Wizard World Comic Con (San Jose) Toby Kebbell not appearing

I'm so disappointed.  At Wizard World Comic Con (San Jose) this upcoming weekend,  Toby Kebbell cancelled.  He played Dr. Doom in this years Fantastic Four.  Who knows why he cancelled out.  Maybe because his movie wasn't great  , did not do very well,  was really poor.

But since he isn't going to appear, I'm going to share some questions I had for his Q and A, and how I think it is going to go:

Me: What was Dr. Doom's real name in this movie?
Toby Kebbell: Victor Domashev
Me: who? n/m. How was it working with (director) Josh Trank?  
TK: ...
Me: Any more talk of a Fantastic Four / X-men Cross Over?
TK: ...
Me: When will you start filming Fantastic Four 2?
TK: ...
Me: Will Fox sell Fantastic Four back to Marvel Studios...?!

 

Me: Hey! you're not Donald Trump! you can't just kick me out!

And there we go.  That would be my first and last ever attendance at Wizard World Comic Con.

Yeah, it's probably best that you cancel your appearances.

Mid Season Return: Arrow, a theory.

In the Mid season finale, Oliver Queen "dies" (did he really die? or just stabbed and barely alive?) at the hands of Ra's al Ghul.  but what kind of show would it be if the title character dies?  so he has to come back.  Someone places him into the Lazarus pit and Oliver comes back to life.

Obviously Ra's al Ghul uses it.  and there is one other who has died and come back to life.  Malcolm Merlyn (died at the end of Season 1).  It was never really explained but he did tell Moira Queen (before she died in season 2) that:

"There are parts of the world where death is an illusion. I've been to one. I've become very convincing."

So then, lets have a conspiracy theory.  Malcolm knows how to cheat death.  So, when Oliver dies and who picks him up? a strange man with his face covered.  That man is Tommy Merlyn!
Tommy also died in season 1. I think Malcolm finds his son's body and takes it to the Lazarus Pit and revives him.  Tommy spends time at the Lazarus pit and possibly the League of Assassins.  

The most obvious guess is that Maseo (now going by his League of Assassin's name, Sarab) rescues Oliver, based on the friendship/business relationship they had in the flashbacks.  but this is defying Ra's Al Ghul.  Going against Ra's means death to him.  But that's a good second option.

No it's Tommy Merlyn who saves Oliver.  You heard it here first!!!

The Truth about Dasher...

Here's the truth about Dasher...

The truth is: they caught the dog 4 times before finally preventing her from escaping
1) had in a back yard. But she jumped a 8 foot fence (??? Supposedly)
2) had in a dog crate, but did not close the door
3) caught in a net, but in 8 seconds, she chewed threw the net (also injured, see below)
4) had snare around her head, but the user didn't know how to operate snare, so dasher escaped.

The truth is: the "dog tracker" is using old techniques.
I've read many articles say "don't chase a lost dog". But the tracker chased the dog multiple times.  And the dog got scared and ran away faster.  It doesn't make sense for an expert to do this.

The truth is: the dog was injured by the net.  
When dasher "chewed" through the net, part of the net was wrapped around her, hindering and injuring her further.  When caught the vet had to stitch her up.  We asked what caused it. And the vet said "probably the net." It is disappointing that the net was used and it injured her.

The truth is: they didn't want to use a humane trap, but used it as a last resort.  
I disagree. The net should have been the last resort.  The dog had a routine and it could have used a humane trap during the normal routine.  Finally they had to give in and monitor the humane trap 24/7.  But the use of the net threw the routine off. She ended up with a different routine. And lucky for us she returned to the feeding station and was caught.
ALSO: I could have set up a web cam to monitor the trap.  But they didn't want that.

The truth is: Mick does not live in our area.  
He lives in Sunnyvale.  But he is using a resource for our neighborhood.

The truth is: I'm not part of the core members.  
As much as I tried to help I was kept on the outside.  I wasn't informed on Dasher Sightings.  I was left out on what actions were being done. for example, searching areas that was known that the dog was not in.  Another, when I told people I would pick up signs and someone else already did it and wouldn't say it till hours later.

In the End:
The truth is we saved a dog, that was abandoned.  So that was great.  And I konw there are lots of people inquiring about Dasher to adopt her.

But I think there were critical mistakes that could have been avoided, especially the mistake of using the net that injured her.  And I believe that the amount of resources were underutilized.  And the options to capture were out of order too.

UPDATE 01/10/2015: Mick decided he to keep Dasher.  She joins his other 2 dogs.  Good luck.  don't injure any more dogs.

R.E.M. I've been high

R.E.M. LYRICS

"I've Been High"

Have you seen?

Have not will travel

Have I missed the big reveal?

Do my eyes,

Do my eyes seem empty?

