May 19, 2015: Recap of the Hang and Chill Weekend, Preview of The Sad but Good Weekend

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It was a perfect Hang and Chill weekend.  Lord Darksteel, Kalenar and myself were able to hang and huka and have a beer with a wee bit o whiskey and eat to our hearts content.

So Friday Lord Darksteel came over and we started the XBOX One played some games and ordered take-out Chinese from our new favorite neighborhood eatery Mulan.  Yes Mulan which has stills from the movie hanging on its walls and the logo uses the same font as the movie.  This became a selling point for Kalenar because he loves the movie (the only Disney show he likes better I think is Beauty and the Beast which if there was a French Cafe named Belle's Place I think he would live there.)  This was the third time we went to Mulan because we have been testing it out to recommend.  I have liked everything I have ordered (except the orange chicken which had a bit to much zest in it)  The go to favorite is the boneless pork rib appetizer, but the sweet and sour, the fried rice, potstickers, General Tso's and egg foo yung are all amazing as well.  Better yet we can call in and pick up and it is next to a 7-11 so we can get beer at the same time.

After we picked the food up I bought The Kingsmen.  This was an awesome movie, good action, fun story and some surprising stunts from Colin Farrell. The best part was how Samuel L Jackson played his role and the cynicism of the class war present in an underlying tone of the film.  I recommend it highly.

Saturday started with breakfast from Jim's (standard American diner with solid food and good coffee.)  When we were done there the rest of the day was spent chilling in Kalehalla, drinking beer and playing video games.  Regina Elsa came and took The Wee Dancer to a movie (live action Cinderella which I was never going to go to.)  I was glad for that because they both need to see each other more.  Later that night Utsukushi Shinigami came over to spend the night since she was taking The Wee Dancer to Discovery Gateway on Sunday.  Later Saturday Lord Darksteel, Kalenar and I went to Sizzler for a steak which was surprisingly well made and then came home and chilled with video games for the rest of the night. Sunday was just a chill D&D day and the weekend was over.

So in regards to this weekend, it is Memorial Day here in the States and at Kalehalla that is an important day of remembrance because Kalenar and I both served in the military.  I will most likely go see my father's grave on Saturday and then we will game for the rest of the weekend.  I am going to go see The Interrupters and The English Beat on Thursday with Regina Elsa and I will let you all know how the weekend went.  

Last thing of note the weekend of the 30th is my birthday and we will be reinstating the camping trip to Willard Bay, hopefully I will have video to post but who knows.

May 12, 2015: Recap, Family

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I am pleased to announce that Kalehalla has a new water heater.  That is the extent of our weekend.  Saturday morning we put in the new water heater, then Lord Darksteel and Les Morgan came over and we ate steamed salmon and asparagus.  Then we proceeded to empty bottles that were almost gone.  We finished off the Linne Aquavit, the most recent Concannon, the Stoli, the Jager, made a dent in the Amsterdam Gin and drank every beer that was left in the house.  It needed to be done so we could go buy more and have room for it.

Sunday was Mother's Day and I made sure to call The Raven Queen.  I also made sure to send messages to the most important mother's in my life first Eris the Anarchist, second Chariskalee (who is just an amazing old friend who I do not see enough) and lastly my wonderful En Sile Sigrdifa whom I admire for all of her strength.  That is all that I do for Mother's Day.  I wish the most important mothers in my life good tidings and then I go forward.  Some might say that what I do is not enough for the woman who raised me in this world, but I say be honorable to your matriarch ALL days not just one chosen for the sake of retail.  In regards to the mothers of my children I respect you for that but we are not involved any longer and my treatment of you is based on your treatment of me.  One does not correspond with me so I do not correspond with her and one makes it a point to be involved so I honor her for that.  As for the others, they are the only ones I respect right now.  The holiday is now a "let us make every woman a mother because of the potential or they have pets or whatever."  I find no value in that, it is the same as getting a prize for participation, not that meaningful.  In addition I am fed up with the single mothers usurping Father's Day because "they do both jobs" I do both jobs and do not want Father's or Mother's Day recognition, IT IS MY RESPONSIBILITY AND MY PRIVILEGE, I DO NOT NEED A REWARD.

Babuchka & Utsukushi Shinigami

The Grey Knight

Now on a side note, All of my children took the time and made their way up to the Raven Queen's house to honor her.  All of them did this without being prodded, Regina Elsa, The Wee Dancer, Babuchka, The Grey Knight, Utsukushi Shinigami and Athletwyr all came and visited and Gialdron called from his work to wish the Raven Queen well.  I am very proud of my children.

Regina Elsa & Gialdron

I am only including pics of the kids 16 and over....

May 7, 2015: Weekend Recap/Preview/Life Goes Fast

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Life goes fast!  Somehow Avengers on Saturday turned into a melding of days that have just blurred in my consciousness.  At least some tasks have been completed.  I made sure to schedule the camping weekend and reserve the campground at Willard Bay.  I sent out invitations and created the Kalehalla events that are for sure taking place this month.  I made sure that The Wee Dancer's dance classes were on the schedule and a bunch of other tasks that life requires of us.

Well back to the weekend.  Avengers Age of Ultron was epic, I loved the movie and would highly recommend it.  That being said, I walked away with that transitional movie feel that I get whenever I walk away from a second film like The Two Towers or Empire Strikes Back.  I feel that everything done in Ultron was done to set up Captain America Civil War (which should just be called Avengers 3)  So needless to say I can't wait for that.  It was wonderful to see my sons and enjoy the experience with them as well.

We have a house project here at Kalehalla this weekend so there might not be much time for a social gathering.  Our water heater went out, so Saturday is the day we replace it.  Needless to say after doing a task such as that Whiskey and Beer shall be in order.  I am contemplating a night at Piper Down or The Republican so we shall see.  I also have been wanting a night out with the girls because I have not seen Bomba or Les Morgan much lately and it is important for me to spend time with everyone in The Lords.

News on the success of the water heater will be in next week's post and if any misadventures happen I will let everyone know.  Until then By Hovud & Gungnir!!!

05/01/2015 Weekend Preview; Avengers Assemble!!!!

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I have not had enough time to breathe this week, literally, my ailments turned into a bronchitis which I have to be very careful with since my lung problem a few years back.

I did want to take the time to announce what we are doing this weekend and by the title it is obvious that it is the premier weekend for Avengers; Age of Ultron.  Needless to say since the 3rd comic I owned when I was 7 years old was an Avengers Comic, I am going and taking my two oldest sons Gialdron and The Grey Knight.  Lord Darksteel and Kalenar are coming as well.

I am not worrying about the Wee Dancer this weekend Eris the Anarchist is in town to spend time with her daughter.  I truly love Eris, what a great Ex wife.  She loves her daughter and looks out for me (as much as in her nature) and she is good people.

So it is one of the few weekends we go see a movie in a theater. I am not a person to justify movie theaters unless the event is Epic.  I believe that the new consumption of media has become very unique in this time.  At Kalehalla we only pay for Internet, no phone line, no cable.  Then we utilize Hulu Plus, NetFlix, Amazon Prime and Sling TV (with HBO during Game of Thrones season).  So we would have Internet anyway which means our total entertainment bill per month (factoring in the 3 way split I do with Gialdron for Prime) is $56.76 and if we want to watch a Premier League Soccer or an Angels Baseball game we hook up a laptop (or even watch on the laptop which is what I do for my CBS shows)  Not to bad considering what some people pay per month and they do not even get the free 2 day shipping from Amazon (which pays for itself 20 times over.)

So now I am going to go spend some time with The Grey Knight and I shall talk to you all next week on the recap.