Tokyo Disneyland

Went to Tokyo Disneyland! WOW It was amazing! I really had a good time and was not upset at the Japanese language. They mixed it up a lot of times and made it easy to enjoy everything. The park was packed and 98.5% of the people were Japanese 🙂 They enjoy different flavored popcorn the most! I loved the Buzz ride, which is different then the US version and really loved the Castle Tour and the Winnie the Pooh Ride! Check out the pics! I will be blogging more soon don’t you fret!

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Tokyo Or Bust!


JFK Lounge

WE MADE IT! Checking in from the hotel the first night of our trip! Things actually worked out well with the snow storm in Jersey! We really got lucky after waking up to the snow stopped! We headed out to JFK and things were smooth! It only took us an hour to the airport and non of the flights were delayed!


Kick Ass Seats

JAL (Japan Airlines) really rocked! The seats are pod like shaped and were very comfortable. We watched Ray, Princess Diaries 2 and Sky Captain ATWOT, all pretty good movies! I slept a lot of the time and the food was great! The flight flew up over Canada, over Alaska and finally over the Pacific Ocean. It really was a super smooth flight and the way it was executed, it felt like a 4 hour flight. A very cool thin I never saw on a plane was it had a camera mounted in the front and you can see it take off and land, truly incredible!


Our Plane

We got off the plan and got right on a shuttle! It takes like 2 hours to get from the airport to Tokyo. We passed Tokyo Disneyland and saw the Castle and Space Mountain from the road! I was really surprised because even in Disneyland now you cant see any of the park from the major highways! It is around an hour away and I hope to go there next Wednesday.


My First Vending Machine

The hotel we are staying at is nice. It has a nice view of Tokyo. Its almost midnight on our first day and I think I am going to crash. I am off to probably the Sony Museum and don’t know what else but ill be checking in. I am online like 9am Eastern Time and Probably 4pm , so sign on AIM and say Hi!

My Latest Adventure – JAPAN!

THE WESTIN TOKYO

Yes, my adventures continue and I will be accompanying Jos to Japan for her work next week! I can’t wait to go! It really has been a childhood dream to go home to the motherland of Electronic gadgets 😉 I will have some free time, and a high speed internet connection, so I will be posting updates and hopefully a live cam from Tokyo, Japan. I really don’t know much, just that we are staying at the Westin. Will I make it to Disneyland? More details soon! See you soon Miki and Lisa

Michael Jackson’s Sudden Illness Halts Trial

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I’ll be honest with you, I am not buying it! 2 weeks in a row this trial has been postponed! I can’t wait till E!’s reenactments every night! The guy who was in Scary Movie 3 is doing them! Classic!

What’s next? Post your comment on this post! I think he is gonna ask to get permission to go to Tokyo Disneyland with me!!! :O SCARY!

SANTA MARIA, Calif. (Reuters) – Pop star Michael Jackson was taken to a hospital emergency room on Tuesday, vomiting and suffering from a “flu-like illness,” and his child molestation trial was abruptly halted. Jackson became so sick while en route to court in Santa Maria, about 30 minutes from his Neverland Valley Ranch, that he was driven instead to a local hospital. The sudden illness caught Superior Court Judge Rodney Melville and Jackson’s own lawyers by surprise.

“I did speak with Mr. Jackson by telephone this morning on the way to court and he said he was very ill,” lead defense attorney Tom Mesereau told the judge after a hushed conference with his colleagues. “I’m told he’s being examined by a doctor.” More than 100 jury candidates sat idle for over an hour while the judge conferred in private with prosecutors and Jackson’s attorneys and then, by telephone, with an emergency room doctor.

Melville emerged from his chambers to announce that the 46-year-old Jackson had been admitted to the hospital and would not be able to attend court until next week, bringing audible groans from some of the would-be jurors. Since jury selection began on Jan. 31 in the sensational trial, potential jurors have only been summoned to court on four days. Melville was forced to cancel the proceedings last week after Mesereau’s sister died.

My New Sony Desktop And Future Monitor!!!

