Harry Potter theme park planned

At least I have a couple years to save up so I can take a proper trip with the podling. And yes… she’ll be about 14… but I really don’t see her NOT wanting to go, even though she’ll have entered the “Is it cool or not” phase of her life.

Looks like it’s goin’ outta style.

1) Would you push a complete stranger out of the way of a moving train if it meant you’d have to be killed by the train?

Answer: No. I have a very strong instinct for self-preservation.

2) If your sibling admitted to killing an old friend of theirs, would you tell authorities?

Answer: Not if it was justified.

3) Would you rather spend life in prison or in a mental hospital?

Answer: Mental hospital. Drugs. Altered consciousness so I won’t know I’m there. Good.

4) How often do you question the very validity of your own existence?

Answer: The more appropriate question is “How often do you NOT question the validity of your own existence?”

5) How many people would you expect to attend your funeral if you died tomorrow?

Answer: My parents, maybe.

6) Is it OK to use violent torture to force statements from prisoners who may or may not have information that could save multiple lives?

Answer: It must be done with skill.

7) Could you see yourself killing a stranger for a large sum of money?

Answer: I refuse to answer this question on the grounds that the answer may incriminate me.

Could you see yourself killing a friend or family member to help out another friend or family member?

Answer: In certain vile, dire circumstances… yes. Yes I could.

9) Do you think you’re going to be under the influence of drugs or alcohol within the next seven days?

Answer: Maybe.

10) Do you think you’re going to make a new friend within the next seven days?

Answer: Not bloody likely.

11) Think of the most DISAPPOINTING moment in your life (not sad or painful, but disappointing): Did you cry at the time when it occurred?

Answer: Yes. And for months thereafter. Still crying about it. I don’t think I’ll ever be able to not cry about it.

12) Have you ever cried at a funeral?

Answer: Certainly.

13) Have you ever cried at the story of a stranger’s death?

Answer: No. I’m afraid I’m not that sensitive.

14) Do you believe that doing good deeds on a regular basis makes someone a “hero”?

Answer: I don’t believe in heroes.

15) Have you ever attempted to end your own life on purpose in any way?

Answer: Not yet.

16) Do you believe that if there is a hell, you will end up there?

Answer: I don’t believe in hell.

17) Do you believe in God?

Answer: Yes.

18) Do you believe in ghosts and spirits?

Answer: Spirits, yes. Rum, porter, vodka…

19) Do you believe in aliens?

Answer: I don’t disbelieve them. No proof either way.

20) Do you think there are non-human creatures living alongside us today?

Answer: Why… yes. They’re called animals. So many species. There’s only one species of human, and multitudes of them.

21) Have you ever used marijuana?

Answer: No.

22) Have you ever been in a fist fight?

Answer: Nearly… with my mother.

23) Have you ever thrown the first punch in a fist fight?

Answer: No.

Finally….

24) If a man wielding a gun tried to carjack you at an empty intersection in the middle of the night, would you comply, or would you try to escape?

Answer: If I was in a position to run him over, I would. After all, MY weapon would be MUCH bigger. OR… I would gun it, shoot forward, spin around and chase his ass down the street. Do not…ever… piss Joy off when she’s in the driver’s seat. You would be surprised how reckless she can be.

Friday! Tempest! Bellydancing pirates! Come!
Don’t forget, kids…

Friday, May 25, is going to be a fun night. Come out to the Full Circle Brewery (620 F. Street, Fresno) for some piratical fun.

Pirate’s Booty Buccaneer Bellydance will start off the night with a debut performance of swashbuckling swishy-ness and scalawag shimmies. It’s bellydance with a twist, darlin’. That’s right, a vulgar display of piratical terpsichore.

I’ll be on me glasses… AND… I’m pulling me belly beads out of mothballs. JUST for you.

Oh… and we do have Beeeeeyooooteefull Hats. You have to see these hats. Mine especially.

Full Circle will, of course, be serving their fabulous brews of many kinds; ale, porter, mead… try them all! (But do be certain to have a designated driver…)

There will be a Cap’n Jack Look-Alike Contest, and Prizes for Best Pirate & Wench Costumes… visit the Fortune Teller if you dare, get decorated by a Henna Artist…

But we’re all going to be there to hear Tempest, Celtic Rock at its very finest!

Admission $14, or $12 with pirate costume.

Join us for the fun.

Or else.

We have swords.

