Thagirion

Hey guys, hope everyone is doing well. I had a great 4th of July last week. We took it easy in the morning and then in the afternoon headed out to the beach to wait for the fireworks to start.  It was nice and a lot of fun.  Here is a video of what we did.


Chris and I were talking about what are some good movies to watch for the 4th.  Of course Independence Day has been a tradition for us to watch every year.  So it's always at the top of my list so here's a short list of movies I recommend.

1. ID4.  Excellent movie about fighting Aliens. Basically it's a modern version of War of the Worlds another classic American sci fi movie.
2. National Treasure.  Nickolas Cage as to save the Declaration of Independence from bad guys that want to steal it. To save it he has to steal it first.  Great movie with lots of action and lots of history references.
3. Olympus Has Fallen.  A great action packed movie about a "retired" secret service agent that has to save the president and the white house.
4. Top Gun.  Classic movie from the 80's about F14 Navy fighter pilots.
5. The Final Countdown.  This is an obscure movie not many know about but so good. Inspired by the supposed Philadelphia Experiment.  An Aircraft carrier accidentally goes through a time portal and ends up at the start of WWII. They have to decide if they will change history or not by preventing the war from even starting. I love well done time travel movies. This movie also has a great film score.
6.  The Sand Lot.  A fun family movie about a new kid that moves into a suburban neighborhood in the 50's and joins the local kids on a baseball team.  Very American and I love the insight into the life of a boy.
7. Forest Gump.  The story of the life of a retarded man that ends up during many of America's most historical moments and influences them.

That's all I can think of at the moment, but I think this is a good list.  Definitely one to keep me busy for the next seven 4th's.

Chris and I are doing well. The next celebration we will have is my birthday coming up in a few days. If you're looking for gift ideas I posted some in a previous journal.

I'm still playing Jurassic World evolution.  It's a fun and frustrating game.  The hardest thing is getting 5 stars on each island.  I'm having a weird glitch as well where everything is going fine then one of my dinosaurs will start starving or dying of thirst even though all the feeders are full and they have a giant pond. I have no idea why this happens and it's annoying to get nagged about it by Clair and Owen.  I end up selling those dinos and making new ones but it will happen again.  I don't think I'm doing anything wrong because it happens randomly and everything is fine requierment wise. I hope this is something that will get fixed in the next patch.  So I've completed three islands to five stars.  Currently I'm working on Isla Pena. Here is a video early on of when I unlocked the jeeps.


Happy Friday the 13th. I almost didn't notice that was today. I guess I'll watch a horror movie tonight.