This Week In Bob - Episode IV

On Saturday 06/03/06 I saw X-Men: The Last Stand (IMDb) with Sandy, Amy, and Dad. It was good. I didn't like it as much as the first two, there was just something lacking in the story and too many inconsistencies between certain scenes that bugged me, but over all I enjoyed it. I was happy to have seen it on the Big Screen and would pay to see it again. It's like those certain comic issues where not much happens to move along the plot, but there sure is a lot of action.

I would love for them to continue the series, but I doubt they will. Maybe we'll get a "New Mutants" type thing with Ice Man, Kitty, Colossus and the other "kids" from the school. And of course there's much buzz about a Wolverine movie. I sure hope it becomes a reality. I've always liked the Wolverine character and I think Hugh does a fantastic job at it.

Disneyland was the destination for Sunday 06/04/06. Mom, Dad, Amy, Sandy and I went up to the Happiest Place on Earth so the first three could be Born in the Park.

The New Borns completed all In Park Quests (with some help, hehe) and Sandy and I completed the High School Musical Quest. We got to ride many of the rides as it wasn't too busy. We tried to make up poses for the pictures. Here we are doing Hear No Evil, Speak No Evil, and See No Evil on Space Mountain.

Another fun thing to do at Disneyland is posing with the characters. Here's a shot of myself with one of the rarely seen Face Characters, the Evil Queen from Snow White.

Early in the evening our party was joined by my Riversidian friends Shane and Kellie (yes, I know Kellie doesn't actually live in Riverside - HA). And we all got our picture taken with the Mouse Himself.

Not much else happened the rest of the week. Sandy and I had dinner at her parent's house on Wednesday. I played a ton of VMK throughout the week and on Friday I won a Space Mountain Guest Room in one of the Arcade Games. I was very happy about that. I was also a trading maniac and got lots of nifty stuff that way. I'm thrilled to see that the Newsletter is showing pictures of a Pirate Piano (Organ?) and Jack Sparrow costume. Oh, I can't wait! You can't either? Check out Disney's Pirates page.

I really need to make the time to do this on Mondays or Tuesdays, instead of telling about the previous weekend three or four days later on Thursday or Friday. Heh. This up coming Sunday the plan is to hit the San Diego County Fair which opens this weekend. Mmm Yummy food! HA! Until then, thanks for tuning in, and I'll catch ya next time. Happy Journeys!

This Week in Bob - Episode III

Over Memorial Day Weekend I had four days off (05/27/06-05/30/06). It was wonderful! A splendid mini-vacation. I really didn't mind coming back to work on Wednesday, if you can believe it. I spent a lot of time with Sandy playing VMK (see below) and hung out with Kirt, Karen and Family. I helped Kirt finish his patio, a project he's been working on for a few weeks. He did most of the work, but I helped now and again with the brick hauling and laying (something I'd never done before and found easier than I expected in many ways) and "painting" wood oil onto his table and chairs.

Throughout the weekend VMK had several Baseball Quests that started Friday night. Each day a new piece of the Purple Baseball costume was offered. I'd never participated in this sort of event before, and neither had Sandy (who, as you'll remember, was only just "Born" the weekend prior). We spent many many (read: too many - lol) hours playing VMK taking these Quests. I greatly enjoyed this with her. Shane and Kellie join us online for the adventure and that was a hoot too. The four of us would help each other get the answers and capture ghosts or play Pirates, and so forth. Then Sunday (05/28/06) Sandy also completed a number of other in-game Quests to get her Diver Pin, Pink Car and License, and Inner-Space Pin. She's taking the Hidden Mickey II Quest now. She really enjoyed doing the Quests, said it was Good Times.

June 2006 is Pirate month for Disney fans! The new Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (IMDb) movie is scheduled to be released at the end of the month. Also the newly refurbished Pirate ride at Disenyland will be opening. I can't wait! Al Lutz over at MiceAge had this to say about the changes. I am especially happy to hear they are removing the lame changes from '97. I really can't wait to see/hear the new lighting/sound effects! Shiver me timbers! VMK is also getting in the act, offering various new items (most of which haven't been released yet, so I don't know what, but it's exciting!).

