Ok, the big news first...may as well show you.
Dar sold me his scooter as he promised. I got registration and tag all done this week, its legally mine. It cost me half my savings altogether with expenses but it's worth it. The helmet was a bit messed up (visor was loose) but I went to home depot and got a piece to fix it. $8 for a full tank of gas, not bad. It's a 2003 Malaguti (Italian) Phantom, not sure how many cc but I registered as a Moped since the original registration showed it as such, and also because if it was registered as a scooter I'd need a Motorcycle License and right now I can't get one. I'll be investing in a tune up next week to make sure I keep it in good shape.
Now the bad news is that Dar is getting a divorce, and his wife is a legal partner in the limo business. He wants her to be a silent partner and keep the business going, but if she doesn't agree (which she is likely to do) then he will dissolve the company and move to New York. That would pretty much mean the end of my employment with him.
It's sad because Dar is a very level headed man, and his wife screamed at him and their kids a lot. Reminded me of Nina. So far all evidence I've seen and experienced shows that Jewish women may not be suitable for a normal loving marriage.
Ok, with that aside. I helped Ray and Maritza set up their garage sale early sat (I was up at 7AM and ran it until 2PM). It wasn't a success mainly because they didn't buy Garage Sale signs to put out on the streets to guide cars in. Later today (Sunday) we'll make another run at it and hopefully things will pick up.
Monday and Friday I met Bill & Joan for the free food they gave out. I gave them some clothes Monday and about 40 bags of potato chips Friday since Duayne found them as he was looking for empty boxes for the garage sale.
Here are some photos of them, they are the nicest couple. They used to be homeless themselves a few years ago, which is why they now help those who live on the streets. They know me and Duayne are trying to get back on our feet so they give us a hand still.
I was planning on going with them to church Sunday, but the garage sale got in the way and I had promised Maritza to help them out.
My laptop now can play Anarchy Online, problem is that it doesn't have the numeric pad on the right side of course and that is what I used to play AO for years moving my characters. A wireless keyboard would fix that problem, but not a priority. I can now play with my AO friends again.
Acheron from TDH (The Dark Hunters, my LOTRO guild) got me hooked on Travian, a web based strategy game. I curse the day he told me about it, I'm hooked!
I tried everything to try and get LOTRO to run on the laptop, but it's not possible, it doesn't work. Solution: buy a used desktop, low on my priorities list right now as well.
I helped my friend Eric move to his new place, he is so thin and weak that he could barely pick up an empty short file cabinet, I ain't kidding. I practically did the entire move for him. I even got him a free handtruck so we could move his furniture (borrowed from Maritza).
Earlier in the week he surprised me and gave me a 20" TV, which I now enjoy in my room, and after the move he gave me a nice wall mirror and a wooden wall clock.
I'm decorating my room with stuff I'm getting for free from friends or that I find. It's funny that I have a better looking room now than when I was with my wife, heh.
Ok, on to the movie reviews!
Let's start with a romantic, erotic comedy. Virgin Territory is a 2007 movie in which the main character played by Hayden Christensen (a.k.a. Anakin Skywalker) is an Italian Casanova who upsets a very rich and powerful noble which forces him to flee to avoid certain death. Through plain luck (and the unfortunate death of a grounds keeper) he finds refuge in a convent while pretending to be deaf and dumb. This leads to... interesting times. Ok, I will stop there. The movie is fun to watch, it's no great romance by any means, but it's very entertaining for sure. I recommend this movie.
Next is 2006's The Prestige which I thought it would be similar to The Illusionist which I previously reviewed since both films are about magicians. I was very much mistaken. Hugh Jackman and Christian Bale are great as rivals and the extremes to which each take to surpass each other may surprise you. It all starts with an accident in which Robert (Jackman) loses his wife and suspects it's Alfred's fault (Bale). The story spans years in the careers of the magicians, with a great ending. I highly recommend this film.
One Missed Call is a 2008 horror/thriller based on the original Japanese film. The premise is simple, yet creepy. People are starting to get phone calls of themselves from the future right before they die. Imagine you get a call, and hear yourself die with the phone displaying the date and time. Scary, yeah. That alone may get you to check it out, I usualy avoid horror movies, but this was a pleasant surprise. It was enjoyable and it gave me chills more than once. I recommend this movie.
That's all for today.
My laptop now can play Anarchy Online, problem is that it doesn't have the numeric pad on the right side of course and that is what I used to play AO for years moving my characters. A wireless keyboard would fix that problem, but not a priority. I can now play with my AO friends again.
Acheron from TDH (The Dark Hunters, my LOTRO guild) got me hooked on Travian, a web based strategy game. I curse the day he told me about it, I'm hooked!
I tried everything to try and get LOTRO to run on the laptop, but it's not possible, it doesn't work. Solution: buy a used desktop, low on my priorities list right now as well.
I helped my friend Eric move to his new place, he is so thin and weak that he could barely pick up an empty short file cabinet, I ain't kidding. I practically did the entire move for him. I even got him a free handtruck so we could move his furniture (borrowed from Maritza).
Earlier in the week he surprised me and gave me a 20" TV, which I now enjoy in my room, and after the move he gave me a nice wall mirror and a wooden wall clock.
I'm decorating my room with stuff I'm getting for free from friends or that I find. It's funny that I have a better looking room now than when I was with my wife, heh.
Ok, on to the movie reviews!
Let's start with a romantic, erotic comedy. Virgin Territory is a 2007 movie in which the main character played by Hayden Christensen (a.k.a. Anakin Skywalker) is an Italian Casanova who upsets a very rich and powerful noble which forces him to flee to avoid certain death. Through plain luck (and the unfortunate death of a grounds keeper) he finds refuge in a convent while pretending to be deaf and dumb. This leads to... interesting times. Ok, I will stop there. The movie is fun to watch, it's no great romance by any means, but it's very entertaining for sure. I recommend this movie.
Next is 2006's The Prestige which I thought it would be similar to The Illusionist which I previously reviewed since both films are about magicians. I was very much mistaken. Hugh Jackman and Christian Bale are great as rivals and the extremes to which each take to surpass each other may surprise you. It all starts with an accident in which Robert (Jackman) loses his wife and suspects it's Alfred's fault (Bale). The story spans years in the careers of the magicians, with a great ending. I highly recommend this film.
One Missed Call is a 2008 horror/thriller based on the original Japanese film. The premise is simple, yet creepy. People are starting to get phone calls of themselves from the future right before they die. Imagine you get a call, and hear yourself die with the phone displaying the date and time. Scary, yeah. That alone may get you to check it out, I usualy avoid horror movies, but this was a pleasant surprise. It was enjoyable and it gave me chills more than once. I recommend this movie.
That's all for today.
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