The Wizarding World of Harry Potter

Today was the "Grand Opening" of The Wizarding World of Harry Potter in Orlando Florida. It officially opens to the public on Friday June 18th. But today was for celebrities, cast, crew and press. There are several big Harry Potter sites covering the opening with news and pictures.. but my favorite site in http://www.the-leaky-cauldron.org/ That is a great place to get all your Harry Potter News.

I can't wait to go, planning a trip later this year.

Will This Ever End!!!!

Today was the final day of working on our land and all the weeding. Everything was cut down but all over the place. I came up with the idea of getting "The Bagster" which is a large plastic bag type dumpster that you can put stuff into and then call Waste Management and they will come and pick it up (for a fee, of course) . I figured this would be so much easier then using a ton of trash bags (like we need more plastic in the land fills). So I did a search online and found that only a few places local to us had Bagsters. We wound up driving out to Sylmar to a True Value to get a bagster, which only cost about 30 bucks.


After that we headed over to Valencia to have lunch at Islands (I had heard there was one near us). We then took the back roads back to our house, since the I-5 was really congested. While driving the back roads we saw tons of stores we normally shop in, and neither Harry nor I had any clue that the were there... and we've been living out there now for almost 1 year. So taking the back roads was definitely worth it.


Once we were home Harry and I went outside and filled the Bagster up with weeds. Then we dumped the contents of the Bagster in the trash bin. That almost filled the dumpster up. So Harry came up with the idea to jump into the dumpster and use my body weight to compact the weeds. That way only the bottom 1/3 of the dumpster was filled. Then we put all the clippings of the east facing slope into the Bagster and dumped it again... and Harry once again used the same method to compact the weeds as before.


After that we took a little break. For the rest of the afternoon Harry and I raked and filled the Bagster up with weeds and yard clippings. At 7 pm we were finally done. The cutting down of all the weeds and removal is done, now the fire marshals have nothing to complain about. Now we have just to figure out how we're going to dispose of the weeds... as there's no way that we can dump them all into the trash bin (as we share this trash bin with three other houses). Either we leave them for now and dump them over several weeks into the trash bin or we have Waste Management come out and pick the Bagster up for a cost. Not going to worry about it until we get back from vacation.. so will see.

After this experience I'm not sure I every want to do it again. This is was of the most exhausting work I have done in years. I understand why people pay people to do it.. but on the other hand looking at it now and how beautiful is looks with all the weeds gone I have a sense of accomplishment.. which is great.

Should haven't have mess with the land for at least six months.. so for now I'll just enjoy my weed free property.

Errands & Yard Work... oh joy!!!

Today was pretty much a day of running errands in preparation for our upcoming vacation. Harry needed to get a second battery and a second memory card for his video camera. He had checked earlier and it turns out that Fry's had the cheapest batteries and memory cards. So we headed out to Fry's in Burbank. We got battery and memory card. I was hoping to get a second battery for my still camera but the only one they had in stock was returned.. so I opted now to get one.. if I need one I can always get one in our travels.


Next we decided to have lunch at Chevy's and after that we headed over to Ralphs in Burbank to pick up some groceries and a father's day card, as I'm going to be traveling on fathers day and I wanted to make sure I got a card to him as least. ( I mean I'll call him also)

After that we headed home but had to make a quick stop in Santa Clarita since we had to pick up a couple of things at Petsmart and Lowe's.


We stopped at Pepper Tree Gas Station to fill up the gasoline container for the weed whacker as I had ran out the previous night.


Once we were home I was back on yard work duty.. after what felt like months I was finally done with mowing down all the weeds. Up next, raking and disposing the weeds.. think I'll do that tomorrow.

Knights of the Guild Ep 17 pt1

Show Notes:

Here it is Episode 17 part 1 of Knights of the Guild… Enjoy!!!
Today’s show features:
• * First up a classic Vorkism
• * Thanks to @ben_b55 & @kentela for commissioning @unmodisch to create a FANTASTIC KOTG song that we use for our opening Theme
• * We are recording this weeks podcast live in our wonderful studio
• * We discuss the latest Guild News
• * We have the one and only Amy Okuda for our cast interview

• * We read listener feedback
• * We also announce winners of our end of month contest for May and talk about continuing contests
• * Then Business Time (contest submissions, Thanks to Megan Lynch, Jennifer Wong, Jerod Bennett, Harry Amner, Mark Donica, David Mello, Adriene Holland, and Tightrope)
• * Then our Good byes
Thank you again for all your support, we do this podcast because we are fans and more importantly for the fans.
Kenny & Jenni
• Knights of the Guild Feeds/Downloads http://knightsoftheguild.com
• Knights of the Guild Daily Blog http://knightsoftheguildpodcast.blogspot.com/

Yard Work

More yard work.. I continue to cut down weeds. Luckily I got our neighbors uber weed whacker. I can only do for four or five hours taking many breaks in between before I'm exhausted. Downside to doing so much yard work is I'm too exhausted to work on my Knights of the Guild podcast. I'm suppose to be organizing all my interviews that I had gotten during the filming of Season 4 and I need to start to edit a few of the new "CompanionCast" podcasts. First one is due the day after the premiere of the first episode.

