The Home Depot. Have you ever been IN one of these places?

Holy cow. So many gadgets and tools. Tools to do everything.

If you are putting together a toolbox for yourself like I did,

go here, here and Sears. It's actually great fun to look around

all the little nooks and crannies of this huge, HUGE place.

And my favorite time to go is the nighttime. Awesome.

R2D2 by Hallmark.

Hallmark cannot paint, but Artoo is still plucky.

~ Patio Furniture Acrobatics ~

Yep!

 Down, down... down the hall.

Resident Evil: The Final Chapter!

I've been waiting for four years for this movie.

Popcorn and Diet (of course again) Coke at the ready.

I'ma goin' in.

That was pretty good. Not my favorite RE movie, but

none of them are great. You have to be a fan. This movie

was pretty dark, the editing was really choppy to the point

that it was difficult to see what was going on at times and

Michelle "Rain the Bad-Ass" Rodriguez was nowhere to be

seen. I saw it in Imax 3D. "Go big or stay home" and all that.

I rate this movie 5.5 Vials of T-Virus. If you are not a fan, do

not spend your money on it. It will be a 1 Vial rating for you.
It will definitely be added to my RE collection when
the Blu-ray comes out.

And with this visit to the show. I reached Diamond Status in

the Regal Crown Club. That is at least an extra 1000 points

per visit to the theater. That is nothing to sneeze at and I have

never been a diamond anything. So this is cool.

The greatest thing happened today. I ran into Jason over

at Target. He said he needed a ride home. I said, "Your home

or my home." He said, "Your home." And dang it, here we are!

And yes, everything you've heard is true.

Jason don't wear no seat belt.

(Jason Voorhees Plush by Funko Mopeez.)

A beautiful burrito. Yum.

DOH!

I mean a beautiful flash drive holder!

JanSport makes it.

A small score today. Over at Big Lots I found The Warriors and

Vegas Vacation for three dollars each. Warriors is a classic and

Vacation will complete my Chevy Chase Vacation collection.

The Witch I found at Walmart. It finally came down in price a bit

and I did watch it. They say it is a slow burner and they are right.

This movie is damp, dark, with an overall feeling of oppression and

dread. I enjoyed it and will watch it again down the line.

Watch out for The Twins. Totally gave me the creeps.

I'm not sure how many Witch's Brooms to rate it yet.

A friend brought this keychain for me from the Pieces of Eight

store at Disneyland. She knows what I like and this will go right

into my curio cabinet on the Pirate Shelf.

 'Tis be one full 'o awe scurvy pirate says I.

I support people who smoke.

Just not THESE people who smoke.

This. was. scary.

I liked the first one (even though I paid way too much for it).

This one I think was scarier. It takes place in England this time

and the whole atmosphere is dark, damp and foreboding.  A treat

to watch out for is Maurice Grosse as played by Simon McBurney.

I rate this outing 7 out of 10 Crooked Men. I got this copy for ten

dollars. If you can get it for that or less, I say DO IT. Then pop some

corn, turn out the lights, turn up the disk player and relax...

...if you can.

It has been raining in a major way here in drought stricken

Southern California. For the most part, it's great news.

For the other part, I am just glad that I wasn't anywhere NEAR

this boulder when it fell on our road. I bet there was a THUMP

when this guy hit. This is going to be a bear to take care of.

This is a private road.

~ Happy National Popcorn Day, 2017 ~

I was always planning on buying Rob Zombie's movie called

"31", and I was waiting until it came down in price a little as

the reviews were not stellar. The reviews were correct. Okay,

I like Rob, and I like his movies for the most part, but I am

going to finally put it out there... Rob, my man.... You have

GOT to stop casting your wife in leading roles in your movies.

It is not working. I like her, but she is not the right person for

every. single. role. Giving Sheri Moon a rest would be a start.