YES! I finally did it! I picked up a new Desktop computer! Sony was blowing out their R Series Desktop to make room for their newer versions from the same series. I originally was going to pay $1,550 on Sony’s site until I saw it on J&R; music’s site for literally $650 bucks cheaper after rebate, no tax and cheaper shipping! It also came a lil damaged so I got another 70 bucks off! DAMN I DID GOOD! My other old computer, literally is dying 🙁 Sorry Elo 4k 🙁 So I really needed a new machine! I was going to go with Dell until I decided to go with a Media Center 2005 based Sony computer! I really was not expecting much from the Media Center, but boy was I wrong! Don’t get me wrong, the computer is AWESOME but I really fell in love with the Media Center! It is so cool how you can access all of your media in one simple interface. It comes with a great remote control and you can stream it to a Media Center box wirelessly anywhere in your home! You can see your digital pics, listen to all your mp3s and watch and record live TV, which by the way I think is BETTER than my Tivo, Sorry Tivo 🙁

Here are my specs:
Intel Pentium 4 3.2GHz
1GB of RAM (will be adding another gig of RAM for a 2 gig total)
200GB S-ATA HD Space (added another S-ATA 250 Gig Drive with 16 meg buffer)
DVD+R Double Layer – DVD±RW Drive Double Layer +R
DVD-ROM Combo (also does CD & CDRW)
128MB ATI Video Memory card
XP Media Center 2005
Minus one Drive Cover 🙁 DRATS!

I was really on the fence about a monitor! Was looking to run like 2 19″ monitors, but still had doubts, UNTIL

Dell announced a 24 Inch WIDESCREEN LCD MONITOR! Holy, it looks so BAD ASS! I was tempted to order the 20 inch widescreen, but I am glad I waited! – The UltraSharp 2405FPW ships with some useful amenities, including a four-port USB hub—two on the main connector panel, two on the side of the display. In addition, the unit has a 6-in-1 USB card reader that supports CompactFlash (type I and II), SD/mini-SD card, Sony Memory Stick / MS Pro, Smart Media and Hitachi Microdrive.
SWEET ! This comes out in March, but I will wait!

Review: Dell UltraSharp 2405FPW 24-inch Widescreen LCD

Madagascar

Madagascar – Coming Soon!

I must admit, I really had little hope for the animated movie Madagascar. Early previews and what I have heard about it looked, well bad. I just checked out the latest trailer for the movie and must admit, it looks pretty damn good. Although I still think the name is pretty weak, the trailer is funny and the animation looks kick ass! We will see!

Movie Info :

Madagascar – Release Date: May 27, 2005 – Studio: DreamWorks Pictures

Starring: Ben Stiller, Chris Rock, Jada Pinkett-Smith, David Schwimmer, Sacha Baron Cohen, Cedric the Entertainer, Andy Richter, Gwen Stefani

Official Website: MADAGASCARthemovie.com

Plot Summary: Ben Stiller (“Meet the Parents”), Chris Rock (“Chris Rock Never Scared”), David Schwimmer (TV’s “Friends”) and Jada Pinkett Smith (“Collateral”) star as the voices of four zoo animals who hang up when they hear the call of the wild.

Alex the Lion (Stiller) is the king of the urban jungle, the main attraction at New York’s Central Park Zoo. He and his best friends Marty the Zebra (Rock), Melman the Giraffe (Schwimmer) and Gloria the Hippo (Pinkett Smith) have lived their entire lives in blissful captivity, with regular meals provided and an admiring public to adore them.

Not content to leave well enough alone, Marty allows his curiosity to get the better of him and, with the help of some prodigious penguins, makes his escape to explore the world he’s been missing. Alex, Melman and Gloria go after him, but before they can go wild in the streets, they are captured, crated and put on a ship to Africa… to be ultimately set free.

When those plotting penguins sabotage the ship, Alex, Marty, Melman and Gloria find themselves washed ashore on the exotic island of Madagascar. Now, these native New Yorkers have to figure out how to survive in the wild and discover the true meaning of the phrase “It’s a jungle out there.”

Desperate Housewive, Not Gay!

Im confused?!! I think she is too 😉 What the hell is the deal here!

