The end of the hike, Our Accomodations

Jason And Jon had cool head lamps so i made my own

I had 10 seconds ot hit the button then run to the group, with a pack on.

WE were impressed that Dad made it down the mountain so we let him sit in the car while we packed. ( honestly I dont think there was a choice. After your dad threatens a Park Ranger, you don't really mess with him)
This was our 5 star accomodations
Jason and Jon's Beds (Stable and Sturdy, definetely built for comfort)

I would hate to take a black light to this thing.

Pizza and Milkshakes, good stuff

This is Junior Park Ranger Jon as you can see (Respect the Badge) Too bad no one would sit next to him on the bus whie he wore it. I even think he scared a little girl

Half Dome (totally did not climb it)

For some reason, when I am around, Jon likes to beat on me. It's not like I instigate it.

Jon told me to get in the Bear Box

So like a genius I did

Jason didn't trust the bed so much

Yeah sure I will share the bed with Dad

I think this was their subtle way of saying, Don't leave crap in your car.

Yosemite

This was the lake we stayed at.

Jon was having issues with his shorts

Our Campsite

American Gladiators

Jon was showing off better moves than i was

GQ Jonny

This is when we stopped for lunch on the way up.

I made it a lot better than i thought i would

making spaghetti, it actually tasted good

Dont laugh at the bandana, it actually helped

This was dad before the hike, he was still happy

We were still happy, the hike hadn't started yet

Jason crossing the log

The Dark Knight

Rated PG-13

First off, let me just say that I have thoroughly managed to upset my nephews. I planned on taking them to the Saturday morning showing of this movie, but I have to cancel that because this movie is really not meant for kids. I would say you should be at least ten before seeing this movie, at the very least.
I am really at a loss for words with this movie; my heart was racing the entire time. It was absolutely incredible. It did not feel like you were watching a comic book Superhero movie at all. They made it feel real. I don’t really think there was anything that far fetched in it whatsoever. The action sequences were portrayed with near perfect execution. It was extremely dramatic and made you care about the characters. There was multiple cheer for the good guy moments.
Christian Bale pulls off the Batman/Bruce Wayne inner struggle with dramatic and lighthearted appeal. You can see his inner struggle with the desire for a Gotham City that no longer needs Batman. He has successfully pushed the crime bosses of the city into a state of fear and just the knowledge of his presence has been keeping them at bay. They have even started meeting during the day out of fear of what lies in the shadows. Gotham is pulling out of its rut from the time of Batman Begins.
Along comes the Joker (Heath Ledger, I will get into that later) with his desire for utter mayhem. He doesn’t care how it happens but anarchy is his goal. He is smart and he is ruthless; his desire for corruption is what keeps him going. He feels that any one can be pushed beyond the limit if you know where to hit them. Harvey Dent is a District Attorney who is not afraid to stand up against the crime lords, and is seen by Bruce Wayne as the hope he has of a normal person taking over so Batman is not needed.
Through an incredible series of events, the story unfolds into a masterfully portrayed action adventure drama. I went with incredibly high hopes of a good time and was not in any way let down. My advice to you is to see it twice, there is just too much awesomeness and it must be taken in again.
Now as for the late Heath Ledger’s portrayal of The Joker, breathtaking and just an amazing sight to see. There has been Oscar buzz about this role and some say it is only because he has passed away. After seeing this portrayal of a scarred and deranged killer, on a quest for total anarchy, I have no doubt that he should be awarded the Oscar. He made you afraid of him, laugh at him, feel sorry for him, and then hate him. Hands down the best villain since Hannibal Lector.
So basically, I wouldn’t recommend taking the kids to it, but still an amazing movie and one that will be talked about for a long time. Iron Man was phenomenal, this surpasses it. The best movie of the summer and it will be hard, near impossible, to beat.
5 out of 5 on the awesomeness scale.


P.S. New Terminator movie coming out in 2009, with Christian Bale as John Connor. Tell me that doesn’t sound frickin’ awesome.

