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
Been looking forward to Wild coming to theaters for 6 months. Solo woman hiker (with no training) treks the PCT (Pacific Crest Trail) 1,000 miles, California to Oregon.
Why? Life issues, searching for healing, looking for direction. [That’s as much as you’ll get from me.]
Since I hadn’t read the book, was limited to third-hand info – it’s the girl version of Into the Wild.
Probably watched Into the Wild 20+ times in 2007 & reevaluated my life direction. I wasn’t a loner – I surrounded myself with awesome friends…yet remained hollow, empty inside. Why was I living as society dictated? Was I hoping to get points in heaven for leading a respectable, predictable life? This movie inspired.
I created a 3-year plan, built a home in Colorado & gave up my Manhattan-centered career in a downturn economy. Not quite Chris McCandless, a recent college grad with zero life obligations. Nope, I came with life baggage – yet I too wanted more.
Wild couldn’t possibly match my Into obsession, right?
Didn’t have to – Cheryl Strayed’s story stands on its own. AND I’m 7 years older. Whereas Into taught me to dream/that it’s ok, Wild teaches it’s ok to forgive yourself/that it’s ok.
Really good flic. Go & go often.
https://simplyalyson.com/3-lessons-i-relearned-from-wild-the-movie/
‘Wild’ Trailer (2014)
‘Into the Wild’ Trailer (2007)
LOVE LOVE National Geographic’s Crossing the Ice – AMMMMMAAAAZING!
Was it the snow, the location or just the impossibility of the challenge itself? Yep, probably the latter.
Best film of the year. Highly recommended!
Next time you’re in the gym & they call you crazy for thinking you can finish an Ironman, without EVER competing & completing a triathlon (never mind age) – watch these 2 Aussies first learn to ski, then reach the South Pole unassisted.
Absolutely anything is possible.
After the crossing the Tasman the boys took on an even more audacious challenge – the first ever unsupported trek from the coast of Antarctica to the South Pole and back. Starting with very limited experience they spent months researching, consulting with experts from all round the globe, training in the Arctic and NZ, rehearsing the skills they would need to survive in the highest, driest, windiest and coldest place on Earth.
Pulling loads that started at 160kg and temperatures as cold as -40 C, they battled frostbite, injury, whiteouts, crevasses, gear failure and slow starvation. During the 89 days it took them to ski 2275km without any outside support or assistance they lost a combined 55kg of body weight. Their adventure set a new benchmark and raised the bar of polar exploration globally.
Facts about Crossing the Ice:
- Crossing the Ice was the first EVER unsupported return journey to the South Pole.
- Cas and Jonesy are the youngest team to ever reach the South Pole.
- Previous attempts: Jon Muir, Peter Hillary and Eric Phillips attempted the return journey in 1998. They reached the South Pole after 84 days on the ice but didn’t complete the return. Kiwi adventurers: Kevin Biggar and Jamie Fitzgerald also attempted the return journey in 2007, their attempt was also unsuccessful.
- Less people have man hauled to the South Pole (58 people) than have stood on the summit of Mt Everest (4600).
‘Crossing the Ice’
