Bert Garcia

For 24 hours you’re wishing me well
364 days I’m in hell, oh well
Happy Birthday to me

Hadn’t posted anything in 23 days, probably the longest stretch of silence I’ve had here. Not that I didn’t have the time, I just had nothing to say.

Been busy walking, bike riding and working on the yard. The occasional trip to the pool alleviates the heat, it feels like bath water already, wonder what it will feel like at the end of July.

In the middle of winter, I couldn’t wait for warmer weather, here we are in the middle of June and I’m feeling nostalgic for cooler temperatures. I want to wear a long sleeve shirt and jeans, ride with the windows open and feel the cool breeze.

Oh my God, your words are out of balance
Nothing to say, you’ve got nothing to say

Norma and Jessica became the 400th customer at our local Harris Teeter to win free groceries. As Norma describes it, it was like winning the freaking lottery. When the free coupon came spitting out of the register, the cashier starting jumping up and down with joy for them. Norma, who had spent over $130 that day, was about to get reimbursed the most monies this particular store had given away since the promotion had begun.

Harris Teeter is my favorite place to buy groceries, everything is always so fresh and clean. From the freshly baked goods, we love bread, to the rain forest feeling of their produce section, it’s a joy to shop at any of the stores around Charlotte. We have different stores we frequent, it all depends on what we plan on doing that day for dinner, or if it’s a celebration where a custom cake is in order.

Hot dogs, Armour hot dogs. What kinds of kids love Armour hot dogs? Fat kids, skinny kids, kids who climb on rocks, tough kids, sissy kids, even kids with chicken pox love hot dogs, Armour hot dogs, the dogs kids love to bite.

My first time to an IMAX theater.

After reading all the good reviews of the new Star Trek movie, both in mainstream media and comments on torrent sites, we loaded up the car and headed to our local IMAX theater.

The first thing we said to ourselves was why is the screen so small, we thought an IMAX experience screen is huge. Paying $15 a head made us feel a bit uneasy, but we decided to wait till the film started before seeking a refund from the manager.

When the film began, it felt like a hi-def movie, like watching HDNet on my LCD TV. The sound was good, it surrounded us but I feel bombs going off in my own family room from my home theater system. What kept us glued to the seats was Star Trek, it was a very good movie, especially for us old time fans that started watching it on the small screen.

Was it worth the $15? Would I go see Transformers in June? To tell you the truth, I don’t know. I think I’d rather pay the regular ticket price in a new state of the art digital theater.

Beyond the rim of the starlight
My love is wandering in star flight
I know he’ll find in star clustered reaches
Love, strange love a star woman teaches

I know his journey ends never
His star trek will go on forever
But tell him while he wanders his starry sea
Remember, remember me

We were talking – about the space between us all
And the people – who hide themselves behind a wall of illusion
Never glimpse the truth – then it’s far too late – when they pass away