I'll find time.. somewhere..

Editing KOTG Podcast

Tonight I finished editing Episode 17 parts 1 and 2 of Knights of the Guild podcast. Since we are going on vacation and I don't want to have to be editing on the road I manage to get both parts done before I left. Part 1 will be released on June 15th and part 2 will be released on June 29th. Both have really good interviews. Now I have to work on a few of the Companioncasts before I leave.

Doctor Who

Watched the latest Doctor Who, Episode 11 titled The Lodger. First let me say I have been loving the new Doctor and Companion, can't believe this season is almost over (with 2 episodes left). This latest episode was my favorites, it was funny and sweet. Loved, loved, loved the Doctor trying to be a "normal" bloke. Loved his relationship with his flat mate Craig. Not a lot happens with the story but it was a nice change from all the heavy episodes they have done this season. This was simply FUN!!!

Yard Work

One of the very few down sides of living on 2 1/2 acres of land is maintaining it. Though we have a very short spring here, with all this rain we have had, weeds are grow all over the place. By law (Fire code) we have to keep weeds 200 feet from any structure or face some hefty fines.

Harry and I have been battling this losing cause for the past few months. Yesterday one of our neighbors came to our rescue and brought over their heavy duty weed whacker. So today I started up on our hill and kill some weeds. Before this heavy duty weed whacker I was using a very tiny weed whacker that would lose it's power in about 10 minutes of cutting, because the weeds were so thick it drained it's juice cutting them down. Mind you it's in the low 90's and I'm sweating like a pig but I did manage to get the entire hillside cut. Now the fun part will be raking up the cut down weeds so we can dispose of them.. think I'll wait till tomorrow to do that. Also still have another even hillier side to cut down tomorrow. Oh the joys of home ownership...

Vacation Plans

Today Harry and I sat down and finalized our revised vacation plans. Since we can't take Lora's trailer, we'll be staying in hotels, it's not ideal but it's cheaper then renting an RV. We will be taking Daisy (our dog) with us so that limits us on what we can do. This is more of a road trip to see some of the country.



Our first day we will be driving all the way up to Mt. Shasta in NorCal. Day two we will be driving to Hood River in Oregon and stay there for a couple of days to enjoy the Columbia River Gorge. Then we will drive west to Aberdeen in Washington to spend a couple of days with my good friends Rick and Amy .From there we will be heading to Columbia Falls in Montana and spend a couple of days at Glacier National Park. Then we'll be head down south into Wyoming and spend a couple of days in Yellowstone. From there we will head to Arches National Park in Utah and spend a few of days there. Then on to Zion National Park also in Utah. From there we will be heading back home, purposely avoiding Arizona (which adds about 150 miles to our trip). All in all we'll be on the road for about 3700 miles and we think that it will take us somewhere between 16 - 18 days.

I'll be blogging, tweetering and facebooking from the road. I'm also going to try and do video blogs along the way.. should be lots of fun.

Browncoat Interview

Tonight I had a fantastic interview with the creator, director, writer and producer of the upcoming Firefly/Serenity "fan" made movie Browncoats: Redemption, Michael Dougherty. I interviewed him for a "fan" interview for my Knights of the Guild podcast, because not only is he a huge Browncoat but also a Guildie. Be sure to check out his movie website http://browncoatsmovie.com Also his interview will be on Knights of the Guild Episode 17 part 2, which will be released on June 29th http://knightsoftheguild.com

Harry Potter Final Shoot Day

Today is the final shoot day of principal photography on Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, which is the last movie in that series. As you all know I'm a HUGE Harry Potter fan. I LOVED the books and really enjoy the movies. The book series ended a few years ago and now the movie series is coming to an end as well with the release of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows part 2 in July of 2011.

I don't think the movies series ending will be as traumatic as the book series ending. The books ending that was it, no more Harry Potter. I remember wanting to read the final book as quickly as possible as I wanted to know what happen next but then I wanted to go slow because I didn't want it to end.