Desperate Housewives star Marcia Cross has denied reports she’s gay.
Rumours about her sexuality circulated when American tabloids reported she was planning to pose for gay magazine The Advocate reports IMDb.com. The actress’ publicist insists the rumours are ‘completely untrue’, but stipulates Cross is ‘very supportive of the gay and lesbian community’. Cross said: ‘It was very odd and I assume this is what comes of being 42 and single. I don’t know if they just needed to find a reason why I wasn’t married. I mean, I’m not gay. ‘I did think it was really weird that there was all this curiosity about something like that, about sexuality. I thought, ‘What a world we live that that’s so important.'”

The Super Bowl, Ads, And Looking Back

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WOW! Its finally over! Actually its been pretty quiet over the last two weeks up until like Thursday, when all hell broke loose with the media SLAM! All said and done the game was pretty damn good! The Eagles tried their best and held on as long as they could, but could not prevail over the wrath on New England! Playing host, I missed a lot of the game and the fun. I Tivo’ed it and went back and saw what I missed!

Paul McCartney was Awesome! Wasn’t too happy with Drive My Car in the set, but Live And Let Die and Hey Jude made up for it!

Just talked to my bud Gene! He is a huge Eagles fan and got a quote for him on the game: They gave it away. They threw the ball away 4 times and they came away with nothing. Can’t win a game when you put your defense into a position like that. They made it there and I am happy but I am not satisfied.

I was also not that impressed with the commercials! Here is a recap of quick point impressions : GoDaddy.com, Retro, Fed Ex Top 10, Vin Deasel, Eva, Carson, Brad Pitt, McDonalds Fry, Monkeys, War Of The Worlds, MORE MONKEYS, GoDaddy.com, Burt Renolds TWICE, Talking Dogs, Rodman in a tub – YUCK, Retro Cartoons, EVEN MORE MONKEYS, Thank You, Unicorns and Santa, MORE FRIGGIN MONKEYS!, Nikki Cappelli

See them all here : AOL Sports: Superbowl Commercials 2005

This guy really summed up the commercials well :

30-Second thoughts By: JOHN MAFFEI – Weighing in on Super Bowl commercials:

> Lays had one the best spots in recent years. It was the one where a kid hits a ball over a fence into a mean neighbor’s yard. A girl suggests throwing a bag of Lays chips over the fence as a peace offering. The neighbor throws back a ball, the family dog, a long-lost car and MC Hammer. Then one of the kids says, “MC Hammer? Where have you been.”

> Monkeys were in vogue this year. Verizon Wireless used monkeys talking on bananas in a good spot, and careerbuilder.com used them and a whoopee cushion in a hilarious spot. But careerbuilder.com went a little far later on in a monkey-kissing-butt spot.



> Godaddy.com, with a very attractive Nikki Cappelli losing her top, got your attention, but it was cheesy at best. (HEY! )

> McDonald’s ran its french fry looking like Abraham Lincoln commercial twice. It wasn’t any more funny the second time.

> The Quiznos spot with a pudgy baby Bob is stupid and old.

> MBNA using Gladys Knight playing rugby was beyond the valley of stupid.

> What was Dennis Rodman doing in a bathtub? I was so turned off, I forgot what the commercial was about.



> A bikini-clad maiden selling Tabasco was a highlight.

> Anheuser-Busch’s thank you to the troops was outstanding. And it cost the company $2.4 million.

> Ford ran the same commercial for the new 2005 convertible three times, twice in a five-minute span. Kind of dumb, and costly.

> Visa’s spot with superheros looking for a lost credit card was well done.

> Blockbuster ran the same commercial —- a man backing his car to the mailbox — six times. I guess, the first five times weren’t enough.

Super Bowl Ad Links 🙂

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FOXSports.com – Tracking Super Bowl commercials

The Longest Yard

LINCOLNFRY.COM

GoDaddy.com

Olympus Groove

THE PACIFIER — The Official Movie Website

Volvo XC90 V8

SAG Awards

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Sideways took the highest honor at the SAG awards last night! This is a huge accomplishment against all the other favorite movies for best ensemble acting. These awards, along with the Golden Globes is a good trial run for the Oscars! As my bud Mike Delin mentioned in his blog, we have talked about this over the years, the Oscars is like the Super Bowl for us 🙂 I did enjoy Sideways. It was a lil strange because they are way into wine, but once you get past that it was a great movie! I also loved Virginia Madsen and find it funny that she is FINALLY getting critical acclaim in Hollywood! Million Dollar Baby did real well and it is confusing who will do good at the Oscars! We will see.



