Having exposed Ash to her first Sharknado two years ago, felt a proud family moment being invited to her home for a cookout & the premiere of Sharknado 3 (know what you’re thinking, where does the time go 🙂 )
Fans don’t watch for the sharks. Campy story lines & corny dialogue – that’s why we LOVE these films! Sooo campy & far-fetched, guessing absolutely nothing is considered a “bad idea” when crafting scripts.
This year’s sequel follows Fin (Ian Ziering) & April (Tara Reid) from:
- Los Angeles (Sharknado 1) – when they were ex’s, Fin (& later his son) dated Nova, who dropped homemade bombs into Sharknados, fell out of the helicopter & later miraculously rescued from the belly of a shark via chainsaw
- to New York (Sharknado 2) – where Sharknados mixed with East Coast cold, produced summer snow & sharks in Jets Stadium & April lost her hand to a shark (attacked while on an airplane, held on with the other hand ‘til the plane landed)
- to DC, Orlando & Outer Space (Sharknado 3)
Sharknado 3 recap provided at link below:
https://www.today.com/popculture/sharknado-3-tears-through-east-coast-9-moments-talk-about-t34066
In the final scene, April — who now has a chainsaw hand — manages to deliver her own baby inside a shark while falling from space. The couple names it after Fin’s dad [David Hasselhoff], who sacrificed his own return to Earth for the cause.
No worries if you missed last night’s thriller – this series isn’t ending anytime soon.
Sharknado 4 is slated for July 2016. Mark your calendar! 🙂
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- summer cookout & a campy thriller — FAAANNNTASTIC!
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- chicken, corn & veggie kabobs — whatta spread!
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- prepping kabobs with EVOO
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- ‘Grill Master’
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- ‘Grill Apprentice’
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- all settled in for an American CLASSIC
What started with tree trimming & a long-term goal to add ‘colour’ to my home, culminated into 6 weeks of change. Comingle that with Ash & Tom’s move & my sister’s visit in early July – and we’re talking one solid month of crazy 🙂
All said & done, HUGE thanks to my family for giving me a much needed nudge – and to my friend Cliff for tutoring me on room design, interior paint, thrift store finds, art walk shopping, proper picture hanging (tape measure usage vs eyeing a good spot on a wall), wood blind samples & catalogues, AND front porch green-thumbing. THANKS!
- Front Porch: scaled back & pruned my spruce; added wind chimes, holly bushes & “Cody Coyote” (in addition to this year’s annuals planting); fixed outdoor outlet (Christmas light need)
- Downstairs: 2 shades of green; removed dining area (electrician extracted light fixture, transplanted table near the front window); cable & cable box no more; purchased my first sectional; brought bar stools up from the basement; picture swaps throughout the house; new ceiling fan – AND wood blinds (now that’s a process, who knew?)
- Office/now Gym: shade of sunshine on the walls; donated everything ‘office’ to Ash & Tom; moved everything ‘gym’ upstairs; electrician added an outlet & transplanted downstairs ceiling fan; installed my first SmartTV; an antique cabinet hides home modem & wireless router – AND moved marathon medal display (34 states complete; on track to finish 46 by year-end)
LOVE LOVE my ‘new’ Colorado home!
(No upstairs painting ‘til Winter/Spring 2016 – mental respite required. Home Projects are a true labour of love — LOL>)
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- Welcome to Louisville!
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- 2 shades of green & a sectional
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- wood blinds
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- “Cody Coyote” art purchase from Estes
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- first tomato babies 🙂
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- goodbye Office, hello Gym
I’m back.
Took a 6 week break from social media & blogging. No sitting still, no worries 🙂
Built a home gym & renovated my downstairs living space & front porch – all while housemates Ash & Tom settled into their first home in nearby Westminster. Contracted an electrician – added new plugs, another ceiling fan, removed a light fixture. Night after night after night painting. Sunshine yellow in the gym, 2 shades of green downstairs. Purchased a sectional. Juxtaposed existing art throughout the house. Donated clothes & furnishings to Sister Carmen’s (somewhere over the past 2 years, became a collector of things – a lot lighter/happier now). Deep-cleaned upstairs carpets (contracted local 🙂 ) Washed/wiped/scrubbed downstairs baseboards.
Hosted my sister/niece/nephew for a week – super FUN! Glacier hike, silver mine tour, mineral springs, Garden of the Gods, Pikes Peak. My 3rd summit of Bierstadt. How many guys can boast of family who summit 14er peaks?
- Refinanced my house – 1.75% rate drop, chopped term to 15 years
Wood blinds – identified, measured, purchased. Still nothing on the windows – 2 more weeks, maybe (patience).
Marathoned 4 more states – Wyoming, Washington, Michigan & New Mexico.
Rafted down the North Platte in Casper. Rode up Seattle’s iconic Space Needle. Sea planed to San Juan Island; hopped a boat in Friday Harbor, watched breaching orcas just over the Canadian border. WOW WOW! Post-marathon ferry & horse carriage tour of Mackinaw Island in northern Michigan. Ziplined in scenic Angel Fire NM – morning after July 4th marathon at 8400 ft.
No Everest this year – climb cancelled after 2 spring earthquakes. Super disappointing, not meant to be. Plan B – Mt. Hood in Oregon, followed by marathon #36 in Crater Lake Nat’l Park. Marathoning 2 days after Hood? Expecting an adventure, not a new PR.
Turned in my cable box. Only Smart Tv’ing now 🙂
Local art purchases in Estes & Taos – helps make a house a home.
Attended Rockies (baseball) & Rapids (soccer) games – both home teams nabbed the W.
Yep I’m baaack – uncluttered, re-centered & back online.
Long morning runs, my best dog Ro, Turkish figs, avocados, local grown corn & peaches. Colorado summer. Mmmm…..
Ro & Marty