The movies have been a good adaptation of the books. Some folks complain that they cut out a lot of stuff from the books and I agree.. but I also know they are "adaptations" of the books and are not word for word. Some things you just can't visual show on screen like it's written on the page.

On a bright side once the movies are over next year they will be around for years to come to enjoy.. just like when I re-listen to the audio books over and over and over and never get tired of them. To me Harry Potter is right up there with Star Wars, Star Trek, Lord of the Rings and Firefly. It's some of the best Sci-fi / Fantasy stuff around.

New Look

Today Blogger finally added a bunch of new templates for my blog. Before they were very limited, but now there are so many it's making it hard to choose. I have been playing with the colors and set up and background for both of my blog accounts (My Life as a Geek and Knights of the Guild Podcast) for the past two hours. I just can't find the right combination that I like. I did finally settle on two very different looking blog styles. Now will see how long they last.. I'm constantly tweaking it.. Let me know what you think!!

The Guild Season 4 Wrap Party

Today was The Guild's Season 4 wrap party. It was being held at a restaurant/bar called Barbarella Bar in Sliverlake. It started at 7pm.

Harry was sick and not really into parties, so I invited my friend Christopher to go with me. I picked him up around 6:30 and got to the party at 7pm. The place was very cool, kind of trendy/industrial. Soon the place was packed. It was fun mingling with the cast and crew. I got tons of pictures which you can see on Facebook or on my Flickr Account . Everyone chatted for a few hour and about 9:15 they gathered everyone in the main room, were there was a large TV screen. There were 3 things listed on the screen, PSA, Guild S3 Recap and Episode 1 of Season 4. I knew they were going to preview episode 1 of season 4 and I was very excited for that. I was excited to see the Recap again but I didn't have a clue what the PSA was.

Felicia and Kim got up and gave a nice speech and thanked everyone for all their hard work. Then they started the DVD. First was the PSA, come to find out that it involves me and Wil Wheaton.. It was one of the funniest things I had ever seen and it totally made this great night unforgettable.

Afterward people kept asking me if I knew about it, and I could honestly say that I didn't have a clue. I mean Brian mentioned something to me when I arrived but I never expected this. People also asked how it made me feel to know they went through all this work for me. It's hard to put into word how I felt. I love my Guild family and have enjoyed working on the past three seasons with them all. I have dedicated/volunteered alot of my free time to The Guild. I started the official podcast just to get the word out about The Guild and to bridge the cast and crew with the fans, who are some of the best fans around. So I was honored that they appreciated me so much that they went through the trouble to produce this piece. BTW this will be on the season 4 DVD as an Easter Egg.

After that shock they played the Auto-Tuned Guild Recap of Season 3 which was lot of fun to watch on a big screen and with a group of friends.

Then they aired the first episode of Season 4, Of course I can't give any details but it was AWESOME. A great way to start the season.. can't wait to see the rest.

After the screening they had one more video to show.. it was a gag reel for the entire season and it was hilarious.

After the video it was dance time. Everyone danced until midnight, then when the final song came on "Don't Stop Believing" the remaining party goers got into a circle on the dance floor with arms around shoulders and sang along with the song. It was the perfect way to end a unforgettable night.

Highlights from the night for me were, of course, the PSA with Wil Wheaton. Dancing with Felicia Day, Sandeep grinding me, hanging out with Maurissa Tancharoen (Whedon) (I've only met her a few times but she remembers me and my personal life, she asked about my new house.. I love that woman). Watching my friend Christopher mingle and blend right in to the Guild family. Just hanging with my friends, that is one great thing about The Guild cast and crew, they are not co-workers.. they are friends. And some of them will be life long friends.

The Guild Season 3 Recap: Auto-Tuned

Check it out.. they just released The Guild Recap for Season 3. I knew about this and just got a sneak peek of it yesterday.. so glad the released it so everyone can enjoy it.



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Final Guild Shoot Season 4 - Day 15

After a few weeks off the Guild gang get's back together for one final shoot day. I was there with my trusty netbook and microphone getting some very cool interviews. Once again I can't say much about this shoot.. but it was a ton of fun and very interesting on how it was shot. Got to meet someone I didn't expect and it was great. I'll talk more about this day on the Knights of the Guild podcast.. so stay tuned.

The Goonies 25th Anniversary

25 years ago today I sat in a theater and watch in awe this wonderful movie about kids who were just like me. I was 15 at the time and identified with being a Goonie... I wanted to be part of their group so bad.. I saw this movie several times in the theater, bought books, CD and everything else I could find about The Goonies.

