Flowers

This is my plant.

Tall Ships are Coming

Actually, the tall ships came and went, but I was able to see them. Look how tall it is compared to the Carnival Inspiration!



However, the free tour for this ship now owned by the Coast Guard had an hour wait. If I'm going to wait in line for an hour, there better be animatronic pirates or a sheer drop when I'm done.

So, we looked at the other ships.



( The other two had a ten dollar fee to tour them which we didn't pay and didn't seem worth it from what we overheard. )

Faeries

Because it's nice to remember happier times.



If anyone owns this image, tell me and I'll credit.

Daniel Schorr

So, I'm watching CBS Sunday Morning and they haven't mentioned Daniel Schorr at all even though he was a CBS fixture for decades. Maybe he died too close to Sunday...Friday to be specific...but if NPR can cough up his duet with Frank Zappa in 1988, CBS should be able to do something.

Morris Bridge Road

Then, mom said she couldn't remember cattails being fuzzy but I thought that must be where their name comes from?

Either way, it's cool. They aren't that common in Florida, or at least around here.



It was prettier before the electric company took out that chunk in the corner, but at least the trees haven't been taken out completely. I dread the day that they decide Morris Bridge needs to be four lanes and they all have to go.

Toy Story 3 Video Game

My nephews got this a few weeks back. I know I was excited to get to play it and it has some good things about it. The graphics are pretty and I liked the rainbow feature. There's also a dragon.



which you can ride



Yes, Lotso has his own land and I loved his place. There are waterfalls and trees and faeries that throw strawberries at you. He also talks. However, most of the time, he wanted me to do a mission. "Only you can do this, sheriff" or something like that which I liked because I was Jessie. Jessie for Sheriff!

Unfortunately, the missions have to do with customizations and since I was second player, I wasn't able to do any of it. I could shoot things (rainbow weapon was very cool) and jump and travel, but it was annoying just having to watch him repaint buildings purple and making Little People. The Little People does include many Pixar characters, like Sully, Wall-E, etc.

Now, this was the X-Box one so no Zurg. It also meant that if you wanted to shoot at your fellow players, you end up with Buzz shooting at Woody, Woody shooting at Jessie, etc.
It was a little disturbing. You can also hit Lotso who responds with, "I'm going to have nightmares about you later."

When I saw "Toybox Mode" on the commercials, I was imagining something more like Lego unlocked when you can play as anyone in any level. This was disappointing compared to that. I was actually bored after forty minutes or so. This week, my nephew didn't even mention it.

Basically, I want a Lego Pixar game!!! Think about it, every film they've ever made represented in two-five levels each and you'd be able to play as everyone: Wall-E in Paris, Sully in the wild west, Lightning trying to sneak around in Monstropolis...

It'd be freaking awesome. PLEASE MAKE THIS GAME NOW!
While we make do with this one.

The Coliseum at St. Petersburg

I recently went to an art show at the Coliseum in St. Petersburg with my mom. The art was pretty good although we didn't end up with anything. However, what made it really worth it for me was the Coliseum itself. I'd never been there before and it's awesome. It was built in 1924 as an oak floor ballroom.



It's so beautiful that I wish I could have seen it in its heyday. It almost looked like there had been an indoor balcony that ran the circumference before ductwork was needed for the air conditioner and things.



Even the bathroom was pretty with plenty of mirrors as well as space and a large room just for the stalls...