Actress Sandra Oh (R) accepts the award for outstanding cast of a motion picture for ‘Sideways’ as co-stars (L-R) Thomas Hayden Church, Virginia Madsen, and Paul Giamatti look on during the 11th annual Screen Actors Guild awards at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, February 5, 2005.

No Wardrobe Malfunction at Halftime Show

Entertainment – SuperBowl.com – Official website of Super Bowl XXXIX

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THANK GOD! God forbid we see another pair of breasts this year hehe! Anyway, looking forward to see Paul McCartney! What a difference a year makes! With all this crap about the FCC, Michael Powell, Howard, Howard moving to Sirrius, Powell Retiring, GEEZ! This year is different! I am defiantly looking forward to the game and wish the Eagles the best!

Another HAROLDS trip tonight! Pictures will be taken! Then Sunday The SUPER BOWL! My first time having it at my house on the Sony HD TV! God I can’t wait! AWESOME SCREEN! Next week I will be talking about the new computer I ordered! Long story, but I will be Blogging about it next week! I will be also Blogging about the Florida trip! I know im a lil behind, but I will be posting all the pics and a few good stories about the trip 🙂

Article:

JACKSONVILLE, Fla (Reuters) – Ask just about anyone what they remember most about the New England Patriots’ dramatic 32-29 victory over the Carolina Panthers in last year’s Super Bowl and chances are you will get the same answer. “I remember Janet Jackson’s breast,” said Tom, a Philadelphia Eagles fan enjoying a drink at one of the parties ahead of Sunday’s Super Bowl showdown with the Patriots.

“That’s all you heard about for weeks, but that’s not what they’ll be talking about after we win on Sunday.” The NFL has taken steps to ensure nothing happens to overshadow this year’s showcase event.

Paul McCartney has been brought in to headline its halftime show, the 62-year-old former-Beatle guaranteeing there will be no problems in his 12-minute performance. “It’s a great honor to do this,” said McCartney. “People may have concerns of another wardrobe malfunction, but I can safely tell you that I won’t. “I’m not going to say what we’re doing because you know that spoils it. We will pretty much get up there and just use the time allotted to rock.”

Airplane In-Flight Entertainment

NY1: Living: “American Airlines To Offer In-Flight Entertainment ”

Song’s DISH Satellite TV and MP3s

After flying on Delta Airlines “Song”, going back to any old airline will seem so damn hum drum 🙁 It was pretty ironic seeing LaGuardia Airport closed on live TV while flying to it :O I really loved the TV system onboard! Music trivia that you play against other people on the flight! (I played one round and came in FIRST!) It also showed the flight info including the map where u are, food menu, music and Pay Per View movies. Check out their site for a demo, pretty cool!

American Airlines To Offer In-Flight Entertainment

I do fly American Airlines a lot, their new solution looks pretty cool! Although I got my kick ass Sony laptop and load it with any movie I want and download all the latest news anyway before heading out on a trip 😉

Article : American Airlines is set to provide an in-flight entertainment media player for $8 a flight, filled with moves, music videos, games, and that day’s major newspapers. Apparently, half of American’s fleet are MD-80s which have no on-board entertainment. Rather than spending lots of money to retrofit them with expensive, integrated systems, American hopes to address passenger needs on a more individual basis.

Flights with the yet-unbranded portable media device start this week on flights from LaGuardia to Miami and LaGuardia to Dallas.

Sony to Release PlayStation Portable!!! :)

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As many of you know, I am a HUGE fan of Sony! Last year at E3, I was told “2005 is the year of the portables”! Not only did the new Nintendo DS kick ass, Sony announced today the official release date of the PSP! This unit looks incredible! I hopefully will get my hands on the first um MILLION units ready to go for its March 24th release day! Looking real forward to its future potential and all the cool stuff it can bring to the table! 🙂



Kaz Hirai, president and chief executive officer of Sony Computer Enterainment America Inc., holds a PlayStation Portable, known as PSP, during a news conference in Los Angeles Tuesday, May 11, 2004. Sony Corp. said Thursday, Feb. 3, 2005, it will release the PlayStation Portable in North America on March 24 and have 1 million units ready for sale in the first week.