Five years ago the DVD release for the 20th anniversary had the entire cast do a cool video commentary so you got to see them all grown up which was great. They are now going to be releasing a special 25th anniversary blu-ray version, which I'm very excited for. It's going to have updated interviews and some more cool BTS stuff.

There have been rumors of a sequel going around for years and years. I would love to see these kids as adults with their own kids who are now the goonies but if we never see it I'll be content with watching one of my most favorite childhood movie.. The Goonies

Goonies Never Say Die!!!!!

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Official Trailer)

This looks AWESOME!!!! I am so excited for this movie or should I say movies as these are clips from both parts. November can't get here soon enough.

When You're Down

I'm sure you all have these things.. you know a song, TV show, or movie that you can watch/listen and it instantly lifts your spirits. Of course anything Star Wars, Star Trek, Firefly, Lord of the Rings or Harry Potter can put a smile on my face but I want to share a few specific things that just make me happy.

First of all the Harry Potter novels on CD read by Jim Dale. I have all seven books on CD (I also have all seven British version ready by Stephen Fry) and I have listened to them so many times I have lost count. I recently just started over again with book 1 The Sorcerer's Stone. I don't know what it is about those books or Jim Dale reading them but man I listen for five minutes and it can turn any bad day good. It lifts my spirits and puts a smile on my face. I used these alot at work during the my final few weeks when things were really bad. I would take a lunch and my ipod and get lost in the world of Harry Potter. I would come back refreshed and ready for rest of the day.

There are so several movies that just make me happy. I watched two of them today.. They aren't part of my core groups of genre things I love but I love them just the same. I don't want to call them "Gay" movies as they are just movies that happen to have gay characters as the main characters. First one is Big Eden about Henry Hart, a successful gay artist from New York City who returns to his Montana hometown to care for his ailing grandfather. While at home, Henry is forced to confront his unresolved feelings for high school friend Dean Stewart, while simultaneously beginning to fall in love with Pike Dexter, the shy Native American owner of the town's general store. It's a sweet movie set in a very unrealistic world where everyone in this small town has no issue with homosexuals, they all encourage it and accept it. It's a fantasy world but man I would love to live in that world. That's one of the appeals of this movie for me. It's a sweet love story and always leaves me feeling happy.

The other movie I watched today was Guys and Balls, this is a German film that Harry and I watched in the theater and loved it. It's about Ecki a young man who works in a bakery in Dortmund and plays soccer on his local team. Already under pressure for playing badly, his homophobic team-members find out that he is gay and throw him off the team. With the help of his sister and a cranky former soccer star, he forms an all-gay soccer team to challenge his old team in a grudge match. Besides the main actor being adorable the story is fun and sweet and the supporting cast are funny and endearing. This is a little guy beating the big homophobic guys and it just makes me happy.

Life can be difficult at times I'm just happy I have stuff like this that can pull me up when I'm feeling low.. What makes you happy?

Kenobi's 1st Birthday Party

Today was my nephews very first birthday party. Harry and I got there around 12:30ish, got some BBQ and hung out with friends and family. Got to watch Kenobi walk by himself (which he has been doing for a week or so) but this is the first time I got to see it... he's growing up so fast. But I did get to spend some quality Uncle time with him.. which was very nice. We did cake and presents and slowly family started to leave until it was just Mike and Lora's friends and the "party" was beginning so Harry and I left around 4pm, picked up some of our favorite Chiense from Hong Kong and headed home for a relaxing night.

Celtic Heart Tattoo - The Symbol of Love and Romance

Celtic Heart Tattoo - The Symbol of Love and Romance
Tattoos have since been a form of art and self-expression even from the earliest centuries. It also represents a person's characteristic and how he perceives himself/herself to be. In the past, only the warriors of a tribe had tattoos. This was to show what they have been through.

The tattoos of today represent or are in a way, a representation of the tattoo designs of the past. There are tribal tattoo designs, Celtic tattoos, and Goth tattoos. But out of these three tattoo designs, type or class of tattoos; people look to the Celtic tattoo designs for symbolism from artwork. These Celtic designs are difficult to decipher on what they really mean.

The most basic and fundamental key elements of Celtic design tattoos include spirals, knots and crosses, and even hearts. Most commonly, a heart is made with spirals, knots and crosses. A Celtic heart tattoo is requested and even chosen by people who feel a strong emotion which is love. Thus, the heart tattoos symbolize love, charity, and compassion.

