Random Randomness from my Weekend: March 22

• We had a great day last week with high temps. I took the boys to Meijer for a few things and ended up taking an out-of-the-way on purpose detour on the way home. It was just too nice of a day. I rolled the windows down, turned the radio up a bit, and just enjoyed riding around with my boys in the fresh air.
• I think this thing over here is called a Squirtle, which seems highly inappropriate for a children's cartoon character.
• A few quick movie reviews:
• The Crazies remake was fantastic from a horror fan's point of view anyway. No offense to George Romero, but the original was… well it sucked.
• Finally caught Baby Mama. I want to have a bike accident.
• Alice in Wonderland was amazing. Don't get me wrong, Avatar was a great movie, but the 3D on Alice was a bit more impressive.
• Free passes to IMAX are awesome.
• Trailer Park of Terror had so much potential. I mean, come on, the title alone is a horror fan's dream come true. The creature effects were great, but they should have spent more on the script.
• On a very related note: forms of fiction that "quote" the Bible should really just quote the Bible instead of making up verses that don't even exist. The internet is full of free Bible resources. If you want a scarier verse, stick to the Old Testament. The New Testament is full of all that pesky hope and freedom stuff. If you want a non-sensical verse that talks about fire and brimstone, you'll be surprised to find the text lacking in most cases, especially if you keep things in context. Just sayin'.
• All last week, my kids didn't sleep in one single day. They were up before the sun. Sunday morning, I had to wake them up to get ready for church. They were both nightmares until they took naps. Gage cried going into church and when we had to leave. Owen even cried when it was time to go. Ugh.
• Owen is in another stage of bodily functions obsession. This one causing him to jump on the toilet every time he has the slightest flutter in his stomach. So, he's on the toilet like five times a day. He can't stop talking about digestion… and excretion.
• He's also convinced that he can find wild chipmunks, feed them, and make pets of them. Thanks a lot Chip and Dale.
• I watched an episode of The X-Files last week staring Giovanni Ribisi and a very skinny, young Jack Black. The soundtrack for the episode included Filter's Hey Man Nice Shot. The next episode had Peter Boyle playing a psychic that could see everyone's death. It was a grisly episode, but it was hilarious (on purpose) at the same time. I don't care what you say… BEST TELEVISION SHOW EVER! (Season 3 if anyone was interested)
• March has way too many birthdays in it for us. We've finally got our mothers' out of the way. April is full of fathers' birthdays.
• I love my wife.