From the article :

Sony Corp said Thursday it will release the PlayStation Portable in North America on March 24 and have 1 million units ready for sale in the first week.

The PSP machine, a challenger to Nintendo Co.’s long-standing grip on the handheld video gaming market, will be sold as a “value pack” for $250 in the United States and for $300 Canadian dollars. It will include numerous accessories and – for the first million sold – a copy of the “Spider-Man 2” movie on the new Universal Media Disc format that Sony designed for the PSP.

The PSP is designed, however, with more multimedia features. It can play digital music, movies and display photos on its 4.3-inch color screen, using Sony’s proprietary 1.8-gigabyte UMD discs or a Memory Stick.

In addition to working with its own Sony Pictures film division, Sony is in discussions with other movie studios to support the new UMD format for future releases of movies, Hirai said.

Playboy Founder Visits Disney World

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Hugh Hefner at … Disney World ?

WHAT THE HELL! Couldn’t he have been there a week earlier! 🙁 O Well

Playboy magazine founder Hugh Hefner, center, answers questions from the media during a news conference at Walt Disney World in Lake Buena Vista, Fla., Thursday, Feb. 3, 2005. With Hefner, from left, are Cristal Camden, Bridget Marquardt, Holly Madison and Kendra Wilkinson. The group is visiting Disney’s theme parks before heading to Jacksonville, Fla., where Hefner is throwing his legendary Playboy Super Bowl party.

Groundhog Day 2005, Its So Not Over!

groundhog day 2005 album | Gleny.com

I have to admit, Gleny has outdone himself yet again! Come on, the man is a trooper! He had invited me on the over night, 6 hour trek then 6 hours home again and of course I had to wimp out! The man is incredible! He had first told me about his adventure one day in the summer! I was so excited and so into it I just couldn’t wait for the day to see his photos! He had told me a lot about the history and the rituals they do there and boy was he right! I was a lil upset for him because, damn, this is HUGE media coverage and I purposely got up early to see all the mayhem on TV at 7am! I only got to see the official announcement and then it broke into the Special Report about the plane crash for 4 straight commercial free hours! DAMN IT! O well, make sure and check out his pictures from this truly amazing event! This is Gleny’s big season with the plunge and parades coming up so keep checking back! THANKS AGAIN GLEN FOR BRINGING US ALONG FOR THE RIDE through your pictures! Can’t wait for the VIDEO!

Super Bowl XXXIX

SuperBowl.com – Official website of Super Bowl XXXIX

Getting all excited for this weekends BIG GAME! I am taking the day off with my family and enjoying the game on our HD TV!!! Fox does amazing HD broadcasts, so its defiantly on the right channel. Should be so damn exciting! I am totally rooting for The Eagles! They got heart and if anyone can beat The Patriots, they can! I hear Terrell Owens is going to play and that’s amazing! I hope he isn’t putting himself in Jeopardy! Paul McCartney is doing the half time show and I am also looking forward to that!

Terrell Owens Official Website

Philadelphia Eagles

Groundhog Predicts More Wintry Weather :(

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The lil bastard saw his shadow! 6 MORE WEEKS OF WINTER!!! Trust me if he didn’t he would be the cutest lil creature in the world!!!! DAMN THIS COLD WEATHER! DAMN THOSE INNER CIRCLE PUNKS!

PUNXSUTAWNEY, Pa. (AP) – Punxsutawney Phil has spoken, and the news isn’t good. The world’s most famous furry forecaster saw his shadow Wednesday on Gobbler’s Knob, suggesting another six weeks of wintry weather.

The chubby critter delivered the prediction after he was pulled from his burrow in an oak stump at 7:31 a.m. by a top-hatted handler, and his prediction was greeted by boos from the thousands in attendance. “He’s only the messenger!” one of the members of the Punxsutawney Groundhog Club – the volunteer group in charge of Phil and the town’s Groundhog Day festivities – reminded the crowd braving the frigid weather.

Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride

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For fans of The Nightmare Before Christmas, Tim Burton and Johnny Depp, this movie is for you! I am a fan of all the above and to get not one Tim Burton movie (Willy Wonka) but TWO movies in one year, makes me extremely excited! Make sure and check out the trailer for this awesome looking stop motion movie! The Warner Bros logo alone looks incredible!

RobFuz’s 34th Birthday :)

WOW! I truly had a great Birthday! Thanks to everyone who remembered and came out and hung with me at Jenks and came over my house to celebrate my birthday! Turning 34 sounds like I am OLD 🙁 hehe I got over it quick today and had a great time with my friends and family! I played shout about the movies again today and I am still undefeated 🙂 Ok thanks again to everyone who has emailed me and left feedback on here! It still isn’t too late and you can leave feedback on this message.

Happy Birthday this week to Angela, my cousin Candace, Mike Gilligan, Jenn D, Dayna, Fillipo Anna and soon Lidia, Jesse, Mike Crocco and Craig Elo the L Train! 🙂 phew a lot of birthdays!

Happy Birthday To Me :)

It is officially in the middle of birthday weekend! God, do I milk my birthday 😉 January 30th I will be 34! 🙁 That sounds so OLD hehe, O well, what can you do! So much is going on in my life and as usual, NEW GADGETS!

Delorme Bluelogger

My mother got me a Bluetooth GPS for my laptop! The Delorme Bluelogger is AWESOME! I had it in Florida and it came in handy a few times! I am using DeLorme Street Atlas USA 2005 and it is pretty amazing! I opted to get the Bluetooth version because I am running Street Atlas for the Pocket PC as well! It draws where you go and visually and verbally gives you directions where ever you need to go. It also remaps and redraws yours maps if you go an alternate way or if you make a wrong turn!



LOOK HOW TINY THIS BAD BOY IS :O

Apple – iPod shuffle

I also picked up before Florida the NEW IPOD SHUFFLE! You may have seen me wearing it in a few photos from Florida. I got the 512 meg version rather than the 1 gig because, that’s all they had 🙁 no big 🙁 It is AWESOME though! My bud Chris and I were checking out Engadget.com and notice people love it or hate it! Ok it is kind of a pain not seeing what is being played, but I do truly love it! I wear it around my neck and it is so damn light! I got about like 100 song one there and truly just put what I want on it! 12 Hour Battery and it recharges in my USB port so I don’t need to lug anything else! I record Howard Stern and take it with me on there and it truely is a great piece of hardware! It also acts as a thumb drive and I really love it!

Went to The Headliner last night saw Daddy Pop and will be at Jenks tomorrow, January 30th from like 1:30 – 3:30 for the relief benefit and to celebrate my birthday a lil. What do I waqnt for my birthday? hmmmmm Got the new laptop how about a new DESKTOP COMPUTER!!! hehe Check back to see what I get 😉

For my birthday, Everyone please post some COMMENTS! 🙂 Thanks

Orlando Shots Part 2!

Well my vacation came to an end, or did it! ? We took off Saturday morning heading to NY and wouldn’t you know almost to our destination, the plane turned around and headed back to Florida! 🙁 I’ll keep everyone posted on the progress of getting home on Monday. The sad part is it is going to be a low of 31 degrees here tomorrow 🙁

Ok on with the rest of the shots!



Sea World



Gotta Love Shamu



The Real One!



Sea World



Dolphins!



Animal Kingdom! I Finished it in 3 Hours!



Brand New Ride Expedition Everest!



Brand New Ride Expedition Everest!



Brand New Ride Expedition Everest!



Brand New Ride Expedition Everest!



Flick!



I Am A Bug!



Off To The Magic Kingdom To Conquer Buzz Lightyear!



Busted The Ride Twice! Go For The Claw! 100,000 Each Hit! It Is Tough Though!



Bragger



Haunted Mansion Still Love That Ride!



Caught The Parade!



My Traditional Mickey Pop!



