I have to start this off
by mentioning... there were some not so great moments this past week
as various people I know have had issues with their health. I'll be
super-vague here but something suddenly happened to someone I know in
Florida (I feel awful for them and their immediate family, as I've
known them for years and just saw them a few weeks ago) and there is
a friend of the family who has had cancer for awhile and things took
a turn there; I also have sympathy for one of my parents there due to
the circumstances.
Last Monday I ended up at
Walt Disney World, Hollywood Studios in particular. I walked around
the new Toy Story Land and of course the theme was done well by
Disney. I went on a few rides but I'll mention one moment that not
only shocked me but even an employee there. I was sitting on a ledge
eating a funnel cake and drinking a root beer float; both were good.
What turned out to be a mama duck came up right to me, looking for
crumbs. As the food was messy... I was by a pond that had several
ducks so this wasn't so unexpected. What WAS a surprise happened a
few minutes later. That duck returned... with half a dozen ducklings
and they all were right by me looking for food yet never went after
my plate, plastic cup nor even touched me... yet they were all so
close and I couldn't believe it. Apparently I am Doctor Doolittle and
never realized it until now. It was a very nice moment that I
especially appreciated during the more stressful moments of the
preceding week.
Tuesday I went to Steak N
Shake with someone; that went fine, as it usually does. I had a
Frosted Flakes shake and yes, it was pretty good. Wednesday I did
nothing but Thursday I returned to Disney Springs, this time to see
Mission: Impossible-Fallout. I've watched the previous five movies
before and some I am not a fan of, but the 4 & 5 were very good
and there was very lofty praise for this sixth installment. Earlier
in the month I signed up for AMC Stubs A-List, something I can use at
AMC Theatres. I never signed up for MoviePass due to a variety of
reasons and well, they are knocking on heaven's door now as the
business model never sounded like it could work and clearly, it did
not work. I know people who did use it a lot and it is bad for them
that they'll now have to do something else or actually have to pay
full price like most people do for a ticket.
Anyhow, AMC has had a
Stubs reward program for a few years now and they recently added
A-List to that. I signed up because besides priority lines and
eventual discounts at concessions, you pay 20 bucks a month and you
can see up to 3 movies a week; importantly for me, unless it's a
special one time screening like a Fathom Event, all tickets are
available for selection, including 3D and IMAX. It has more than paid
for itself already and I know it will help me save money in the
future even if I don't go as often as I have these past few weeks. As
for Fallout... it was tremendous. Some parts of the story could be
nitpicked but the action was so spectacular and done exactly the way
I wanted it to (as in, like how Hollywood used to do it way back
when), that shone over any flaws. Friday was boring, except that
online I got to talk to someone I know who I haven't spoken to in any
form in many, many years.
The weekend was rather
nondescript, which was fine by me. The only thing of note was me
getting a shower curtain liner; really. It was needed as the one I
had became pretty gross. Yesterday, several pro wrestlers passing
away was definitely sad for me, as a pro wrestling fan. When I return
next Monday, hopefully there aren't as many sad moments.
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