I’m just sayin’.

Wait, what’s so different about making a fool of yourself for pretty girls…? Not… that I know anything about that. Nobody has ever made a fool of himself for ME…

I bring this up because there’s this contest thingy, where you can win a date with a celebrity. And… while I don’t qualify, because being a hetero female, I do NOT wish to date Mirelly Taylor… (Don’t get me wrong. She’s a lovely young lady, I’m sure. And she has appeared on movies such as Kiss Me Again and Serving Sara and television shows including “Las Vegas”, “Punk’d”, and “Numb3rs”.)… it was sort of fun to see what this deal was all about.

Free videos at GoFish.com

No, I’m not into the whole ‘celebrity’ thing. But I do find the contest site rather entertaining. They’ve gone ‘interactive’ for this contest. Seduce a Celeb is an online first! The online audience actually becomes part of the program through the submission of user videos. You see, contestants upload video responses to the lovely young lady’s preferences. THEN… everybody else gets to vote on which video responses they like best. She chooses from the top 3 at the end of the contest. Emmy Award Winning Producer, Scott Sternberg, and Andrew Firestone from “The Bachelor” are also part of the show.

What do I find so amusing about all this? The submitted videos of course. How much of a dork is a guy willing to make of himself for 1. Date with pretty girl TV personality 2. His 15 seconds of fame 3. Bragging rights to “Dude, I have this video on the web ?

AND, they’re educational! You can learn all the pick-up lines NOT to use from THIS guy:

And that’s not the best/worst of them. Seduce a Celeb will run on GoFish.com over the next 14 weeks. Check out the hilarious video submissions at GoFish now!

It’s nice to know some chicks are pretty enough for guys to do incredibly stupid things to just go out with them… even if I’m not one of those chicks.

It was. Podling was going to take me to dinner and a movie, but we weren’t really into dinner crowds at public places… and there were no movies out that seemed like something we wanted to see together… so…

we went for an alternative. A little shopping… and then a trip to the Shin Zen Garden at Woodward Park. Because, it has been forever since I’ve been there… (actually, since a certain outing with two friends who shall remain named GQS and Shroomy). AND the podling has never been there at all.

It was good.

We saw beautiful things.
This guy greeted us as we entered. There were several of him wandering the garden.

The view from atop the bridge.

Not as many fishies to torture now…

It was with this view that I opened my Mother’s Day gift from the girl: sweet photo of her in a hand made frame.

Another pretty boy.

What we saw as we walked, wandered, and rested:

Then, before we left, we got to see THIS guy gettin’ his flirt on:

After the park trip, we drove to my parents’ house to visit with my Mom and wish her a happy day.

Not a bad way to spend the day. I’m going to have to make a point of heading out to the park again throughout the spring and summer, as it stays open until dusk. It’s just a gorgeous place to enjoy the quiet.

Pretty poster, isn’t it? Well, in it’s way, it’s pretty. I saw it and it made me think of a sort of ‘mirror mirror’ theme… here’s the queen, but with something sinister surrounding her.

That impression isn’t quite what this movie is about, but if you’re in the mood for prickly skin horror, I think this one will deliver.

The movie is calledBug. One might guess it’s a bug movie.

One would be right. The Boston Herald called it “One of the most disturbing horror movies imaginable.” That can only be a good thing for horror fans, right?

Except I’m not a horror fan, per se.

Still, I find I really am interested in checking out this film? Why?

First… Ashley Judd. I like her poise as an actress. I’m no great critic of who is and who is not a good actor. I just know the people I’ve liked to see in the past, and she has a ‘real’ quality to her that I’ve liked in several different personas.

Second… it’s directed by the guy who directed both The French Connection and The Exorcist. Ok… so this indicates to me it could have possibilities.

Third… upon investigation, I find it’s actually a psychological thriller. I see references to “blurry lines between paranoia and nightmarish reality” and “mind bender”, a screenplay adapted from an off broadway play.

Fourth… Harry Connick, Jr. The guy is cool. He’s in a movie. I’ve noticed in the past he ain’t half bad as an actor. Yeah… that adds to the draw. Besides, he’s rather attractive AND an astounding musician. Hello? I know, that’s probably the most shallow reason I have offered so far, but it’s valid.

May 25th. An alternative to buckling your swash. Something to sink your teeth… or fingernails… into.

Kind of glad I found this one. I’m definitely putting it on my “to see” list.