4th of July

My Arsenal
Ka-Boom
Birthday Girl
Trish and Ging
Maddie was kind of Pissed
This was at the start and the street is pretty black still
The one on the left hit a car, the one on the right, nailed someones house

Ginger, Alycia, and Tonia
Mom and Pop
Some of the food
Tori and Me
Ashley

Maddie and Trish
The Pinata carnage

Timmy didn't stay clean
So he decided to Hulk Out

Bag of Death

This is the 4th of July Bag of Death. The video is not so great because i fall over half way through while running for my life

Hancock

Rated PG-13

Thoroughly enjoyed it. The movie is not really what it seems from the previews. I won’t give away the plot or anything so don’t worry about spoilers. It’s not what you expect in the fact that there is quite a bit more language that originally let on and it’s a bit rough. The movie is incredible with its visual effects, nothing groundbreaking or new, but that doesn’t seem like what the film is trying to do. It utilizes the technology of today in an extremely good way.
Now just because there is language, that doesn’t make it bad, on the contrary, the language actually helps add to the creation of Hancock’s character. It was just kind of shocking when you hear it at first. Not really recommended it to the younger crowds under 8. That’s just me though, I’m not your kid’s parent, you are. The language is used in a way that makes you laugh at the placement and timing of it, and basically because Will Smith can deliver it perfectly.
Smith delivers an amazing performance for a role that he hasn’t really done. I’m thinking back and I don’t really think superhero has been in his credentials. Hancock is a super powered being who is struggling to remember who he is and where he comes from. Through all this he makes you laugh, gasp, laugh some more, cry and in the case of my Dad, stomp your feet and belly laugh. His role will blow you away.
Jason Bateman plays a struggling PR guy with no one to represent, and he delivers extremely well. He is married to Charlize Theron in the film and she has some deeper roles in the plot which are confusing, but not all together complicating. Both roles are delivered well with subtleties that are there if you catch them.
The film doesn’t get complicated which is really good. Some parts keep you guessing but that’s about it. they made a simple movie that entertains. They didn’t get into any kind of deeper political issues or plots within plots within plots. It works and I think this one is definitely a must see, maybe twice. 4.5 out of 5 on the awesomeness scale.

Wall e

So the story takes place about 700 years from now on planet Earth which has been completely abandoned. Apparently large corporations have made it so we became a world of buying things without having anywhere to put it afterwards. The world basically became a trash dump. Wall e was created as basically a smart trash compactor. Hundreds of him were created at the beginning but only one remains. The Wall e.
People left earth on a gigantic spaceship to roam the universe until the Wall e’s got it all cleaned up. 700 years later the world is still a mess and the one Wall e has managed to create gigantic building size towers out of garbage. With a cockroach that follows him around all day and stealing spare parts from the other model Wall e’s, he survives and gets curious about little objects he finds.
Soon he gets a visit from Eve, a girl robot (I guess) who was sent to check for plant life on the planet. She finds Wall e and he falls in love. She finds plants and her prime directive takes over and she takes back off to the ship and Wall e follows.
I wont give away the rest of the story, but it is pretty cute and the little robot manages to entertain for the full movie, along with help from some of his friends he meets along the way. All in all it’s a cute movie that keeps your attention and makes you want a robot to find love. Some of the parts though tend to get into the “I’m trying to influence people’s opinions about the world and the way they should be living.
The short movie before the movie is pretty good too. I give the movie a 4 out of 5 on the awesomeness scale

Battlestar Galactica

Mid Season Finale

The best show on TV by far. They just keep getting better and better, and you know what the best part is. They know when to end a good thing so that it doesn’t start to suck. This is the final year for BSG and we are halfway through it. They just concluded the mid season finale and what a fracking awesome one it was. Let’s recap a little shall we. The goal of this part of the season is all about finding earth and revealing the final five cylons. Four of the five are known, but there is still one out there that has everyone guessing.
The cylons themselves are starting to divide and to choose sides. Half of the 9 known have decided to ally themselves with the humans and search for earth peacefully. They do this by giving the humans the Resurrection Hub, and the ability to destroy it. With this gone, the cylons can no longer redownload; essentially, they are mortal and have something to lose now. So, with this in mind, the cylons that are hiding among the fleet (Colonel Tigh, Lieutenant Anders, Chief Tyrol, and Presidential aid Tory) decide to come forward and reveal themselves.
They are given amnesty by the interim President Lee Adama, as a show of peace, and they discover that the ship that Starbuck flew in on is the key, the map to finding earth. In it is the heading and coordinates to the exact location. In probably the coolest line ever by Admiral Adama, he says to Lee and Laura, “You two gonna keep flapping your lips, or are we gonna go find Earth”. Lee recommends a recon be sent and the Admiral replies, “Frack it, this is the end of the line”.
He gives Laura the honor of taking command of the jump and the ships appear over a blue planet with exact matching constellations. The fleet erupts in cheers and hugs and just general awesomeness. Groups of raptors take the main contingent of humans, and the cylons down to the planet. When the camera pans around, there are the remains of human civilization. Bridges destroyed, halves of buildings, it looks as if the thirteenth tribe has long been gone from this planet.
The next twelve episodes are going to focus on colonizing Earth and revealing the 12th and final cylon. It should be amazing and I am frackin excited to see how they end it