Nothing new in my world. Saw "Longshots" last weekend with the kids. Cute but nothing great (better ending than I expected).
I am teaching a racquetball class from 10-11 on Tuesdays and Thursdays (I need more students so, if you know anyone ...). Just call me Professor Fiel.
Also, I'm coaching Andy's soccer team again this year. Working with Brad Shade and Scott Horton so I'm really happy to have such great help.
I'm also taking racquetball on Tuesday nights and playing softball on Wednesday nights. With all of this exercise, I better start losing more weight (oh, yeah, I'm not focused on weight, just staying in shape ... blah, blah, blah!).
Wednesday, August 27, 2008
Tuesday, August 19, 2008
Monday, August 18, 2008
Last three-day weekend
Back to a normal-hour week this week.
The weekend was nice because we didn't have much on the agenda at all. Took the boys to the "Clone Wars" movie after school on Friday. They loved it and declared it the greatest movie ever. For me, it provided a wonderful 90 minutes of naptime.
Tracy and I went to "Tropic Thunder" on Saturday with Christi and Andy. Andy and I loved it and the girls thought it was "ehh." I really thought it was one of the funniest movies I've seen in a long time.
It was a boring weekend which makes for a boring blog, but it was really nice.
The weekend was nice because we didn't have much on the agenda at all. Took the boys to the "Clone Wars" movie after school on Friday. They loved it and declared it the greatest movie ever. For me, it provided a wonderful 90 minutes of naptime.
Tracy and I went to "Tropic Thunder" on Saturday with Christi and Andy. Andy and I loved it and the girls thought it was "ehh." I really thought it was one of the funniest movies I've seen in a long time.
It was a boring weekend which makes for a boring blog, but it was really nice.
Tuesday, August 12, 2008
Express
With Tracy out of town and the boys staying with Grandma last night, I figured I'd take advantage and go see "Pineapple Express" (since I knew Tracy would have no interest).
The flick was pretty funny. Some big laughs. A lot like the Cheech and Chong movies. Two stoners who get in or cause a bunch of trouble. Mixing in the Apatow era is interesting and made for some great lines. Some of the characters are a little strange (Rogen is dating a high school girl!?!?!) but still funny.
The best part of the movie, however, was the soundtrack. Starting with "Electric Avenue" by Eddy Grant and moving into some classic reggae with Bob Marley and then a little-known Peter Tosh song was sweet. The final credits roll with a new song by Huey Lewis and the News called "Pineapple Express." It's amazing because the lyrics are pretty funny but it sounds like it could have been produced in the 80's (even sounds a little like "Hip to be Square."
The flick was pretty funny. Some big laughs. A lot like the Cheech and Chong movies. Two stoners who get in or cause a bunch of trouble. Mixing in the Apatow era is interesting and made for some great lines. Some of the characters are a little strange (Rogen is dating a high school girl!?!?!) but still funny.
The best part of the movie, however, was the soundtrack. Starting with "Electric Avenue" by Eddy Grant and moving into some classic reggae with Bob Marley and then a little-known Peter Tosh song was sweet. The final credits roll with a new song by Huey Lewis and the News called "Pineapple Express." It's amazing because the lyrics are pretty funny but it sounds like it could have been produced in the 80's (even sounds a little like "Hip to be Square."
Monday, August 11, 2008
Wet
So, Wednesday we had a huge storm hit Greeley (something like 3-4 inches in an hour or so) and many people had flooded basements (not ours, happily).
On Friday, we took the boys to Elitch's and the first thing they wanted to do was ride the water ride (basically, you go down a big hill into water that sprays about 200 feet in the air and then you stand on the bridge after you get out of your boat so the next wall of water hits you, too).
This is how they looked:
After that, they wanted to spend most of the rest of the day at the water park part of Elitch's and Tracy and I lounged out as they played (not a bad day at all). When the sun went down, we went on a few more rides before another storm rolled in and sent us home even wetter than the water ride.