I've forgotten how this feels.

I've been high

I've climbed so high

The light, sometimes it washes over me.

Have you been?

Have done will travel

I fell down on me knees

Was I wrong?

I don't know, don't answer.

I just needed to believe.

I've been high

I've climbed so high

The light, sometimes it washes over me.

So I dive into a pool.

So cool and deep that if I sink I sink,

And when I swim I fly, so high.

What I want

All I really wanted

Just to live my life on high.

And I know

I know you want the same

I can see it in your eyes.

I've been high

I've climbed so high

The light, sometimes it washes over me.

Washes over me

I close my eyes

So I can see

Make my make believe, believe in me.

If I were NFL Commissioner...

Here's what I would do about the whole domestic violence penalty:

If you are arrested for domestic violence (as defined by the police), then you get a automatic 1-game suspension.  You are penalized because you were ARRESTED and BOOKED.  And you gave a black-eye to the league.  All the nay-sayers of "why'd you let him play?" would be silenced.  This would have resolved Ray McDonald situation.

Now he served his time for being arrested.  You have to let him make a living.

If no charges are filed or you're innocent, then you're free to go.

After serving the suspension, you can continue to play as the investigation continues.  If you are guilty, then it's an additional 5-game (from the NFL) suspension. What the team does is up to them.  That would be a total of 6 games (33% of regular season) suspended, which is what Goodell wants now.

I would follow the same process if you are arrested again. however additional convictions would double the total games. Next would be 12 games.  3rd time = 24 games, (hope not) 4th time = 48 games, (God forbid) 5th time = lifetime ban. by the 3rd time you've already lost 42 games, (6+12+24).  I choose the number of games by doubling.  You can debate it I'm fine with it.  I just like doubling it. even by the 3rd time should be lifetime ban.

That's what I would do.  No rhyme or reason.

Sharks Season Tickets 2014-2015 Information.

Sharks Hockey... rebuilding starts now.

Welcome to another year of Sharks Tickets.  We have purchased the Shark Tickets for the entire season.  Our seats have not changed and the pricing remains the same as last year. (hopefully the product is just as good)

Season: 2014-15
Cost: $82 total for my 2 seats
Location: Sec 214, Row 16, Seats 19, 20

Same as last year: we opted to have electronic tickets.  A link to the tickets will be emailed to you from Ticketmaster.  You will see an email with a subject: 

"Your Ticket Transfer Offer from Tisha Wolf"

You will create a log-in account with the Sharks/ticket website.  Then you can access your tickets for printing.
If you need me to print out the tickets, please contact me.  I will do my best to get them to you.  

Information:

• I will try to get next month's game list out by mid-current month (October's games by Mid-September, November's games by Mid-October)
• When you tell me you want/hold/etc. a certain game you are "committing".
• If you commit to buy tickets, payment (or arrangement of payment) should be done within 1 week or by game-day, whichever comes first.
• If you commit and fail to pay or arrange payment, I reserve the right not sell to you any remaining current month and next months games.
• If you commit and then need back out, please help sell those tickets. 
• If you continually back out, I will not sell you games.
• Obviously things happen in life.  Incidents will be taken case-by-case.
• If you buy tickets from me, I will give you the first chance to buy my playoffs tickets.
• I reserve the right not to sell you games.  I'll tell you why.
• I accept Cash, Check, Paypal, and Venmo.  Sometimes bartering  (fence repair? tree removal? Cement work? anyone?)

Believe it or not, it takes time and effort to track all these tickets, receive payments, and make sure everyone gets the correct tickets etc.  This is why I put these rules in place.
Thanks. and...

Go Sharks!

Sincerely, Shark Ticket Holders,
Scott and Tisha

I like the new HR Derby format.

I like the new HR Derby Format.  because it allow the guy who hit the most to get a bye.  It used to be head-to-head right? so the first guy would go out and hit 5 HRs.  His opponent only needed to hit 6HR.  on the flipside, if the first guy hit 10, and the other hit 2. then he wasted energy on the 7 extra HRs.

First you're divided by League, American and National.  you're actually playing against your league first. kinda like regular season!

The new format allows everyone to hit as many as possible.  Then you get ranked. based on the HRs you hit. The First place guy in your league get a bye, a break, after all he hit the most HRs in Round 1.

Round 2 puts the 2nd and 3rd place together and they slug it out.  then the winner faces The top guy. then the winners of each league face off.

I think this allows the fans to see all the hitters hit HRs, not just trying to beat their opponents in 1-on-1 battle.

Also a big help: 7 outs instead of 10.  At least 3 less swings.

It think it will work now for the next 5 years until something else needs to spice it up.

But for now: be like Cespedes (30 Hrs) not like Puig (0 Hrs)