An Afternoon Out With The Family
It was an unexpected surprise that my youngest brother had planned an afternoon out with the whole family. We don't get out as much as most people, but we plan to remedy that soon. We do like spending time together whenever we're all available.
We ended up going to Perkins and enjoyed ourselves while having a good time. We're usually a bunch of loud mouths when having fun together. I really cherish these small moments in life where there's always laughter and joy.
Speaking of that, the Minnesota State Fair is right around the corner. I'm excited to say that I'm going! Well my family and I, that is. We decided on a day that we're all available. I just can't wait to have fun and eat all that greasy, fatty, unhealthy fair food.
Below are some of the pictures taken today. There aren't that many.
My nephew playing tic tac toe with one of my brothers on his Galaxy Note.
One of my brothers.
My delicious Tangler burger.
My tasty fries.
My dad buttering up his biscuit.
More family members. I didn't take pictures of them all, just wanted the pictures of the food.
Ok, there's a funny story behind these cups. When you usually dine at a restaurant you can be sure they will have doggy bags available to you, but no-one ever asks if there are doggy cups. I brought this point up today and had the whole crew laughing. I wanted to ask the waitress if they offered such a thing because we had a whole pitcher of lemonade that I didn't want to waste. I guess she over heard my loud mouth and brought some out. I was shocked that they existed outside of my head. I had to take pictures as proof that there's such a thing as doggy cups.
My oldest brother holding the doggy cups. Aww.
Hayao Miyazaki's Latest Animated Film: 'The Wind Rises'
I can hardly believe it has been six years since Miyazaki's last film, "Ponyo". I don't know what it is, but I seem to fall in love with every one of his movies. I get very emotional when I see the ending credits roll. This man is a mastermind in making epic animated films that have yet to be beaten as a whole.
"The Wind Rises" is based on a novel, with the same name, by Tatsuo Hoshi and the manga by Miyazaki himself. The film is set in the World War II era. It details the main character, Jirc Horikoshi an aircraft engineer who is well known for his design work on the Mitsubishi A6M Reisen "Zero". (Japan's famous World War II fighter aircraft).
The film is being released July 20, 2013 in Japan, but the U.S. release date is yet to be announced. I can't wait to grab the DVD when it hits the market. Below, you can watch a short teaser of the film. Note: the teaser is in Japanese since it's not debuted yet in America.
4 Updates On Websites You Should Know About
I never thought I would be making a post such as this one. There are a lot of websites out there that are getting updated frequently or changing something. But that's not what this post is about. I've been letting these 4 site updates sit in my bookmarks, trying to figure out how I was going to fit them in a post.
I could have written about each one in a separate blog post, but like I stated, they're only updates you should know about, nothing too major. I believe many people can benefit from these updates and use them the way they see fit.
Pinopinion is a new website that is networked with Blogtopsites, Bloglog, and Blogclans. Pinopinion has been developed with bloggers in mind to offer them a way to interact, engage, and attract visitors to their blogs. What you do is make polls (also called opinion pins), and insert them on your blog. It's free and it will get you traffic and exposure through their other networks mentioned above.
Duolingo is an unique language learning tool that I've used, on and off, for French. It's like a learning game that can get addictive. Your goal is to not lose any hearts (your life points) by answering incorrectly. Duolingo has been around for a while, but their new app hasn't. They have their app available on iPhone and all Android devices. It will be available on IPAD on July 11, 2013.
Remember my post about Smarterbucks? Well in case you didn't know, Smarterbucks is a rewards program that helps you pay down on your student loans. They recently added another convenient option to earn Smarterbucks for your loans: surveys. I think that was an excellent idea for them because people always like giving their opinion, especially if they're benefiting from it.
Yesstyle is having their 7th Anniversary sale. I'm very excited because there is a lot of stylish stuff that's up to 80% off. Who wouldn't love that? They are giving $10 off with the use of their coupon code. Unfortunately, this offer only lasts until July 29, 2013. Look at some of the stuff they have on sale below.