And again, I am not good at reviewing movies so I don't try,

and no spoilers here... so I will just say I rate "31" 4.5 out of 10

Carnival Workers. Worth a watch, if can do it for free.

 

 Cochise is still very happy here after I adopted him from abusers

at Big Lots some fourteen years ago. I love my Cochise.

The hanging bears at Walmart must mean

that Valentine's Day is not too far off.

A follow-up to yesterday's post...

This is a marquee at the Regal Theater for the movie

"La La Land" which is getting great reviews.

It is supposed to be one of 2017's

best pictures.

Lo and behold on my way out of the theater yesterday they

had these La La Land movie posters on a table, free for the

taking. These posters are double sided. There is a large print

of the words AND music for a song from the movie on the

reverse side. I cannot remember which song. This is a picture

of the poster resting safely in the trunk of our car.

This poster is printed on heavy card stock and is 17 x 24 inches.
I decided right then and there that I was not going to take this

home without a frame for it. It is too nice to let lay around and

take the chance that it would become damaged.

So on the way home I stopped at Aaron Brothers and picked out

a frame. I was lucky to get one as this place was cleaned out. It

turns out that this location is closing. Boo. This is/was my go to

frame store. There is another one, but an even LONGER drive

from El Rancho De La Tex. But I did find a frame.

And here she is. I think the poster is really nice. I just

need to find a place for it. And I will.

Yep.

Today I went to see "Bye Bye Man" mostly because I had the day off

and I just needed to get out again. AND, I wanted some professional

popcorn. This movie came out two days ago and I thought there would

be a LOT of folks in the huge theater. Nope. Myself and about eight

others. THAT is great.

Well, it is kind of true what they say about a few movies released in

January. Some of them are forgettable. Bye Bye Man was fun, but for

the most part... forgettable. No spoilers. I rate this movie about 4 out of 10

Silver Coins. Save your money, unless you want some professional popcorn.

Oh, and I can't believe that Faye "Bonnie Parker" Dunaway showed up in

this movie. In 1967 she was a superstar. Bonnie and Clyde (1967) was a

groundbreaking movie. You just do not know how things are going to go

sometimes. Anyway...

 

I got this swell Rogue One cup!

I also got a really pretty cool poster for FREEEEE.

I will post a picture of it after I put it in a frame.

This is a little silver skull pin that I am pretty sure I bought

at an American Civil War reenactment (of all places)

about 25 years ago.

Happy Friday the 13th from Lizzy Tex Borden.

~ January 13th, 2017 ~

Last year for my birthday I received a gift card for Walmart and

I finally used it today. I was on the fence for a long time about which

blu-ray version of the Star Wars episodes IV through VI I wanted

to buy. Today I just dove in and bought this.

If I understand right, these versions have the dreaded George Lucas

CGI etc. additions that are loathed by Star Wars fans. Truth be told, and

let's keep this on the down low for fear I might lose my Fan Card,

I prefer these versions, a lot.

So I am happy to add this to my collection. Now, let's get that

Rogue One Blu-ray on the shelves.

 I went to see a movie of the type I don't usually go to a theater

to see... Manchester by the Sea. For films of this type, kind

of artsy-crafty non-action shows, I will wait for them to come

to DVD or Blu-ray. They don't require a huge screen to appreciate.

But I wanted to get off the ranch for a while AND

it stars one of my favorites, Casey Affleck. 

This movie was pretty darn good. Drama drama drama and holy cow,

some pretty radical family love and loss stuff happens. A little more than

halfway through the movie I still didn't feel like I cared a lot about the characters,

then they dropped the heavy stuff on us and I realized I was wrong. I definitely

suggest it to rent or buy. I will be buying when it comes out on Blu-ray.

And this next thought goes out to the patrons of this movie, and so many others

I have seen... The credits, music or sounds at the end of the movie are still a PART

of the movie. Will you please treat it as such. Some of you REALLY know how

to screw up five minutes of reflection time that can sometimes be really nice.