Beauty of Flower Tattoo Designs

Beauty of Flower Tattoo Designs
Flowers are perhaps the among the strongest object used to symbolized women and tattoos are not any different. For centuries, women have been coming up with more creative and illustrious flower tattoo ideas to add to those that are already in existence. One of the main reasons for this is flower tats will never be out of style in any day and age. What this means is, these tattoos and ideas will be around and tattooed by women all over the globe in years to come yet.

When it comes to flowers, there are really no limitations as to what can be tattooed. No matter what, flower tats will almost always look great on a woman especially when tattooed by an experienced tattoo artist/tattoo parlor using quality tattooing techniques. What this means is there are really no right or wrong when it comes to flower tat ideas. It is more a question of whether these designs suit the woman in question. We do have some flower tattoo ideas to help out women out there wanting to get one (or even in multiples).

Rose Tattoo Designs - The Meaning Behind the Beauty

Rose Tattoo Designs - The Meaning Behind the Beauty
The roses is not only famous for its romantic connotations but have been used in more aggressive situations. Two famous families in England have a rose as part of their families symbolism. The Lancaster's emblem is red rose and The York's use white roses in their coat of arms.

One of Britain's dominant parties is symbolized by red rose. (The Labor Party).

Rose tattoo designs have been used as a sign of masculinity. They are not just for women. Take the famous rock band Guns And Roses. Each of its members wears a rose incorporated with a gun.

Skull Tattoo Designs - Dare to Compare

Skull Tattoo Designs - Dare to Compare
What does the grim reaper convey to you? It is not associated with Satan as some believe, nor does it represent simple death. These hooded skull tattoo designs are a reminder from medieval times that life is infinite and it suggests that there is life after death.

Sun Tattoos - Unique and Original

Sun Tattoos - Unique and Original
There are never ending ways to customize sun tattoos. Mix and match other designs for a totally unique look. A Celtic mosaic could be combined on wood. Add other symbols to create your own story line. Use your imagination.

They can be light hearted or serious. The choice is yours. Here are some tips on finding the best designs that have not hit the circuit full force yet. You will get ideas on creating your own version.

Editing KOTG Podcast

After running around all day I spent the rest of the day assembling two Knights of the Guild podcasts. Most of the editing was done a few days ago I just had to add bumpers and such and do my final pass. I finished Episode 17 part 1 and did everyone for part 2 with exception to the Fan Interview as we haven't done one yet.. so I left a hole that will be easily filled once it's done. Very excited to have both podcasts done and ready to go.. now I just need to build blog pages and upload the podcast and they will be ready for release on June 15th and 29th.

Busy Day

Today was a busy day. First thing we did was go to Harry's dental appointment. He was getting two permanent crowns. They were going to knock him out for a 1/2 hour so I hung out and just waited. When he came out about and hour later he was a little out of it but quickly recovered, it was nothing like the last visit were he was out of it for hours. When we got to Target to get Kenobi's birthday present he was good to go in with me. We then went to my local comic book shop as I have been trying to get The Guild comic issue #3 for the past week.. I was successful!!! After that we headed to Islands for some lunch as Harry hadn't had it in a long time and it's one of our favorite places to eat. After enjoying burgers and cheddar fries we headed home. Harry was felling great and wasn't feeling anything after his dental work.

My Weight Issues

I've never been a skinny person, even as a kid I always had a little belly. I'm short, only 5'4" and have a stocky built. All through high school I weight roughly between 155 and 165, in collage and in my 20's it went up to 165 to 175. I ate horribly and knew that but to counter the poor eating I worked our 3 to 4 times a week so I was able to maintain my weight.

But some where in my 30's life got alot more complicated and busy and working out took a back seat but the bad eating continued. Then a few years ago my doctor put me on testosterone as my levels were extremely low, something that I was completely unaware of. My doctor saw my numbers and asked if I lacked energy or had a low libido. I told him I didn't think so but when I started the testosterone my energy almost tripled, I never knew what "normal" energy was like so I had nothing to compare it too, but man it was nice. There were several side effects to the testosterone treatments. First one is having a higher libido (which really isn't a problem), second is growing more body hair (again not really an issue as I'm not a hairy guy so it was a nice change). But the third one is the most serious one and that is having the appetite of a 16 year old. I am hungry all the time, morning, noon and night. I can eat and a few hours later be hungry. And since my eating habits are horrible to begin with and I'm not working out this is not a combination.

