My dad loves Planet of the Apes. Growing up I watched the Charlton Heston movies all the time. I remember even thinking as a kid how neat the concept was. It was kind of my first foray into science fiction. So I've got a deep love and nostalgia for the franchise. 

It's very rare that I come out of a movie completely deflated and disappointed. I almost always avoid poorly reviewed movies but the trailers for the Scarlett Johansson led movie Lucy made me second guess it. 

Jenn absolutely loves Downton Abbey. Kind of crazy that one of Jenn's favorite shows is a PBS show but in all honesty I love Downton Abbey as well. Who wouldn't love Mr & Mrs Bates? Or the very witty Mr. Carson and Lady Crawley. The cast of Downton Abbey is absolutely fantastic and makes for one of the best shows on TV.

Surprisingly Hercules starring The Rock (Dwayne Johnson) was actually a pretty decent action movie. Sure it had almost no plot to speak of. And sure the action started after less then a couple of minutes of story. But it was still a pretty enjoyable popcorn summer movie.

A year ago this weekend I was at Hoag Hospital suffering from by far the worst sickness I've ever experienced in my 27 (almost 28) years of life, salmonella. That weekend Jenn had a ton of things planned including seeing a Shakespeare play being performed at a nearby park. More on that in a bit. What's even more important though is the difference a year can make from being in the hospital to having the great weekend that just transpired.

I absolutely love innovation. To this day I always keep an eye out for what's fresh, new, and exciting. Something that's always fascinated me are robots. Once a pipe dream, it seems like we're getting closer and closer to having robots actually help us with our daily lives. Heck you can buy a Roomba (yes I still want one of those) today and it will vacuum your entire house for you. How great is that?