B-day

Happy Birthday To Me! 26. I'm more than half way through my 20's already.

Harry Potter

Rob finished the final book of Harry Potter tonight. I however am still on the 6th book. The ending of this book as already been ruined for me. People just can't keep quiet. I am really really hoping I do not find out how the last book ends before I read it. I fear I will though.

Spongebob Wrap Party

Last night we went to the Spongebob 5th season wrap party at Nickelodeon Studios since Rob worked on the show. It was a good time. They had a stage with a "guitar hero" competiton. There was free food and drinks and stuff. Rob and I had a chance to talk to Daytime Emmy award winner Andrea Romano who actually graduated from Fredonia many years ago. Here are some pictures:

Left: Bill Fagerbakke. The guy who does the voice of Patrick on Spongebob. Center: Brian. A friend of ours and works with Rob. Right: Thomas Wilson. The guy who plays Biff in Back To The Future. (Brian looks short here and he is not a short guy)

Spongebob is going to capture Rob in the net.

Some of the people Rob works with. The guy in the suspenders and the lady are the owners of Oracle.

This was done with a photo setup/green screen thing that they had there.

And Finally

What party would it be without party favors?

Concert

Last weekend Rob and I went to see Composer/Conductor John Williams at the Hollywood Bowl. It was neat to see the guy who composed the famous movie themes like Star Wars, Jaws, ET, Harry Potter, Indiana Jones, Jurassic Park, Home Alone, and many more. Good concert.All last week mom and dad went to Jamaica to surprise their friend for her birthday. Looked like fun in the pictures they took. Someday I want to go to a tropical beach for a week vacation.

Pictures!!

Here are some pictures.

First set of pictures: For anyone who is a fan of the original movie Halloween, you might recognize these pictures. When we were in Pasadena for the 4th of July, we found some of the movie locations. They aren't great pictures because we had to take them while driving. We didn't want to disturb people.

Above and below: Laurie Strode's house

Michael Meyers' house (the one from the very beginning of the movie)

The corner store where Michael Meyers steals the mask

The opening scene that says "Haddonfield Illinois"

And finally, the hedge that Michael Meyers stands beside when the girls are walking down the sidewalk.

Next set of pictures. My new car! The pictures aren't great. Obviously they were taken from our parking garage.

And on a final topic for this post: We saw Transformers a couple days ago. Good movie.

Simpsons and a car

Work is going pretty good now. I work closely with the new office manager and so far no problems. So that is good.
For a Simpsons movie promotion, they turned twelve 7-11's in the country into a Quik E Mart. One of them is located right here in Burbank. It is pretty neat and there is always a line to get in. Go to This Link to see some pictures. I ate an official simpsons movie donut. It was gooooooood. I heard it is just until the movie comes out. I think they should keep it like this for good.
I brought my car into the shop. They did a ton of work on it and wanted to do more. Rob and I decided that instead of putting more and more money into it over and over that we should just trade it in and buy a new one. We went to the lot yesterday and have basically decided that I am going to get a Chevy Aveo sedan. I test drove it and it is nice. Probably by next week I'll be in my new car. Its another monthly bill but we are running it by our accountant and I'm sure we'll be able to afford it.

Congratulations Drew

Drew got accepted on the Law Review at Temple University Law School. The law review is a really prestigious thing to be on and it is really hard to do. After the pressure of finals were over, he had to read through 400 pages of assigned research front and back (thats 800 pages) and write a research paper. All this in a one week time period. Most first year law students try for it. They are then chosen by a combination of their paper and their GPA. "Membership on the law review staff is highly sought after by law students, as it often has a significant impact on their subsequent careers as attorneys... many see the selection process as helping differentiate the best and the brightest from an already strong group of law students." -wikipedia on law review So congrats Drew! Glad your internship with that judge is going good too.

4th Of July

Yesterday Rob and I went to Americafest at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena for the 4th Of July. It was a good time. There was food and some kiddie stuff outside the stadium. The food was extremely expensive. A coke like you get from a vending machine cost $4! Rob and I went on the field and sat on a blanket which was very nice. We weren't squished in a crowd. The stadium does not look big enough to hold a super bowl at all. It seems much smaller than the Bills stadium. Anyway, the California Philharmonic Orchestra played some songs. So did a drum and bugle corp. Very nice. The fireworks were pretty and very good. I tried to take pictures. They didn't turn out too good. I thought I was taking a video of the finale but when it was over I noticed that it wasn't recording. Bummer. The parking lot was horrible when trying to leave. We got stuck being parked against traffic so we just had to sit while watching all the other motorists try to squeeze into 2 little lanes to get out of the lot. Also yesterday before getting to the stadium, we found the houses that were used in the filming of the original Halloween movie. That was neat too.
And finally, Congratulations to my cousin Amanda and getting engaged yesterday beneath the fireworks!!
See my photo album to the right for some pictures.