So last night Viv's GA outreach snagged one more.

The other Steve (our very own wildone) is in town doing the vacation thing ,and Viv talked him to meeting a couple of crazy natives. It was cool to meet wildone. Very nice guy, even if I was held up and my promise of arriving at sixish turned into more like sevenish. You see the other Steve had promised to bring cold weather with him. Turns out he knows his stuff, cause go figure No rain in months, and it pretty much rained all damn day. Effectively drowning out our plans at mini-golf.

So yeah I arrived late, thanks to rain, and Californians basically panicking ala henny penny. I swear a little water falls from the sky and we freak out. Anyhow, they were huddled under the awning at the ESPN zone in Downtown Disney. We had previously agreed to go to dinner at BJ's (see earlier blogs. It's a pizza / brewhouse pretty good too) and go mini golfing which turned into movie-ing.

We piled into Viv's car where, (sorry doll) She was adamant that Jason was not to be trusted, and that she had the directions to the Bj's in Cerritos. You get on the freeway and get off at Griddly, or no wait Studebaker, or no wait Bj's was on Studebaker. Wait no again it was 183rd between Studebaker and Griddly.

General destination set, sorta we set off. One free way off ramp and a slight detour (okay two) because you can't make a U-turn later we found ourselves at BJ's. Looking at a one hour and 45 minute wait. It was raining, where in the hell did all these people come from? So sadly We ditched Bj's and the Nutty Brewnette beer that they have which is oh so good.

Instead we walked down the way to Olive Garden, old faithful. It was okay, wait wasn't as bad, though it seemed to be Bj's spill over because as soon as we gave our name several other people came in as well. Here's where it got interesting. Totally contrary to the evidence of the paramedics arriving to take a patron away on a gurney, We waited and were eventually sat, thankfully not at the table where the woman they took away in an ambulance was.

I just realized the most interesting crap happens when I have Dinner with Viv :wacko:

She picked on because I opened the menu and looked at. so cruel she is

Yes I did order what I usually eat, but that isn't the point!

We had yet another scary waitress... or set. The first was sweet, and a little bumbling the second however opened her eyes really wide when she talked.

After diner was the movie in Buena Park (we took the other Steve on a tour of Orange County ) Viv suggested Dan in Real life. I objected, she claimed "You... ARE... THE... KILLER... OF a good time!" overly dramatic and completely playing on a line from the movie.

She all suggested August Rush, and got her cute Dreamy Lovey face. Testosterone won the day however and we saw Beowulf.

Yes. Viv watched a scary movie :twothumbs:

It was a good movie, The technology is still lacking in matching the look of skin. I dunno what it is, they try to enhance he look with pores but they end up placing too many and, well still not there and some of the animation is wonky IMHO. Other then that, I found falling into the same trap I always do. I always develop some sense of empathy for the bad characters.

Smeagle in LOTR. I've had a soft spot for the character since childhood when I saw an animated version of The hobbit and how Bilbo Baggins stole his precious. WRONG!

and now Grendel, just tragic, so childlike and monstrous at the same time. I guess a part of me pleads for their inner humanity. They are after all not void of it. yeah I'm a big softee sometimes, what do you want?

The movie was amusing in that it went to great lengths to tease the audience with full frontal male nudity on no less then two characters. The one you really didn't want to see, as well, he was old and, yeah nothing you wanted to see there. Then there was Beowulf who, while being digitized and of questionable skin mapping was... yeah damn candle stick damn sword hilt... damn steam!

After the movie Rich went to work, Viv almost missed her turn taking Steve to his Hotel... I screamed in the back seat!

and she talks about crazy cabbies...

Steve gave us gifts matching Yuks Touques ( ) anyhow its a knit cap what we here call a beanie. That was nice of him. He also said we were good writers Very nice guy, so you guys should say hi to him, and not traumatize him with stories of thunderstorms. I learned that the hard way with LiS.

Steve, Thanks for diner, thanks for the Yuk Touque ( ) It was great meeting you, and don't be too afraid of our craziness if you return next year!

Steve

PS the misspelling I was just testing to see if you guys catch it