It was a beautiful day and I went to the movies for the first

time in (what is for me) quite a while.

I saw Interstellar with Matthew McConaughey. I took

this really terrible picture of the movie's poster before...

...I went into Theater 6.

Interstellar was pretty darn good. If you like love and family

and sci-fi and wormholes and black holes and space and planety

stuff, there is a good chance you will enjoy Interstellar. I didn't

look at anything about Interstellar before I went and I was really

surprised to see all of the actors and actresses that kept popping up.

And Matthew? He was totally Mcfinenaughey as usual.

And to top off the day, I captured a mid-air jacket toss

in the background of my tickets picture, kind of.

Life, so Olympian. So good.

Today Billie Joe McAllister jumped off the Tallahatchie Bridge.*
Not really, but it seemed to fit this bridge not far from home.

*"Ode to Billie Joe" by Bobbie Gentry

I broke down and bought some Flavacol. Have you heard

of this stuff? I hadn't. It is supposedly the missing link to

making movie theater quality popcorn at home. I haven't

opened it yet. I guess it is flakes that add the yellow

color to your popcorn and the salt flavor and a bit more.

 

You're supposed to add it to your corn before popping.

This could be a major fail. I dunno. I am going to try it

hopefully next week sometime. I will report back. Over.

Staring contest, mate. I win. Aaaarrrr.

I have "A Charlie Brown Christmas and It's The Great Pumpkin,

Charlie Brown". But so far, until today, "A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving

has eluded moi. No longer Ladies and Gents, Boys and Girls.

No longer.

I really like these medical buildings. Unfortunately I could

not get a good photo showing how green the glass

is on this guy. The day was very overcast.

No colors going on.

~ Veterans Day 2014 ~

This is my Tim Burton's Alice In Wonderland Mad Hatter

Doll. This is out of the Barbie Collection and it's made by

Mattel. The movie came out in 2010 and this time The

Hatter was played by Johnny Depp.

I hemmed and hawed when I saw this figure at Big Lots

back in December of 2010, but I finally gave in and I'm

glad that I did. This is a beautiful 12 inch figure.

Mannequin shows interest.

This is just a cheap piece of Halloween costume that I

bought about seven years ago. I just hung it up and have

it hanging around.

 

 My mom knows that I love popcorn so when she saw this

little page of popcorn trivia in some newspaper, she clipped

it out and gave it to me. I scanned it and I am sharing it with

you. If you love popcorn, it might be a fun little read. If you

do not love popcorn, it will not be. (You may have to open

it in a new window so it is big enough to read.)

After a few cooler days and cold nights, today was warm

and the sunset was almost golden. I took this picture on

one side of our home.

Cold weather is coming though and this

kindling will become a good friend.

~ I like it when my incense burns like this. ~

The Christmas movies are out at Walmart.

Maleficent came out on Blu-ray and DVD today. I really liked

this movie when I saw it in the theater earlier this year and I can't

wait to watch it again. Maybe tonight if there is time. There is

one part in this movie that makes me SO angry. A real reason

to hate (that's right I said it!) a character. Arg. I can't wait to see

this character get theirs again... That is... if they do.

I aint'a sayin' no more.

 Oh, and I bought a new Zippo lighter today. This one is called
"Americana Distressed". Yes, it was an impulse buy. No, I didn't
need it as I have the horseshoe Zippo lighter as well. And yes, even
though I don't smoke, I will use it for other things every day. I will
rotate the two depending on my awesome ever changing mood.

I took these pictures on my trip to the Gene Autry Museum

of Western Heritage in August of 2014. This is out in

front of the entrance. No ticket needed to enjoy it.

This is a beautiful bronze statue depicting Pony Express riders

carrying Abraham Lincoln's inaugural address from a telegraph

station in Nebraska to newspapers here in the Golden State

of California. I really like how the artist has done the leather

fringe on the riders coat.

This statue was cast in 2007 and was sculpted (if sculpted is the

right word) by Douglas Van Howd.

One bit of information that I always forget that surprises a lot of

folks is that the Pony Express was only in operation for eighteen

months. If you would like to enlarge this photo,

the plaque tells all about the statue.

This statue was new to me. It was not there during my last

visit in August of 2012.

'Tis official then, buckos.

364 days until Halloween. *sigh*

Back on Wednesday, May 11, 2011 I had posted this picture of a building

that I think looks 50's retro, saying how much I love it. So it's been there like

what? Fifty or sixty years? And all it takes is for me to say I like it out loud...

...and this happens. This is where my cool building once stood. Hmmmm... Let

me think about what I can say I like next. This could play in my favor.

I've GOT it! I've always just loved those 7-ELEVEN buildings.

~ Happy Halloween 2014 ~

Tonight we are going to surround ourselves with chips and dips,

hamburgers and fries and watch two movies. The first one will

be The Conjuring and the second will be SE7EN. A good and

hopefully scary time will be had by all.

I love today.

Hey Wiiilllbuuuurrrrr!

Look!

Tomorrow is Halloween!

"It's almost time, kids. The clock is ticking. Be in front of your

TV sets for the Horrorthon, followed by the Big Giveaway.

Don't miss it. And don't forget to wear your masks.

The clock is ticking. It's almost time."

(Halloween III - 1982)

Oh, and I finally framed the Apocalypse Now program that

I showed you a few weeks ago. It now hangs with the Indiana

Jones poster that I got at the Regal Theater and the Apocalypse

Now poster that I bought from Amazon.

Only two days until Halloween (which is probably a good

thing as I don't think this guy could hold out too much longer).

I don't even know, man.

A lantern to add that just right eerie glow to

your "haunted " barn or dining room.

I like the lantern I bought a few years ago better. I bought it

the day after Halloween at the fifty percent off sale. I would

have never paid full price as that is more than a new Dietz

lantern would run. Buy a shiny new one and bang it up a bit.

Two days until Halloween. TWO days, Huzzah!

Meet "See Thru Sindy". Tragic.

 

I think these two guys are bats. Whatever they are,

they look really mischievous to me.

I betchya this guy is nine feet tall.

"Ground Breakers". I guess if you bury them a couple of inches

or so, they look like they are popping out of a grave or something.

Not very exciting.

I don't know about you, but this child

kind of messes with my head.

...and I'm thinkin' that this is something you can buy
year round in Hollywood. In fact, I'm sure of it.

Somebody... somewhere... will need this.

La la la. La la la.

~ Death Guy ~

! ! ! ! Fourfer Saturday ! ! ! !

Spirit Store Deady Bear mask. So you can be your own

life-size version of the undead bear.

EYEBAAAALLLL GUUUUMMMMMYYYYY!

 

~ Reason Number 82 Why Moms Are So Special ~

Homemade cookies just show up out of the blue.

And they are good. Really good.

In other news...

McDonald's McRib is back!!!!

I had one before. Not very delicious.