Good Times

I happened to be looking up something online when I came across a roller skating rink. . . don't ask. Anyway, it took me back to my youth and the Franconia Roller Rink that I used to go to in Springfield. Man, I could skate. At least, I thought I could. I couldn't do any tricks like skating backwards or circles, but I sure could fly around that ring and sure had loads of fun doing it. . . except during couples songs. I never had anyone to couples skate with.

Fast forward to the present, I think if I went roller skating now, I'd probably be bored to death. Somehow, the idea of just going around that oval over and over again sounds boring now. I don't know. Just thinking.

Funny Site O' The Day

In case you haven't noticed it, there is a new link on my blog that I added a couple of weeks ago. It's for a funny website called Cake Wrecks. If you haven't checked it out yet, it's a great blog with pictures of cakes gone wrong. From mispellings to phallic looking cakes to an amazing number of cakes with what looks like poo on them. It also occasionally has pics of some really great cakes, but the bad ones make the site worth looking at. There are a lot of pages, but I think it's worth it to go through them all. I definitely recommend checking out the Christmas and Thanksgiving cakes.

Thanks for the link, Andi!

Let's Go To The Movies

You may remember me mentioning a couple of years ago that my buddy and I went and saw all of the movies up for the Best Picture Oscar in one sitting. Well, you'll be glad to know that we just bought our tickets for this year's AMC Best Picture Showcase.


For those who don't remember or have never heard of it, each year, the AMC movie theater chain does a special screening of all the movies that are up for Best Picture the Saturday before the Oscars. It's an all day event that includes unlimited popcorn and trivia games and prizes.

This year is a little different, though. Because there are now ten movies up for Best Picture, they've made the screaning a two day event, Feb. 27 and Mar. 6, with five movies each day.

Folks, if you like movies, it's a great deal. It's $50 if you buy it in person and $40 if you have an AMC Moviewatcher Card. Or, you can do just one day which is $30 and $25 respectively. And, like I said, that includes unlimited popcorn.

Believe it or not, some of the theaters even offer a 24hour showing, where you see all ten movies in one day. Now, that's a little too much for me, but I think the idea of it is pretty cool.

Check it out!

Addictive Commercials

This is one that was pointed out to me some time ago by a few people. I just realized that I hadn't posted it yet.

OMG!!!

I just read the best thing ever. Simon Fuller is collaborating with the Spice Girls to create a musical based on their music and named after their hit "Viva Forever." Think "Mamma Mia", but with Spice Girls songs. And, it's being produced by "Mamma Mia" producer Judy Craymer. They expect the musical to hit the London stage two to three years from now.

Craymer said that it would be "a unique celebration of the band and its music, with its own flavor and joyful message. It is important to me that the excitement, style and humor of The Spice Girls is well represented on stage." Um, I don't know about all that. But, I do know that if it makes it here to the U.S., I'll be first in line. And, when Toby's Dinner Theatre does it some seven years from now, I'll have a front table seat.