

March 29, 2014 by elzey | Leave a comment

I’ve been making a video a day since January 1, 2014 and don’t think I missed a day yet. It’s just a personal project that I decided to do. I feel as if I’m getting better but at the same time I feel myself getting more and more lazy every day. It’s to the point where I’m waiting till the very last moment to make a video. I then make an excuse saying I was busy so I’ll do better tomorrow, which never seems to happen. I have a lot of ideas but never seem to follow them through.

I need a better beginning and ending. and need to go outside, or somewhere in public and make some. April is my goal of trying harder with the videos and this blog.

Where No One Has Gone Before

March 28, 2014 by elzey | Leave a comment

Space is the final frontier… But I came to the realization that it won’t really happen in my lifetime. I believe it’s still generations away from even becoming a serious thought. There are so many variables that have to be meet and overcome. But one day…

It’s easy to look at the sci-fi movies like Star Trek, Babylon 5, Battle-star Galactica or Star Wars and think, how cool that would be. Yes it would be super cool traveling amongst the stars at a speed faster than light. hmm…that why today it’s called syfi, but in the future it maybe reality. Again maybe my great great great great grandkids will see this and think of me. (Probably NOT) But one day… where no one has gone before.

You Can Never Go Home Again!

March 27, 2014 by elzey | Leave a comment

I learned this at the very young age of 19. At age 16 I moved out and moved in with my grandmother. For over a year I didn’t communicate with my parents at all. Then we got on a friendly relationship after that. I moved back home sometime after I had already graduated high school so I was in my mid 19’s.

When I moved back home for the first couple of weeks it was good, but then I got the feeling I was a stranger that had out stayed their welcome. I felt as if I was disturbing their normal life and that I was an outsider. That is when I realized what was meant by, “You Can Never Go Home Again”. I had grown accustom to my freedom and they had gotten use to the fact I wasn’t around anymore.

If I could do it over I would have never moved out of home. I would have stayed until I was kicked out. Free rent, free food, laundry done for me, no electric or cable bill, life was great. All I had to do is help out a little and follow a few rules.

I wonder how many others have felt the same way I did when they went back home after a long absence. To have the feeling of family, and the feeling of belonging and to go to feeling like an outsider.

So to all the young people out there… When you get pissed for taking out the trash and think, I’ll just move out. Do yourself a favor, Take out the trash, do the dishes, and wash your parents cars! (without being asked)

Re-doing all the photos on my walls

March 26, 2014 by elzey | Leave a comment

Now I know that it doesn’t sound real exciting to most but I’m redoing all my pictures in my office with pictures that I’ve taken. I have up some W.C. Fields and Three Stooges poster that I’ve have since… dam the Army days. So it’s time to upgrade to some of my own pictures.

I’m very excited about the fact I’ll be able to take more photos. I want some of my family but I also want some of my town and the area that I live in. I want some of the boat marinas, the stores, and whatever else describes my area. I’m really going to have to think about that one because I’m confused as well. I’ve got a few day to think about it… LOL Maybe my motorcycle, me and my motorcycle, my wife and I behind our bikes, the possibilities are endless.

I’m deciding what is going to be on my walls till possibly the day I die.

Getting Caught in the Crossfire

March 25, 2014 by elzey | Leave a comment

Does anyone else ever feel you’re caught in the crossfire when you do exactly what you was told to do. I was told I get paid X amount for doing something. I then do it and the person who directed me tells me to invoice an amount and submit that to bookkeeping for pay. when I do bookkeeping seems to have an issue with it.

WTF… if there is a problem with what I’m doing don’t ask me to do it. Don’t tell me one thing and then have a problem with it. I hate feeling I’m the bad guy for doing exactly what I was asked to do. I feel as if I’m trying to cheat someone or do something that is dishonest.

Well I guess it’s just one of those days. Hopefully everything get’s worked out and tomorrow is a better day! Maybe I’ll just stick to my job and not volunteer anything that isn’t part of my job.

OK, sorry for all the bitching and whining. Yes, I’ll take a pound of cheese with that. He who is low on the totem pole gets shit on.

Exhaustion is catching up

March 24, 2014 by elzey | Leave a comment

I guess I’ve been going full throttle and today it caught up to me. I laid down for a few minutes and two hours went by.. I didn’t want to get up then but forced myself to and now all I want to do is go back to bed. Does this happen to anyone else, days were you are just sleepy all day.

Well I’ve got a lot to do this week so it’s going to have to wear off by tomorrow. I’ve got some books to work on, course to get online, and a bunch of other stuff to accomplish. I’m thinking it just because I’ve not been getting good sleep over the weekend, at least that is what I’m hoping!

Other that that I wished my Mom a Happy 76th Birthday! YEA Mom… Still kickin’ and in good heath! She was born in 1938, before Television, computers, cell phones, automatic transmissions, ect. To me it’s amazing how much she has seen in her lifetime.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MOM!