Links of the Week:
I have created a GoofyBob VMK Site. There is only a little on there now and I do plan to expand on it, but I have already put some useful information in the Blog section.

In the tradition of Ted's Website, his mother Gracie now has one too.

Plans for this weekend include going to see X-Men: The Last Stand (IMDb) tomorrow and then Mom, Dad, Sandy and I (and possibly Amy) are going to Disneyland on Sunday. Mom & Dad (and Amy if she comes) are getting Born in the Park in VMK. We'll be taking the High School Musical Quest, wish us luck!

Well, that's it for this week. Thanks for tuning in, and I'll catch ya next time. Happy Journeys!

This Week in Bob - Episode II

On Friday 05/19/06 I went to Best Buy and purchased a new digital camera. This is *my* first digital camera (any other that I've used was either Sandy's or one from another friend or family member). I bought a Sony DSC-T9. I also bought a 2GB Pro memory card and a spare battery. Awesome camera! I can't believe how small it is (as pictured). It's smaller than a deck of cards! Besides some practice shots, I used it extensively at Disneyland on Sunday and it produced some lovely pictures.

Saturday 05/20/06 was a nice and relaxing day. I enjoyed some time futzing around on my computer while I waited for someone to come and fix our toilet (it had stopped working Friday night - all fixed now). I added The Cars, OMD, Dead Can Dance, and most of my Enya to my iTunes Library. Oh, but wait, I haven't talked about this in TWiB yet. I have over 800 CDs and I am working to rip the songs from those CDs and put in them on my PC and iBob. I am keeping a spreadsheet that includes the number CDs remaining and so forth. Right now I am at 30.5 omplete. Still a long way to go. At some point I'll put a list of my Library online for all to view and envy over. LOL

In the evening I hung out over at Kirt's house. We chatted and shot the bull. Ate Cold Stone ice cream. Played Trivial Pursuit, heads up. And we both sucked. We know nothing.

I also got an e-mail from CJ about this site. Had me laughing my ass off! CJ if you're watching, here's a Shout-Out to you!

As mentioned above, on Sunday 05/21/06 Sandy and I went to Disneyland. The day was cloudy and cool and the park was busy, but only in a medium way - not so crowded really. Sandy joined VMK and I won a couple of rounds of an impromptu VMK Scavenger Hunt. She completed the Tomorrowland and 50th Anniversary Quests (which I did when born back in April with Shane and Kellie) and we both did the Fantasyland, Adventureland, and Frontierland Quests. We got mucho codes!

With the upcoming Pirate movie not too far off, DLR is loaded with all sorts of new merchandise. There were lots of new pirate pins, including several with Goofy which made me happy! Here you can see Sandy and I sporting in our new Pirate Mickey Ears. Very spiffy, these new ears, complete with hoop earring and red scarf. I can't wait for the Pirates of the Caribbean ride to reopen!

And speaking of new rides, there is a new feature in the Haunted Mansion. It's still mostly the same old great ride, but they've completely renovated the attic scene. The new Bride is amazing! You'll have to see it for yourself!

On Monday 05/22/06 I received an e-mail from my brother with another picture of him and Colin:

Tuesday 05/23/06 was a lazy day. I played VMK, of course. I also I updated and added some content to my VMK page including some useful codes. Sandy added a cute story on Ted's Website. Yes, my dog has a website. - sigh - - LOL

Last night (Wednesday 05/24/06) Sandy and I went out with Amy, Michelle and Chris to PF Chang's. It was a good time, food was ok (I'm not really into Chinese, but when it comes to Chinese, Chang's is very good), company was better. This was the first time I'd ever really hung out with Amy's friend Chris. He's a cool guy!

