A few weeks back, a massive storm tore through the area and left thousands of people without power. Trees were everywhere, lines were down across many cities and my neighborhood was a mess.
Across the street from me. The tree was long enough to scrape the gutter when it fell but otherwise, the house was fine.
Hey neighbor, want a tree?
Telephone pole and electrical wires down.
The space between these two houses was once filled with tall, beautiful trees. They were cut down years ago and I was always upset about that... until now, because that would have caused some serious damage.
They probably didn't need that garage anyway.
A new view of the sky that's not blocked with as many trees.
I applaud them for trying, I guess.
I went about 48 hours without power. Break out the cat candles!
Imagine you’re alone in a movie theater. You can feel the
vast emptiness of the unoccupied seats surrounding you, but there’s also the
confinement as if you’re sitting in a closet. The air conditioning is working
at full power; all you’re wearing is shorts and a t-shirt. No movie is playing.
Instead, it’s a loop of those awful advertisements they play before the
previews. You have a large Coke and it’s flat and warm. The ground is so dirty
and sticky that you’re stuck and cannot move. And the only snack at the
concession stand is Jujubes.
This is what depression is like and it never seems to end.
I mentioned Danny McBride's Eastbound & Down character, Kenny Powers, in a previous post. This mindlessly intelligent K-Swiss advertisement embodies everything Kenny Powers has come to be.
I wish I had more background information on this video, but the best I can say is that 1) the 313 area code means it is/was based out of Wayne County, Michigan and 2) it gets stuck in my head each time I watch it.
For my 26th birthday last week, I was taken out to the movies and got to pick what I wanted to see. I chose 30 Minutes Or Less, which I hadn’t even heard of and knew nothing about save Danny McBride had a role in the film. And let me tell you: I’m glad I saw it.
It’s a comedy about a pizza delivery boy who is strapped to a bomb and forced to rob a bank. Even I thought that was a morbid concept, considering that’s actually happened and the delivery guy DIED. But it really had no parallels to the real life event. It did have “that’s what she said” jokes, though! I can always support that.
What really made me giddy was discovering the movie is set in Grand Rapids, MI. I always love local stuff on the big screen (local being a relative term for a city a couple hours away). There’s a really neat poster of Michigan that’s displayed in a few scenes that I’d like to get for myself. The movie was shot on location in Grand Rapids save for one scene in Ludington.
Jesse Eisenberg has the lead role as the delivery boy. I’ve never seen The Social Network. I don’t think I’ve seen him in anything. But he was good, I liked him. He gave off a real Michael Cera vibe, except 50% less awkward. Aziz Ansari is also great. Very animated. I’ve seen some of his stand up material and it mesmerized me. That’s what he was like in this movie. And, oh, Danny McBride. I know him from Eastbound & Down as Kenny Powers, and that’s essentially the character he played, except sans mullet. For example (not safe at all for work):
Without giving away spoilers, I have some issues with the movie and its logic. I’d stop just shy of calling it a movie targeted toward stoners, but there’s no denying more effort was spent in making it funny than realistic. That’s okay, I just hate walking away with unanswered questions and, worse yet, thinking about how I would have done things if I were in that situation. But if they had done what I would have done, there would be no movie.
Just a brief little explanation: I don't always get the chance to blog or comment on other people's posts because I don't have the Internet at home. I follow people I enjoy and I read their blogs when I can. Often, my posts are scheduled so I can at least appear to be on frequently, but that's not usually the case. Just throwing that out there so no one misinterprets it as something else!
Here's a photo intense post about my group trip to the Detroit Tigers game a few weeks ago. I've had this post saved in a draft for two weeks so I'm not even going to bother captioning the pictures. I think they're rather self-explanatory. And if background information is desired, refer to She Is Sara's post here!