Saturday Tracy left on a business trip and the boys and I just recovered from an exhausting Friday by swimming a little and then renting the Water Horse movie on OnDemand. I was shocked because it was actually pretty darn good.
Sunday we went to Fort Morgan for a family reunion which was very nice and pretty toasty so the boys enjoyed splashing around in the Fort Morgan pool (which is pretty huge!). The pool closed when somebody spotted a floater (unlike Caddyshack, it wasn't a candybar ... sorry for the mental picture). But storms were rolling in also and we drove home through another gully-washer.
But then when we got home, this was the view out our front door ...
On Friday, we took the boys to Elitch's and the first thing they wanted to do was ride the water ride (basically, you go down a big hill into water that sprays about 200 feet in the air and then you stand on the bridge after you get out of your boat so the next wall of water hits you, too).
This is how they looked:
After that, they wanted to spend most of the rest of the day at the water park part of Elitch's and Tracy and I lounged out as they played (not a bad day at all). When the sun went down, we went on a few more rides before another storm rolled in and sent us home even wetter than the water ride.
Saturday Tracy left on a business trip and the boys and I just recovered from an exhausting Friday by swimming a little and then renting the Water Horse movie on OnDemand. I was shocked because it was actually pretty darn good.
Sunday we went to Fort Morgan for a family reunion which was very nice and pretty toasty so the boys enjoyed splashing around in the Fort Morgan pool (which is pretty huge!). The pool closed when somebody spotted a floater (unlike Caddyshack, it wasn't a candybar ... sorry for the mental picture). But storms were rolling in also and we drove home through another gully-washer.
But then when we got home, this was the view out our front door ...
Tuesday, August 05, 2008
Vote, Chimp
This weekend saw Swing Vote with Tracy and Space Chimps with the boys.
Chimps was terrible. Boring story. One or two funny lines but it was trying too hard to be clever and failed. The animation was crap, too.
Swing Vote was better than I expected. We mainly saw it because Tracy's aunt and uncle were extras in the final big scene (never saw 'em but I believe 'em). If you can get past the moronic set-up of the movie, it was a pretty good story about politics and how much people change to get elected. Some great ads in the movie for the candidates, talking to the one voter, Costner.
At home, I've been watching Season 2 of Veronica Mars. It's a really good series. I hear I'm going to be pissed at the end of Season 3, but it's a really good show. Too bad I didn't get into it until after it was off the air.
Also, Tracy and I have caught up with Mad Men. What an amazing show! Absolutely brilliant storylines and characters and the acting is fantastic. Believe all the hype.
Other than that, we had a fairly mellow poker night on Friday. I didn't play well and the cards sucked for the most part but it was a fun night. Hopefully we'll get a few more folks next time.
For our last big woo-hoo before the kids go back to school, we're hitting Elitch's this Friday. Should be fun.
Chimps was terrible. Boring story. One or two funny lines but it was trying too hard to be clever and failed. The animation was crap, too.
Swing Vote was better than I expected. We mainly saw it because Tracy's aunt and uncle were extras in the final big scene (never saw 'em but I believe 'em). If you can get past the moronic set-up of the movie, it was a pretty good story about politics and how much people change to get elected. Some great ads in the movie for the candidates, talking to the one voter, Costner.
At home, I've been watching Season 2 of Veronica Mars. It's a really good series. I hear I'm going to be pissed at the end of Season 3, but it's a really good show. Too bad I didn't get into it until after it was off the air.
Also, Tracy and I have caught up with Mad Men. What an amazing show! Absolutely brilliant storylines and characters and the acting is fantastic. Believe all the hype.
Other than that, we had a fairly mellow poker night on Friday. I didn't play well and the cards sucked for the most part but it was a fun night. Hopefully we'll get a few more folks next time.
For our last big woo-hoo before the kids go back to school, we're hitting Elitch's this Friday. Should be fun.
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