One last little tid-bit, check out this Superman Returns Trailer. The end shot especially is so Money! Thanks for tuning in, see you next week! Until then, Happy Journeys!

This Week in Bob - Episode I

This is Episode I of This Week in Bob. Since I am often too busy and/or too lazy to blog every day, I will try to update about once a week from now on to keep you in the know about happenings in my life. In this first edition I'm going to go back a little further than 7 days to catch up with recent developments. I figure it's worth repeating, that Jeff's wife Steffi had their second child on Saturday 05/06/06. Colin Patrick Clemins was born at 7lbs, 7oz. and almost 21". Here my new nephew is pictured with his older brother Julian (who's just over 2 years old).

On Tuesday 05/07/06 Kirt and I went to Magic Mountain. We were there the whole day the park was open (10a-6p) and boy howdy did the Roller Coaster Gods Smile upon us! The park was empty. I swear there were more employees in the park than guests. We rode every open ride at least once, and most we rode several times. For example we rode Viper and Super Man three times each and Goliath was ridden eight times (pictured here on our fifth go)! The only down side to the day was that Déjà vu, Psyclone, and Revolution were closed.

But the highlight of the day was the new Tatsu roller coaster. It wasn't scheduled to open until Saturday 05/13/06, but they were filming a commercial the day we were there so we got to ride the new beast three times in a row. Wow, what an amazing ride! It is tied as my favorite all time ride with Goliath. It is a flying roller coaster and it's an amazing flight! I can't wait to go again!!

Saturday 05/13/06 morning Sandy, Amy, Ted, Riley, Xander, and I participated in the 12th Annual San Diego Humane Society and SPCA fundraiser Walk for Animals. I got $200 to support the cause - Thanks to all who sponsored me! It was a nice day and we saw many animals including hundreds of dogs, a few cats, a pair of miniature donkeys, and some snakes, lizards, and birds. A regular menagerie.

On Mother's Day (05/14/06) Sandy, Amy & I threw a Tea Party for our Dear ol' Mums. Sandy & I hosted it on our patio which we had spruced up for the event. We had decorated with flowers and fine china and so forth. We had finger sandwiches, fruit, cheese, scones, cookies, cakes, and little gift bags. And tea. Though no one drank any, heh, preferring-strawberry lemonade or Pepsi. The weather was warm and clear, but thanks to the umbrella loaned to us by Kirt & Karen, the hot sun was kept at bay. The over doted Ladies greatly enjoy themselves as you might imagine.

Thanks for tuning in, Happy Journeys!

My New Nephew!

Here's my proud brother Jeff and my new nephew, Colin Patrick Clemins, born a little over four hours ago after only 4.5hrs of labor. Steffi's very lucky! Colin weighs 3,370g (7.43lbs), is 53cm (20.86") long. Baby and Mommie are both happy and healthy!

Update - Friday, March 30, 2007
More pictures now available here.

Walk for Animals

I will be doing a Walk for Animals and I'll keep it simple:

Please Donate Here.

Thanks!

If you're going or want more info:
Click Here To View Event.

Seremuppety

Serenity, as told by the Muppets:

Act I
Part 1: http://www.deviantart.com/view/28564479/.
Part 2: http://www.deviantart.com/view/28564511/.
Part 3: http://www.deviantart.com/view/28564540/.
Part 4: http://www.deviantart.com/view/28564563/.
Part 5: http://www.deviantart.com/view/28564585/.
Part 6: http://www.deviantart.com/view/28564601/.
Part 7: http://www.deviantart.com/view/28564622/.
Part 8: http://www.deviantart.com/view/28564640/.

Act II
Part 09: http://www.deviantart.com/view/29057403/.
Part 10: http://www.deviantart.com/view/29057496/.
Part 11: http://www.deviantart.com/view/29057567/.
Part 12: http://www.deviantart.com/view/29057657/.

Brilliant. Best. Evar.

Follow the (hopefully?) continuing adventures here:
http://walkerboh.deviantart.com/.