About a year ago I was weighted at the doctors and I found out that I had gone over 200 for the first time in my life.. I was at 204 pounds. I could not believe I allowed myself to go past 200, something I swore I would never do. Well today I just weighted myself and I am now at 212, it's the heaviest I have ever been and I felt sick to my stomach. I asked myself how did this happen... why did I allow this to happen.. and what am I going to do to change this.

I'm going to be 40 this year and if I continue to gain weight it can be a health issue. It's time for a change. Harry and I have been looking at home gyms and as soon as we get back from vacation we plan on buying one for our garage. I think once I start working out and I shed some pounds but of course the bigger issue for me is my diet and appetite. I'm not going to stop the testosterone treatments, but I don't want always be hungry.. I'll need to find a happy medium.

My goal is to be below 200 pounds by the end of the year... that's only 12 pounds but it's going to be a battle.. I'll keep you guys updated on my progress here on my blog.

Knights of the Guild Song

Two wonderful Knights of the Guild listeners Ben Brusell and Kent Elliott commissioned Matthew Gehrett http://www.matthewgehrett.com/ to write and sing a Knights of the Guild theme song.

Ben told me he was working on something but I had no idea it was going to be a song and a FANTASTIC song at that.

I've said it many times.. but The Guild and Knights of the Guild have some pretty cool fans.

7 Years Ago

Today 7 years ago I went to LAX to meet this Austrian guy that I had been talking to online for the past 3 months. We were hoping the chemistry we had online would translate to chemistry in person.. well after seven years I guess you could say it did.

Happy 7 Year Anniversary on the 1st time we meet in person.

Shrek 4

Today Harry and I went to see Shrek 4 The Final Chapter (or as it says in the title of the movie - Forever After) , this is the 4th installment of the Shrek franchise, not including the Xmas TV special. As with all the other installments I loved the characters, the story and of course the animation. It was funny, witty, sweet, sincere and just plain entertaining. We did see it in 3D and to be honest it's not really necessary and if I knew the tickets were going to be $5 more the for the 3D I would have waited the half hour and saw the 2D version.. but regardless of that it's just a fun movie. Can't wait to buy it on Blu-Ray.


Here's a short synopsis:

A bored and domesticated Shrek pacts with deal-maker Rumpelstiltskin to get back to feeling like a real ogre again, but when he's duped and sent to a twisted version of Far Far Away -- where Rumpelstiltskin is king, ogres are hunted, and he and Fiona have never met -- he sets out to restore his world and reclaim his true love. Now, it's up to Shrek to undo all he's done in the hopes of saving his friends, restoring his world and reclaiming his one True Love.

RIP Rue McClanahan

I'm a huge Golden Girls fan and the past few years we have lost them one at a time. Today one we lost another, Rue McClanahan, died. A fan made this awesome picture and I couldn't help but smile. It's going to be a very sad day when the last Golden Girl passes as she is my favorite.



RIP Rue McClanahan, you will be greatly missed!!

Trucks, Shopping and Movies

Today we had to drop Harry's truck off at the dealer for some recall repairs. We knew it was going to be there all day so I drove down in my Jeep to pick him up. While we were out we decided to go shopping for my nephews birthday gift (as his party is Saturday). I knew I wanted to get him a little red wagon. We headed Target and found the red wagon but they have changed so much since I was a little kid. They now have fold down seats and seat belts and all. I wasn't sure if this was the style they were looking for so I called my sis-in-law and left a message seeing is this was cool. Another thing we had to get was Friends Season 7 & 8, as we have all the other seasons and Harry is on his Friends Marathon where he watches every episode from beginning to end. He finished season six last night so we had to get these so he could continue. We found season eight at Target but had to go do Best Buy to get season seven..we now have the complete 10 seasons of Friend. And while we were there I couldn't resist picking up Big Bang Theory Season 2 for only $19.99

It was now 10:3am so we headed to a Denny's Diner to get some breakfast, breakfast was good but the service wasn't so hot. After Denny's we went to the movies as there are several movies we both wan to see. Today we planned to see Shrek 4 - The Final Chapter. We opted for the 3D version as it was starting first but not realizing the matinee tickets for this were $13 dollars each. I would have preferred to wait a half hour for the regular screening, but it was a fun movie and the 3D was cool (I'll post a separate view). After the movie we were hoping Harry's truck would be done but no luck.. so we headed home for about an hour before the dealer called us up and said the truck was now ready.. so I drove him back down and he picked up his truck. while I stopped by a comic book store looking for The Guild comic #3 (with no luck, they sold out). I grabbed some dinner on my way home and we finished the busy with relaxing in front of the TV hanging out.

