Bone Crusher

Movie Review: The Protector

3 Stars.

Yes Heather, it's a movie review. I checked this flick out in Corpus Christi on October 21st at the Doller Cinema. Pretty intence. Tony Jaa, who also starred in Ong-Bak: Muay Tai Warrior, is the new martial arts superstar following the steps of Bruce Lee, Jackie Chan, & Jet Li. Instead of using Kung Fu as the fighing style Jaa brings Muay Tai Kickboxing, which is origionally from Thailand.

The Protector definately keeps your attention as Jaa demonstrates many ways to crush your opponents bones. Very crackling. This film is origionally from Hong Kong with english dubbing in it, which could throw you off, but also keep you entertained.

Since I saw this flick in the budget cinema it will probably hit DVD very soon. I would recommend checking it out if you like Martial Art & Action films.

Later........

Corpus Christi

Well folks I am in Corpus Christi, TX and let me tell you that I was in a terrible mood when I arrived. You would have thought I was flying for hours (the flight was only 1hr 8min).

I started with jumping on a cramped regional jet by American Eagle. This plane was smaller that the one I flew to Minnesota in August. It seriously sucked. The second half of the flight it rained and felt like it took forever to land.

We then headed to the hotel and it again felt like it took forever, but we got there and boy does it ever look like a dump. I am usually pretty okay with where I stay, but with the bad flight and the fact that I'm away from my wife for four weeks, I would expect more from the hotel.

No free breakfast, No Suites, Small fridge & microwave, No street lighting, Nothing near by to go to, and the Gulf of Mexico kicks up too much salt. The only good thing about being there was that the housekeeping staff is very considerate to us in the way that they will clean our rooms if we are not back from the store, yet. Otherwise they will not bother us. Springfield's Residence Inn always bothered us by either knocking on the door, calling the room, or just attempting to come in (and that's with the do not disturb sign on the door).

The remodel at the store here is going well though. The store staff is a hell of a lot better that the last store we worked with. Well back to work.

Later........

Texas State Fair

That's right. No clever title this time just Texas State Fair.

Me, the wife and a few friends went to the fair on Saturday. The weather was very nice and the trip down was pretty cool. It was my first time on the DFW transit system. First, we went on the Trinity Railway Express (TRE) from West Irving Station to Union Station in downtown Dallas. Then we jumped on the DART Red Line train from there to the location of the Fair Shuttle Bus, which of course took us to the fair.

Once there we saw a blockade of Church folk preaching the word and handing out flyers to fairgoers. Got inside the gate and the ladies immediately had to use the facilities. During the time I went to one of the car show buildings. One of the vehicles that caught my eye was the Toyota Avalon. Pretty nice car and very spacious (compared to my Taurus). My friends wanted me to jump into the Nissan Z just so see if I fit in it and I did, but it was low enough to the ground that I had a hard time getting out.

We left and met up with Alex at one of the other gates and went for a corn dog. Pretty tasty, but not a favorite. We then went to check out a dog show featuring some Frisbee catchers, pool divers, and poll racers. Fun times.

Next we went to taste test some food, which some of it was good and others were okay. Nothing to rave about though. We then headed to the Midway where most of the rides and fried food are. There we went on the Texas Star, the largest Ferris Wheel in the Western Hemisphere. I'm not going to lie I was scared to get on it, but I did and it turned out to be okay. We then went to seek out Fried Coke and succeeded. I didn't have any, but we and Jen did enjoy a funnel cake.

After that I went to test drive a couple of Chevrolet vehicles, the Monte Carlo & Avalanche. They were nice to drive, but the Impala is definately one of my favorites.

We then headed home and chilled until I had to fly out to my next project assignment in Corpus Christi, TX.

Fun times.

Later.......

Lunch Time

Okay, so here's the story. I'm working overnights for Best Buy and one night I was on my lunch break where I stopped at a RaceTrac gas station to get some Powerade 2 for $2 and Burger King to get a Whopper for a buck.

At the gas station I was about to leave when I was approach to a man asking me if I might happen to have a hanger on me. Apparently he or his friend must have locked their keys in the car. I, with a dumbfounded look answered no. Like I would be carrying a hanger (let alone a wire one) in my car. Then he asks if I think if anyone else might have a hanger. I said, "I don't know, why don't you go and ask them?" I tried very hard not to laugh and drove off to Burger King.

I ordered 2 Whoppers w/ cheese(A Buck A Piece) and I was quoted $3.10 as my total. That's a lot of tax I thought. Then I got my food with the receipt. The difference was $0.80. That was the price of the cheese on both whoppers. $0.40 per Whopper. Daaaaaaaaammmmmmmmnnnn. That's crazy. Oh well Ileft the King and when back to work to eat my lunch, where on the way I passed the same RaceTrac gas station and low and behold the same 2 dudes were still there lost, confused, and still locked out of their car. I just bust out laughing. Too Funny.

Later......

Jack FM

Correction. Jack FM is on 100.3 Not 100.7.

Sorry.

No Talking DJs Needed

Alright folks of the DFW Metroplex. I don't usually bring up stations for anyone else to check out on a large scale, but I feel this one is necessary. There are two new radio stations that play music pretty much the way it should be played.

One is Jack FM 100.7 FM. This station plays hits from late 60's to today. It's mostly Rock & Pop style music and the recorded DJ is pretty funny. No goofy DJs, no stupid listeners calling in saying how cool they are or who they will or will not date. Dumb Asses.

The next is Movin' 107.5 FM. It's simular to Jack FM except they touch on a different side of the Pop spectrum. R&B, Dance, & Hip Hop. Also like Jack FM (at least so far) they don't have goofy DJs and stupid listeners calling in.

My favorite so far is Movin' with Jack FM falling to second. Kiss, Da Beat, K104, & that Reggaetone (however you spell it) station can lick it hard.

Sorry, Kidd Kraddick, Doug Banks, & Ricky Smiley. You time needs to end.

So check it out and if you don't like them go back to those other stations.

Later........

Update

Alright people, if you haven't attended the color party or aren't pretty close friends of us, I got the promotion. I passed my exam in Minnesota with a pretty good score and I am not a certified Functionality Technician for the Best Buy Project Team. I'm pretty excited about it.

Things are going pretty well on the team and they are giving me more responsibility. It's pretty interesting working for a man who is 10 years my junior, but I can deal with it.

My traveling has increased recently as we went to El Paso just after Labor Day for a week. Then we did a remodel in Springfield, MO. It was kind of interesting as I worked on some new things I never delt with before. We visited a resturant called Lamberts: Home of Throwing Rolls. Yes, they literally throw rolls at you upon request and he throws them like a pitcher. The following I checked out Branson, MO. Bigger than I expected and even more busy. We were in Springfield for 3 weeks

Right now we are doing a remodel in Mesquite, TX and we are about to enter the second and final week for that project. The following Saturday we are flying out to Corpus Christi to do a 2 week remodel there and then a 2 week remodel in Laredo, TX.

Fun times kind of.

I will do better in blogging.

Later.