Please exit the theater or enjoy the credits QUIETLY.

Sheesh you guys.

I found a place for Harley Quinn.

For some reason I really enjoy this figure.

This is what I bought at Comics-N-Stuff on Thursday. Apparently

these Millennium Falcons were to be had at Taco Bell circa 1996.

They came with a "rip cord" that would fit into a hole underneath

the Falcon to be yanked out causing some sort of gyroscope action.

My Falcon did not come with the rip cord. I am good with that.

I think it looks cool just sitting there on the stand. The MF is my

favorite Star Wars vehicle followed closely by Snowspeeders.

 In one of the last days of my 2017 Birthday Week Extravaganza,

I pretty much just did my weekly shopping over at Walmart.

I did pick up this Justin Moore CD. I like it.

I wanted to see Jurassic World when it was in theaters but the reviews

were less than exciting so I didn't. Then I wanted the Blu-ray but the

prices..... ug. In Walmart today they had the Limited Edition (not SO

limited I would say) tin Blu-ray for only $9.88. So this was the time.

I will probably watch this one in a day or two.

And of course.... Pizza!

Cannot have a birthday without the favorite food.

Oh, and these are the movies I bought at FYE the other day.

Sushi Girl (which I know nothing about), King Kong and

The Living Dead Girl which was suggested to me years ago,

but I only found it today. It is probably not good, but I am curious.

It's been a really great week. I have not had nearly this much time off

since I started my current job some twelve years ago.

Back to it soon.

Another Birthday Week adventure awaits. Today I left

El Rancho De La Tex and it was raining out. Everything

was clean and the air was crisp. Great start.

First stop today was Boot Barn. I love this place. I don't

think I have been here for about seven months. Today I

am playing. Lot's of great stuff in there. More great hats.

Do not need another hat right now. Great jackets too.

Mucho dinero.

Today I bought this fun wall decor. It looks like old

Route 66 stuff to me. Kitsch and cowboy. Works for me.

This is what I really went in for today. Saw it online and

decided this would be my choice for today.

A closer look. I like this. I would like to find a just perfect

horseshoe ring as well. Something a little more expensive.

Now I am going to head over to the mall. They have a few

stores I like to visit. A DVD/Blu-ray/CD store, the Comics-N-

Stuff store and a Disney store.

Oh man. This mall is under heavy duty construction.

Half the stores are boarded up...

...including the Disney Store. The entrance to TDS WAS on the

right there, where the white wall is now. Oh well, I did get a few

movies at the video store, and a little something at Comics-N-Stuff.

I went into the arcade and played a few skee-ball games. I like to

take all the tickets I win and tuck them away in a corner in hopes

that some little kid will find them.

It's just about time to go home now, except I don't want

too. It is a wonderfully rainy, rainy evening out.

 I think I will stay and see a movie.

Yeah, there is a movie theater right

next to these little restaurants.

My favorite movie theater: a Regal Theater.

Great colors in here. It turns out that this theater has seats that recline,

BIG seats that recline... Big LEATHER seats that recline, and tables

that fold in so you can put your snacks right in front of you. This is

insane. It is like being at somebody's home theater, but a HUGE home

theater. Anyway, I had a great time in there even though I was sitting in

a packed theater with a couple on my left and a couple on my right.

So much room that it was fine.

And one more thing... When you buy your ticket at the box office, you

choose your seat from a chart, so your seat is your seat. Your seat

number is printed on your ticket. Unreal.

They serve alcohol in there as well.

I am not really thrilled about that.

The movie I saw was "Passengers" with Jennifer Lawrence and

Chris Pratt. That Chris, I am liking him more and more. The movie was

pretty good, kept me engaged, but nothing to write home about although

I will probably buy it when it comes out on Blu-ray. I give it about

6.5 out of 10 hibernation pods.

The movie let out just before 10 PM and I have about a 40 minute

drive back to El Rancho, so I guess it's time. Another great day.

Home again home again.