My 3 Funnest Trips

  These are my three  favorite places that I've been to 

  1. Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk

   Since me and my parents got there early, my mom bought me a wristband for me to
   wear so I wouldn't have to give the ride operator my ticket. I got to go on many of the rides
   there including the Haunted Castle, the Giant Dipper (my fave), The Tidal Wave that goes
   fast forward, stops and goes backward, and the log ride. By the time I got home, I was 
   so tired from having so much fun. 

    2. California Academy of Sciences 

    I always wanted to go here since I was little, my parents purchased tickets ahead of time.
    My dad almost got lost finding it driving around Golden Gate Park for 20 minutes. 
    Luckily, we were able to find it. The long lines of school kids didn't detract me from
    enjoying it. Once inside, I was awe of how big it was. One of the first things we did was
    get in line to watch an IMAX short about earthquakes. The earthquake simulator was 
    pretty fun as well. I enjoyed walking through an artificial rainforest as well as the huge
    aquarium downstairs. 

   3. Levi's Stadium

     Being the huge 49ers fan that I am, my mom told me there was a museum inside the 
   stadium dedicated to all 49ers memorabilia. When we got there, my excitement was 
   at an all time high. As we walked in through the doors, there were life-size statues of 
   the players themselves. I got my picture taken with players I watched when I was a 
   little boy such as Joe Montana, Steve Young & Jerry Rice. Seeing the Super Bowl 
   trophies up close were the icing on the cake. 

Walter Mitty

 The Secret Life of Walter Mitty

 Dir: Ben Stiller

    Cast: Ben Stiller, Kristen Wiig, Adam Scott, Sean Penn, Shirley McClaine, Kathryn Hahn

     It's not everyday you come across a movie that you can personally relate to. The 

  Secret Life of Walter Mitty is one of them.

     

     Ben Stiller stars as the title character, a guy whose daydreams help him escape the

 boring and mundane life as a photo editor, all the while trying to win over the new

 girl at work (Wiig). Until one day, he gets an assignment that changes his life and
 makes his dreams a reality. This remake is a stark contrast to the 1947 version that
 starred the late Danny Kaye. 

    I can relate to Walter due to the fact that I am very introverted in social settings

  and find it hard to talk to people. Like Walter going off and exploring the world,

  I want to come out of my shell and be more outgoing.

    This movie may not be well liked but that's because they don't see it from an 

 introverts prospective. The best scenes was when his fantasy had him jumping 

 off a platform & rescuing the new girls dog in her apartment before it exploded.

    I had the opportunity to see this or Frozen with my class and definitely made

  the wrong decision. This is a really good movie.

Grade A+ (10/10)

Dream Vacation Trips

    If money was no object, here are the top 5 places I'd go:

    1. Ireland; retrace my family ancestry and learns about the customs
   
    2. New York City; go to Times Square and ride the coasters at Coney
        Island
    3. Washington D.C.; tour the White House and visit lots of museums

    4. England; visit Big Ben and some zoos as well 

    5. Seattle WA; go see the Space Needle and the EMP (scifi museum)


    

Ireland Coast 

Golden St. Warriors

     I just want to congratulate the Golden State Warriors on a record breaking season and
deep playoff run to the NBA Finals. This was a hard fought Finals between the Warriors
and Cleveland Cavaliers. 
     I felt that this series was rigged in favor of the Cavs due to them not winning any
championship in any sport in almost 50 years. The Warriors were the hated team during 
the playoffs and they fed off of that. Both the NBA and Cavaliers got their storybook
ending. The refs weren't doing the Warriors any favors themselves.
     There were many factors that caused this team to give up this series. This includes the
injury to Andrew Bogut, Stephen Curry not playing like himself, letting Harrison Barnes
miss shots during crucial times and letting Draymond Green hit people that caused him
to be suspended for a game. The Cavs took advantage of this and this is why they won.
     The only reason the Warriors won last year was because the Cavs had Kyrie and Love
hurt during the playoffs which gave them a slight advantage. So if you have any doubt
about the team, hold your head up high Warrior fans. As long as we retain our core 
players, we will make another run back to the NBA Finals.
   

Crab Cove

    Today, our class took a trip to Crab Cove in Alameda that has a long history. Not
 only was it once a Naval training facility but also an amusement park in the early
 1900's. It is now a part of the East Bay Parks district. 

