CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE SERPENTINE KIND
Last night, I ended up working over in the office for a little while after getting off the air. Before leaving around 8:30, I called Happy Pie (insert shameless plug here) and ordered my usual, a medium mushroom and black olive pizza, then left out to pick it up. As I picked up my order, I was talking to a young lady who works there out in the parking lot and noticed the oncoming storm approaching from the direction of my apartment. So, I hurried over to my apartment so I could check my mail and pick up the copy of Fanboys I had waiting on me.
As I pulled into the complex, I stopped by the mailboxes and walked down the walkway towards my box on the left and noticed movement to my right out of the corner of my eye. I looked down and saw a young copperhead striking at me! The angry serpent struck at me two or three times as I backed away.
I then called Rebecca who was already on her way to watch the movie with me and she had me call my property’s emergency maintenance. In the meantime, I turned my car towards the walkway and my headlights apparently bothered the snake so it retreated into the pine needles. When she got there, she called her cousin who happens to be a maintenance guy at my apartment complex and just happened to be on call so he had to brave the severe weather to make it in from his home in Piedmont! She then played watchman for me so I could get into my mailbox to retrieve my mail without worrying about a venomous reptile nipping at my ankles!
We then went in before the weather hit the fan and popped in Fanboys, the long awaited comedy set in late 1998 about a group of Star Wars geeks who go on a mission to raid George Lucas’ famous Skywalker Ranch to steal an advanced copy of Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace. The film was actually finished two years ago, but must have faced some distribution issues or something leading to its delayed release. The movie was well worth the wait as it was filled with great geek-laden humor and numerous cameos including the one and only William Shatner who assists our heroes in infiltrating the mansion owned by the creator of his rival sci-fi franchise. Did I mention great Trekkie fights?!
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This morning I got up a bit early to head out to Pebble Creek Golf Course to witness the kick-off of the 6th Annual Rise Guys Big Ass Golf Outing. After meeting and greeting with a few P1 golfers, I left for Hollywood 20 to catch the noon showing of Pixar’s Up in 3-D. The film was another heartwarming animated feature from the premiere computer animation company. However, I did not expect the film to have so many tear-jerking moments as I had to fight back tears at least three times, and not quite successfully each time! Another wonderful story with even more lovable characters! How does Pixar keep doing it?!
Pixar’s Up \m/ \m/ \m/ \m/