January 27 @ 11:44 pm
Wooh, not much posting for the last week (ok, no posting for the last week… cut me some slack!) Busy, busy, busy! Mostly good busy though.
Though I’d share my newest hobby with you… flying r/c helicopters. My friend Mike and I picked up a pair of Blade CX helicopters back around Christmas time. We’ve been trying to get together every Friday at lunch to fly in a large conference room at Mike’s work site. These things are a blast! The photo here is Mike flying his, mine looks almost identical so you get the idea. They are about as long as your forearm and run off a battery pack. We’ve managed to crunch a few rotor blades so far and had to repair a few other odds and ends. Lots of fun though! I plan to try to shoot a little video here soon, so watch for that!
This weekend is a “daddy/daughter” weekend. Lindsey is over by herself and we’ve been having fun. The big activity for the weekend is getting her new computer setup to take home. Matt and I just built a new one for him, so we’re taking a few parts we had on hand and some new stuff and building a custom one for Lindsey. She picked out a case online and it’s a very nice blue color that almost matches my car and motorcycle!
Today we went out to dinner and a movie. She wanted seafood so we went to “Newport Bay,” a fairly decent chain restaurant. Prior to that we caught a showing of “Arthur and the Invisibles” that Shephard recommended to me. We both loved it, a great movie I thought at both the adult and child level. Not surprising though as I am a fan of the director, Luc Besson.
Speaking of movies, I attended a screening of “Smokin’ Aces” this week. I liked it, you can read my review at Past The Popcorn. This week I’ll be reviewing “Because I Said So” on Tuesday and on Thursday I’m interviewing Katherine Paterson, author of “Bridge to Terabithia” in preparation for the release of the movie based on the book later in February. Whew, shaping up to be another busy week…
January 28 @ 5:39 am
That helicopter looks kinda neat! I remember having something similar (on a smaller scale) when I was a kid.
Awww… glad you’re having a good daddy/daughter weekend! She’ll treasure the memories.
M~
January 28 @ 5:41 am
Hi Michael,
Looks like your blog is being republished like mine is here:
http://www.motorycle-tech.com/blog/
We’ve already complained to DreamHost who handle the DNS for the site and host it for them.
All the best,
Richard
January 28 @ 11:59 am
Thanks Richard, I wondered what was going on with that.
Yes M, the helo is really neat! Except the crashing part, but that is happening less now!
January 28 @ 5:27 pm
Does that helicopter have the air to ground missiles?
January 28 @ 6:01 pm
Wow..you HAVE been busy! I love that you are having individual time with your kids. While my Dad never took me out to stuff like dinner and a movie, we did do alot of other stuff, like hunting, fishing, and in the summer I got to go to work with him alot (he drove a potato chip truck) and I always loved our individual time. You’re a great Dad!
Those helicopters look cool..now that’s something I wouldn’ be afraid to fly! LOL. We have a field near our house that is dedicated for RC fliers…it’s fun to watch!
Stacie
January 28 @ 10:21 pm
Sounded like a nice weekend. Not long ago our whole family went to see “Night in the Museum” and never laughed so hard at a movie in recent memory. We really liked it.
Have a great week,
Biker Betty
January 29 @ 3:01 am
No missiles Terry, though that would be interesting twist! I’m thinking of hanging a hook off the bottom though so I can pick up “cargo” and try to drop it off to make flying a little more challenging.
Stacie, you should definately get an r/c helicopter! Just think of the fun you could have for YouTube Tuesday!
Betty, “Night in the Museum” is still on my “go see it list,” hopefully it will still be playing when I get a chance to do so! It looked really good from the trailer.
January 29 @ 3:03 pm
I should have known you’d recognize the director.
I also thought the end credits were very clever for an animated film. They should all be done this way.
~S
January 29 @ 3:11 pm
I loved the end credits! Lindsey and I both though the animated characters (even for actors who weren’t enimated!) coming out and taking a bow with their credit was very cool!
January 29 @ 6:56 pm
My son really enjoyed Arthur and the Invisibles