Off To Epcot! 3 Parks In One Day! I LOVE MEXICO My Fav Resturant In Epcot!



Spaceship Earth At Night



MGM Disney Studios



Love The Billboard!



Backlot Tour



New Stunt Show Not Open Yet!



Tower Of Terror

Ok Im Out Ill Write More Soon!

Orlando

I am in Florida More Details Later! Here Are Some Pics 🙂



Stitch The Escape, New Ride In The Magic Kingdom



Jos And Rob 🙂



Buzz Lightyear! Love That Ride!



Pretty Lame Score But I Am Out Of Practice 😉



Lyz and Steve My Partners In Crime! Kamakazi!



Us Outside The Castle!



The Castle At Night



My First Time On Stitch! It Was SoSo



Space Mountain



Rock And Roller Coaster!



Tower Of Terror 4!



In MGM



Disney / MGM Studios Icon



EPCOT



Spaceship Earth



Dinner At The NBA Resturant



Drinking A Hurricaine At Pat O’Brien’s Checking Out The Dueling Pianos



Universal Studios



Universal Studio Arch



Revenge OfThe Mummy The Ride That Took Over King Kong! It’s Awesome!



Jaws



Men In Black Awesome Ride Went On It 6 Times!



Men In Black



My Best Score



Fuz And Shrek



In MIB



Dinner At Emeril’s Tchoup Chop



Lisa And I At Tchoup Chop

Beltran on Verge of Following Martinez to Mets

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Are the Mets actually making good moves? Will they get one of the Astros Killer B’s 🙂 I remember seeing him during the World Series and hearing about him at the All Star Game in Houston! Very excited and hey may watch and even go to a few games this year 😉 Hopefully the Yankees won’t step in and blow the deal!

NEW YORK (AP) – Carlos Beltran is on the verge of following Pedro Martinez to the New York Mets.

A day after the All-Star outfielder let the deadline to re-sign with Houston pass, the Mets worked Sunday to structure a $119 million, seven-year contract that will include an $11 million signing bonus, a lawyer involved in the talks said on condition of anonymity.

The Mets, who haven’t made the playoffs since 2000, just last month lured Martinez from the Boston Red Sox with a $53 million, four-year deal. They declined comment on their talks with Beltran.

New York and Beltran’s agent, Scott Boras, spent Sunday negotiating the salaries for each season, the amount of deferred payments and the schedule of when the money will be paid, the source and another person involved in the talks said, also on condition of anonymity.

They hoped to reach a preliminary agreement on the specifics of the contract by Sunday night, have Beltran come to New York for a physical Monday and announce the deal Tuesday – the last day before a change in federal rules makes signing bonuses subject to increased taxes.

Across town, the Yankees planned to announce their acquisition of Randy Johnson on Tuesday, too. The Big Unit also was to have his physical in New York on Monday, the last step needed to finalize the drawn-out trade talks for a deal in which the Yankees will send to Arizona pitchers Javier Vazquez and Brad Halsey, catcher Dioner Navarro and $9 million.

Beltran, who helped Houston come within a victory of its first World Series last year, will became the 10th player in baseball history to agree to a deal worth $100 million or more – and the first since Jason Giambi got a $120 million, seven-year contract from the New York Yankees in December 2001.

His average salary of $17 million will tie Houston’s Jeff Bagwell for the seventh-highest, trailing only Alex Rodriguez ($25.2 million), Manny Ramirez ($20 million), Derek Jeter ($18.9 million), Sammy Sosa and Barry Bonds (both $18 million), and Jason Giambi ($17.1 million).

Houston offered a guaranteed $100 million, seven-year contract, which included a $14 million option for 2012 with a $2 million buyout, an Astros executive said Sunday on condition of anonymity. If the option were exercised, the deal would have been worth $112 million over eight seasons.

Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith

Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith



Cool cover shot and article on George Lucus and the latest Star Wars movie coming this summer! The shot is AMAZING taken by Annie Leibovitz, who is one of my favorite photographers.

This month, Vanity Fair magazine celebrates the upcoming release of Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith with magnificent photos of the actors and crew taken by renowned photographer Annie Leibovitz, and an exclusive interview with George Lucas. The Star Wars creator reveals several secrets, including explaining midi-chlorians once and for all, as well as giving his own views as to why Darth Vader should be regarded less as the ultimate monster than as a potential hero who made all the wrong choices throughout his journey.