Storm Watch 2006

So the storm hit and it was pretty harsh. Here is a picture that illustrates the excessive damage caused to a home nearby. It really makes you cherish what you have, and reminds us not to take life for granted!!!

General Blog Entry

The gang was supposed to go to Disneyland tomorrow, but that got cancelled. SoCal is in the midst of a big storm. And we San Diegians can't handle this strange wet stuff that falls from the sky. Maybe we'll go next weekend.

I've recently been in a creative mode and have been tinkering with my webpage. I've been trying to come up with a new color scheme. So far, no luck, but don't be surprised if you see some changes. Or not...

I've done some updates to Jeff's Page and finally bought him a domain name, jeffclemins.com.

Sandy, Amy, and Mom & Dad have also recently been set up with domain names (charleyd2.com, aeris75.com, and danandpat.com respectively). I also finally bought fjiejo.com. I'm not sure what I'm going to do with it, but I'm sure I'll Spread the Word and Keep it Sacred. Heh. I'm hoping one other domain becomes available. It's currently in a "RedeptionPeriod." Maybe the previous owners will let it die?

I hope... I hope...

This year's river trips are planned and I'm quite excited about that. I'll be going on a two day trip with the Riversidians at the end of June, and a one day trip at the end of July with Sandy, Amy, Dad, Nol, and Chris. I can't wait!

Last weekend Sandy & I cruised on up to Riverside for an Oscar party Shane was hoasting complete with BBQ, fruit, cookies, chips, dips, whips... The usual. We had a great time and it was good to see my Northern Friends Shane, Kellie, Ron, and Jay, and to meet some new ones. Sandy won the "Who's Going To Win" Contest, beating out Shane on the final award for Best Picture. Good times. Good times.

A New Religion

I was surfing around, as I am want to do, when I came across this article by Lore Sjöberg (of the now defunct Brunching Shuttlecocks). I found it most humorous and enlightening.

I was watching Saving Private Ryan yesterday when I noticed for the first time that Nathan Fillion is in the movie as Private James F. Ryan from Minnesota.

Two Firefly references in two days? Coinky-dink? A blot in the Matrix? I think not. I say that Firefly works in mysterious ways. We shouldn't question The Divine Plan!

Verily I Say Praise Be To Unto Firefly and All It's Heavenly Host!!! From Which The Sky Can Not Be Taken!

Amen.

MySpace Pictures Added

I've added pictures to MySpace. Check them out here.

Hello and Happy New Year!

New Year, New Blog! I'll start it off with an End of 2005 summary: I had a fine holiday season which began with our annual trip to Disneyland. Which was a great time, of course! Christmas Day was fun, Santa was quite good to me, and Sandy & I hosted brunch for our parents (and Amy). New Year's Eve was nice, spent the day with the Lees and Midnight was brought in quietly with Sandy and Ted.

Mom Rides Space Mountain!

Mom and I went to Disneyland today.

We actually drove up the last night. We ate at the Rainforest Cafe and checked out Downtown Disney. We stayed at a local hotel and were there for the park opening this morning, something Mom had never done.

Mom rode Space Mountain for the first time in her life! We spent the whole day there, ate at the Blue Bayou (right on the water's edge), rode every ride we wanted to, shopped around, and just had a splendid time!

Hurricane Katrina

You've all heard about the devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina. They can use your help. Here are some links:

How to Help/Donate:
FEMA: Help the Victims of Hurricane Katrina.
The Red CrossGive Blood.
New Orleans: How to Help
Best Buy is matching donations to The Red Cross made at their stores.

Government Links:
FirstGov: Hurricane Katrina Recovery.
Federal Emergency Management Agency.

Other Information:
Survival of New Orleans blog, you can start here: August 27, 2005. Here's where he's at: 650 Poydras St.

New Orleans: Hall of Shame.
New Orleans: How to Help (includes Hall of Shame Updates).

Katrina Help.

New Orleans Times-Picayune Newspaper and their Breaking News Weblog.

