Things
happened this preceding week which were unexpected. I mean, Tuesday
the 17th I had nothing planned but due to circumstances I
had free time so I returned to Walt Disney World, Epcot in
particular. Their annual Food & Wine Festival began a few weeks
ago and I fancied a look around to see what was new. Largely it's the
same as usual; one obvious change (besides all the construction going
on in the park, and their decision to take out the giant fountain:
lame) was that the building in the Canada section of World Showcase
that used to house the 360 degree short film... that is now being
used as a center to purchase various varieties of cider, which I did
have some. The band playing there on this day in 3 mini concerts a
day was Smash Mouth. That made me feel old, as I remember when they
were popular... in my high school days.
Wednesday I
did nothing but Thursday I went with someone to a Sam's Club in
Orlando. That went about the same as usual for my sojourns to that
building... including erratic traffic there and back, unfortunately.
Gas was also purchased using that person's Sam's card; on the way
back dinner was at at an Ale House and that also went about the same
as usual, with the food being fine. Friday was a different story. The
plan before Tuesday night was for that day to have one thing for me
to talk about... so imagine my surprise when on Tuesday night I saw a
random yet ubiquitous Facebook advertisement which stated that the
Central Florida International Auto Show-which I've gone to most years
since 2005 or so, and always the day after Thanksgiving-is suddenly
not during Thanksgiving weekend anymore but instead started...
Friday, September the 20th. I was blindsided as I had
heard nothing about the change beforehand. I would have been rather
unhappy if I did not discover this until after the fact... so once, a
targeted Facebook ad was actually useful.
Thus, I went
there one afternoon and naturally it wasn't as busy as it would be
during an extended holiday weekend; I imagine there were reasons why
this change was made... at least for me I did not mind having less
people around as I looked at all the 2019 or 2020 models. One happy
difference was that some manufacters made a rare appearance at this
show, such as BMW, Mini, Jaguar, Land Rover, and... Aston Martin. AM
has beautiful cars so it was tremendous getting to see them in
person. I posted various photos from the event on my Instagram page,
in case anyone was curious.
The only
other event from the past week worth mentioning: going to see Rambo:
Last Blood. I've viewed all the previous entries on multiple
occasions in the past and all are enjoyable in their own ways...
First Blood: Part Two is a lot of fun in being over the top 80's
excess and grand action like how they used to make them. Last Blood,
I understand the criticisms... I mean, it is a trashy exploitation
movie and John Rambo here doesn't seem exactly like the character of
old. That said, I saw it with a big crowd who loved what they were
seeing and it did aid me in having a great time with the film. The
third act: wow.
When I return
next Monday, I do have a few ideas as to what I'll be discussing
then.
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