Lucas Reveals Vader’s True Side to Vanity Fair



I also noticed the new dude General Grievous. I never saw him before so I went to my Star Wars expert Chris for more details. The Guy looks AWESOME!

fuz (4:09:14 PM): Ok Who the hell is General Grievous?

fuz (4:09:27 PM): Ive seen him TWICE today and have no clue who he is

Chris (4:09:50 PM): He’s this half machine half alien military General who I think works for the sith

Chriss (4:10:11 PM): not sure where he comes from however

fuz (4:10:20 PM): Is he the “New” Boba Fett?

Chris (4:10:34 PM): he may very well be

fuz (4:10:36 PM): Is he a main character?

fuz (4:10:50 PM): and is he REAL or like that ass Jarr Jarr

fuz (4:10:52 PM): hehe

Chris (4:11:25 PM): I believe he will have a Darth Maul type role

Chris (4:11:32 PM): and he will be all CG

Chris (4:11:58 PM): probably minimal screen time

Chris (4:12:18 PM): but he will be a major presence

Chris(4:21:46 PM): everything you need to know

2004 – A Year In Pictures

Goo Goo Dolls – June 04

Underwater – June 04

The Late Indian Larry – AC June 04

Sterling Marlin, Jese – BlueClaws – June 04

Andrews Graduation – June 04

Shoot For The Coors Light Billboard – June 04

Coors Light Billboard – June 04

Wildwood – June 04

Van Halen – June 04

Self Portrait – July 04

Self Portrait, Daddy Pop – July 04

Sand Castle Contest, Glen – July 04

Hurricaine Harbor With My Pal Evan – July 04

4th Of July With The Girls – July 04

Gene’s Birthday – July 04

All Star Game – Houston – July 04

All Star Game – The Los Lonely Boys – Houston – July 04

Pietra’s Sweet 16 – July 04

Harold’s – July 04

Cheap Trick’s Robin Zander – July 04

Shopping – August 04

Italy – August 04

Italy – August 04

Italy – August 04

Italy – August 04

Italy – August 04

Italy – August 04

Italy – August 04

Italy – August 04

September 11th, 2004

Another AC Trip – September 04

My First Trip To Yankee Stadium – September 04

Coors Light Promotion – October 04

Bon Jovi – November 04

NYC – December 04

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Been real lazy this week! I find that the last 2 weeks of the year are virtually a waste, so I always like to chill and relax to end out the year. I saw Meet The Fockers, The Aviator, Oceans 12, The Bourne Movies and Saving Christmas! What a week! Disappointed in Meet The Fockers, Quite frankly, it wasn’t that funny and didn’t match up to the original. The Aviator was pretty good, long and not much of a payoff, but was worth seeing. Same thing as Oceans 12, was ok but not nearly as cleaver as the original! I love the scene when the go to the spot in Italy where we were! THEY LITERALLY WALK OVER WHERE WE SAT AND SOAKED UP THE SUN! 🙂 The Bourne Identity and Supremacy were pretty good movies! I finally caught up and saw them and worth seeing. Shockingly, Saving Christmas was not that bad. Jos being the big Ben Affleck fan, we had to see it. Not the best, but hey for a rental. not bad. I must admit I never saw a movie come out in theaters in October and hit the video stores not like 90 days later!



What A Bottle Of Wine! 😉

What a year! Orlando, LA, Houston, Wildwood and Italy! Baseball alone, I had my first trip to Yankee Stadium and with Boston winning the World Series, Baseball was amazing this year, what a ride. There are a ton of things to look back on and it was a truly great year with my wife and I. Thanks again to all my friends and every one who reads my Blog 🙂 The Nintendo DS Rocks! Don’t know if I mentioned it, but I LOVE IT! Got to play with it a lil 🙂

2005 looks very promising!!! Many new things going on and already two trips planned to tag along with Jos, Orlando again and Japan!!!

Have a safe and Happy New Year And be carefully out there!

2005, May the games begin!