Editing KOTG Podcast

Today I spent all day editing my Knights of the Guild podcast Episode 17 parts 1 & 2. Since Harry and I are going on vacation I want to get these done early so all I have to do is post them on June 15 and June 29th.

These needed a fair amount of editing but I did finish both.. now all I have to do is assemble them into podcasts.. I'll do that another day.

Vacation Woes

Today we found out that the RV trailer that we were going to borrow from my sister-in-law is too large and heavy for Harry's truck, though he has a large and powerful truck.. it's just not enough to pull the over 30 foot trailer. So now we have to come up with a plan B. We either rent hotels along the way (keep in mind will have Daisy with us) or we rent a smaller RV/trailer (looks like what will be doing). Of course this will be an unexpected expense but Harry and I have gone on a vacation since 2005 and are really looking forward to this trip.. will make it work one way or another.

Pocasting and More

Today I finished cleaning the house. Jenni came over and we recorded our next podcast Knights of the Guild Ep. 17 parts 1 & 2. Then Harry and I went out and did some more weed pulling (it's a never ending battle). Feeling okay.. no better but no worse then yesterday.

The Wizarding World of Harry Potter

This will be opening on June 18th (only a few weeks away) but they are having some soft openings and my favorite guys from my favorite Harry Potter podcast Pottercast were lucky enough to go. They posted several videos and if I wasn't excited before, after watching these video I am over the moon excited. This is how much of a Potter fanatic I am, these video brought tears to my eyes.. I can't wait to go.. looking like I'll be planning a four day adventure sometime in August if every pans out.. I'll keep you guys posted.

Happy Birthday Kenobi

Today is my nephew's very first birthday..



Happy Birthday Kenobi..



Uncle Kenny and Harry loves you bunches.

Still Sick

So I'm still not feeling great.. I'm at about 85% so I'm feeling better and better as the days go by but still not 100%. There is so much to do I just wish I could motivate myself to do some of it.. that and not feel sick for sitting up for too long. I did manage to clean up the house a bit. Jenni is coming over tomorrow to record our next podcast and I want the house to look halfway decent. I haven't felt so hot the past week or so.. hope it passes soon... I'm tried of being sick.

Personal Website

You may or may not know but I have a personal website. I've had it for over 10 years. It was on yahoo geocities until that went under and I had to move it. I purchased my own url Geekyfanboy.com and have slowly started rebuilding my site. I have most of the links working but there are still a few like "our house", "vacations", and The Guild that need to be worked on. I say it's a work in progress as it continues to change. It kind of like an out of sight out of mind type of thing. I look forward to finishing it and then only having to update it once in a while. If you want to get to know me a little better then check it out. http://geekyfanboy.com

I hate being sick

Well I'm still a bit sick.. feeling about 80% but I did manage to get outside for a half hour and take down some more weeds. I feel like we turn out back and new weeds sprout up moments after we cut them down. We are looking into getter a more heavy duty brush mower type thing. They cost a few thousands but it's going to be like this every year it will be well worth the money.

Knights of the Guild Ep 16 pt2

Show Notes:
Here it is Episode 16 part 2 of Knights of the Guild. We hope you enjoy it.
Today’s show features:
• * First up we have a Classic Vorkism.
• * We are recording this weeks podcast live on the set of Season Four of The Guild
• * We discuss Behind the Scenes of Season 3 Episode 4 - Get it Back!!
• * We have another great crew interview with Marketing Guru Brian

• * We have another installment of Guild Something with Sean Becker
• * We announce a new contest as well as winners of a previous contest.
• * We thank our donors.
• * Then Business Time and Goodbye
Thank you again for all your support, we do this podcast because we are fans and more importantly for the fans.
Kenny & Jenni
Other Important Links
• Knights of the Guild Feeds/Downloads http://knightsoftheguild.com
• Knights of the Guild Daily Blog http://knightsoftheguildpodcast.blogspot.com/

Glee

Yeah I'm still sick and today I watched the last five episodes of Glee. This isn't a must see show for me and what I mean by that is I will let a few (of in this case 5) episodes build up before watching them. This batch of five had some really great episodes including guest star Olivia Newton John, who I love and it was so great to see her back on TV and re-doing her "Physical" video. Another cool episode was one directed by Joss Weadon and guest starred Neil Patrick Harris which was a lot of fun but my favorite parts of the show is the relationship of Kurt (the gay character) and his father. I think it's a very positive look at a gay youth and his family dealing with it. The music is great but what I love most about this show are the characters.