    We ate our lunches in the large park and walked around a bit before heading into 
the visitors center. We learned a bit about the bay and how the seawater mixed with 
fresh water creates brackish water. The entire system is called an estuary.

    In the visitors center we learned about the different type of fish that live in the 
bay even seeing them in the small aquarium. I liked seeing and feeling a sharks 
vertebrae and seeing how big their jaw is compared to a humans head. 

     There was a small beach that we walked down to. Some students waded ankle 
 deep in the water finding tiny seashells. There were even some tiny crabs that
 washed up on shore during low tide. I had a fun time and hope to come back
 soon.

Jacob's Ladder

Jacob's Ladder

Dir: Adrian Lyne
Cast: Tim Robbins, Elizabeth Pena, Danny Aiello

Recently, I had been browsing a movie forum when I heard about good horror

movies to watch. One of them was called Jacob's Ladder. Directed by Adrian

Lyne, this 1987 psychological horror stars Tim Robbins as a Vietnam War vet.

He starts experiencing horrific nightmares and hallucinations as a result of being

in war. Is he really seeing those things or are they just due to his PTSD?

The faceless beings coming after him and the head twitching heads I 

found very disturbing to watch. This film switches between the modern day

and flashbacks of his time in Vietnam, bleeding to death. This was a very

unsettling movie to watch. If you're looking for a scary but underrated 

horror film, look no further.

 

Grade: B (8/10)

     

                                                     

More About Me Pt 2

     1.I am Steven Weightman 

     2.I need a Pepsi soda 

     3. I wish I could drive a car/ learn how to swim
   
     4.I love my parents and dog, Ginger

     5.I think leaf blowers should be banned 

     6.I really can't stand loud music blaring from car stereos

     7.I should be more social around people 

     8.I can draw cool pictures 

     9.I like to watch funny comedies and scifi movies

    10.I make sure my room is kept clean 

    11.I always cry at the ending to "Furious 7" movie 

Rogue One Production Trouble ?

  Courtesy of the Hollywood Reporter: 

    Star Wars stand alone movie, Rogue One, will undergo several weeks worth 
of additional shooting sources have confirmed to the Hollywood Reporter. 
   Much of the cast and the director, Gareth Edwards, will regroup in mid June
for another round of shooting. The move is happening after execs screened the 
film and felt it was tonally off and not what a Star Wars movie should feel like. 
The pic has not been tested before audiences but one source describes the cut as 
having the feel of a war movie. 
   The goal of reshoots is to lighten the mood and bring some levity into the story
and restore a sense of fun and adventure.

  This is what I think about it: 

    I think the studio should not be meddling with the director over the movie. But then 
again you can't sell any toys from the movie to the kids. Heaven forbid it might be too
gritty for them. Time will tell if studio interference will cause the movie to suffer. The 
only thing Disney cares about is it's bottom line nothing more. It goes to show that the
studio is afraid of taking risks so as to not disrupt the tone of the movie. The original 
trilogy was pretty dark in itself but had to mess it up having Ewoks defeat the Empire
with rocks and sticks.

Rock of Awesome

    Yesterday, I went and saw Rock of Ages at the Walnut Creek Dean Lesher Center. This 
enjoyable musical, set in the 1980's, tells the story of two young people (Wolfgang & 
Sherrie) who fall in love while pursuing their dreams, complete with bad 80's perms. 
There were a few 4th wall breaking moments that I found funny. 
    While Rock of Ages has lots of dancing, it has a good blend of comedy & 80's rock hits. 
It makes you want to sing along and have a rocking good time. I thought the play was alot
better than the movie version. Despite the amount of senior citizens attending this play,
 it may not have been the kind of music they're accustomed to. 

My Trip to Costco

     Since we weren't able to blog today, just thought I blog about something myself. 
  This morning, the Travel Training Class took a trip to Costco on Monument Blvd. 
  I had a fun time looking at all the different types of meat, bread and pastries that they
  had. My favorite part of the trip was going to get my lunch for the day. I got a hot dog 
  and soda for just under $1.50! 
      While walking back to catch the bus, I accidentally spilled my soda in parking lot. 
  Having ample time, our teacher Teri took me back to Costco and get a refill before
  the bus arrived.