WWLTV.com Local News Blog.CNN: Hurricane Katrina.

Photos:
Weather.com Slideshows:
Florida 1 Florida 2 Louisiana Mississippi Alabama.

Space Imaging.

Retro Post - One Day Rafting

For Father's Day '05 and Amy's 30th B-Day Sandy & I took Dad & Amy river rafting with Whitewater Voyages on the Lower Kern River's 1-Day Big Water Run. We drove up to stay the night in Ridgecrest Friday evening, stopping at the Riverside Spagetti Factory for dinner. Yesterday morning we continued on to Kernsville and took our trip down river. This was Dad & Amy's first rafting trip. Coincidentally our guide was Rob (the same Sandy & I had just a few months earlier). It was a fantastic trip!

Serenity!

Some of you may have noticed that I've created an Index page featuring a promo for the new Firefly movie, Serenity.

Yup, that's right. In about 50 days (as of this post) the movie will be in theaters, and I can't wait! Hope to see you there!

Lower Kern Rafting

Sandy & I went rafting over the last two days (06/13/05 - 06/14/05) with White Water Voyages on the Lower Kern. We went with a large group of friends as you can see if you click on the picture. We had an awesome time! When I get more pictures, I'll post them.

Update - Wednesday, May 30, 2007
Pictures now available here.

Wisdom Teeth

On Friday May 13, 2005 I had oral surgery to remove all four of my wisdom teeth. The surgery started at about 1:30p and I was home by 4:30p. I was given nitrous-oxide by a nose mask, an IV injection that practically knocked me out (though, technically I wasn't completely put under), and full mouth/jaw nerve block via needle injection. They did it in that order and by the time the IV was in, I didn't feel or care about much else. I have only a vague (and in my opinion humorous) memory of the event:

During the procedure I remember becoming aware of a scrapping or scratching noise in my mouth. I began to lift my arm towards the nitrous mask hearing a voice say something to the affect of "Ah, here comes the inevitable nose itch" and they removed the mask presumably to let me scratch my nose. What I actually wanted was for them to up the dosage, and after some hand movements and assorted grunts (I couldn't talk - stuff was in my mouth), they got the message and returned the mask. My guess is that they acquiesced, because the next thing I remember I was lying in the car's passenger seat and Dad was driving me home.

I don't remember anything more coherent from the surgery. I have some odd images, but nothing I could describe, and nothing bad. I don't remember setting in the recovery chair, and I don't remember how I got in the car.

Dad got me home and helped me ice my mouth. I took a full dose of the Vicodin that had been prescribed to me days prior to the surgery. My jaw and tongue stayed numb and tingly until the next morning, and I slept most of the rest of Friday (though I did eat some Jell-O and pudding at various waking points). By Saturday morning I was feeling pretty well, and by the evening I felt pretty good and was taking only minimal doses of the pain-killers.

It's now Monday afternoon and I've been off the Vicodin for over 24 hours. My mouth doesn't feel perfect, there is still some tenderness where the teeth used to be, and I have to be careful not to get food caught back there, but it feels good all in all. I can actually feel relief. For the last year or so there has been pressure and irritation in the back of my mouth and in between my jaw. That's all gone!

I have a few more days of healing to go, and a follow-up appointment on the 24th. I have plenty of soup, Cream of Wheat, Jell-O, and pudding to eat. I'm feeling great and am happy to have finally done this! Thank you to Dr. Seul for the excellent work, and to my parents and Sandy for all of your help and support.

First Amendment News

Daily Illuminator - What's All This Liberty Stuff?

Survey Finds First Amendment
Is Being Left Behind in U.S. High Schools

Future of the First Amendment - Key Findings

Tune In to Day Glo

If you love 80's music like I do, you'll enjoy this! Take a listen to the coolest internet radio station around: DayGloRadio (Tune in).

Update: Friday, March 30, 2007
DayGloRadio.com shut down a few years ago and was replaced with RadioNigel.