V

Been sick the past few days and one good thing about that it makes me rest and when I rest I watch TV so I was able to catch up on some of my DVR'd shows. Today I watched the final 2 episodes of V. Now if you've read my blog you know I'm a huge fan of the original and had high hopes for the remake. It started off strong but lost it's way for a few episode but I have to say the final five or so episodes have been AWESOME and that goes for the finale as well. The story is ramping up and so many things are happening. I'm so glad this series was picked up for a second season as they left some great cliffhangers. My favorite character on V is of course Anna (Morena Baccarin from Firefly) She plays such a cold hearted bitch, some of the stuff she does, especially to her own daughter just makes you cringe. I won't put in any spoilers in this blog but man this series had become one of my favorite. Can't wait for the DVD and of course Season Two.

Insomnia

I don't get insomnia very often but man when I get it, I get it bad. It's currently 2:18am I'm exhausted as I had gotten up super early 6am for The Guild shoot yesterday. I don't know what it is my body is very restless as I lay in bed tossing and turning finally getting up around 1am and start pacing the bedroom hoping to get tired. That's didn't work so I'm now on the computer catching up on my blog. On top of the insomnia I think I'm getting sick :(

Guild Shoot Season 4 - Day Fourteen

Today we were on location once again. Actually there were two locations but I did not go to the second location. But man oh man the stuff they shoot today was some of the funniest stuff I had seen all season. I did manage to get a few more interviews, so that was good. But today is the "last" day of shooting at least for a few weeks... then we will all get back together once again for our "final" shoot day.

Guild Shoot Season 4 - Day Thirteen

Today was a fun day on the set of the Guild season four. I didn't get many interviews done as I wanted but I did get some key ones done so it felt like a productive day for me. It was a very long day on set and we also wrapped out of the location, which means we removed everything and this always takes longer then a "regular" day. We also got our "cast & crew" t-shirts... of course I would love to show them to you but I can't as the image on the front plays a part in season four... so for now they have to stay under wrap.

Only a few more days left for this season and though I will be sad that it will be over I'll be happy as well as I have a ton of audio that I have to sift through and organize for the KOTG "Special Season Four" podcasts.

Lost

Just finished watching the series finale of Lost.. and my first thoughts are that it was good.

I first saw the pilot episode at comic con months before it premiered and I LOVED it. I watched every single episode and though there were some ups and downs, overall I loved every minute of it. I knew whatever ending they did they wouldn't be able to answer all the questions they had posed over the six seasons. Toward the end of Season 6 they answered a few long standing questions but then asked many more new ones.

"The End" (title of the final episode) was very emotional and moving, every time someone would have a flashback to the island and remember events and loved ones made me cry. It was great to see old cast members make a return and overall I was satisfied on how it ultimately ended. But wow, they left way too many unanswered questions and the final scene is still a bit confusing. But I'm sure as the days go by and I read/listen to other people's interpretation I'll have a better understanding of what actually happened.

You made ask how could I like the finale when I didn't understand some of it... well that's LOST!

Yard Work

It's great having 2 1/2 acres of land but man when you have to weed that land it's a nightmare. Both Harry and I have been working on the weeds for the past month.. we go out a few hours a day. Well Harry does it more as he is home more then me. But it's tough work and it seems by the time to finish one section and move on to the next the section you just did has new weeds growing in it. The issue with us is we can' t use any kind of weed control because of the water table (which is our drinking water). So we have to hand pull thousands and thousands of weeds. Today we went to Home Depot and pick up some tools to help us in this battle. We put a good fight but I feel like we are losing. May have to resort to some outside help (a gardener). But for now will put on a good fight.

Editing KOTG Podcast

Today since I wasn't on set of The Guild I was able to work on the latest Knights of the Guild podcast #16 part 2. I want to post it in less then a week so I figured it would be a good idea to actually start editing it. I had done the bulk of editing a few weeks ago but still had to assemble the pieces and then add sfx. I manage to get it all done fairly quick and now I'm just converting the files and then it will be ready for upload.

Guild Shoot Season 4 - Day Twelve

Today I was asked not to come to set as they are shooting in very confined spaces and using a skeleton crew. This is the second time that I was not allowed on set and I have to say that I'm bummed as I always enjoy being on set and as the official podcaster it's fun to watch all the scenes so I can talk about them on the podcast... but with that said I understand production and the craziness that happens with a bunch of people on set and unfortunately I'm probably one of the more expendable crew members. So no Guild for me today but this does free up a day to do stuff around the house.