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This Sunday was spent the Timko family tradition of Pumpkin Fest was in full force. This year we indoctrinated a newcomer (Laurie) into the festivities as well as brought a long Grandma Eugenia.

The tradition starts out with a hearty breakfast at the famous Mastoris Diner, known for it's huge portions and complimentary stack of awesome cheese bread.


I had my favorite, Eggs Benedict (Actually my favorite is filet mignon Benedict, but I had steak just 12 hours earlier).


Laurie had an incredible ensemble of various breakfast items. I stole some bacon.



Breakfast did not disappoint. Apologies for the poor pictures, they were taken with my phone as we forgot the camera in the car.

Every year we head to Emmons Dairy Farm for a pumpkin hayride. I found this place when I was in the 4th grade. I used to live in Pemberton and for a short period of time I went to a school called "Newcomb". The bus ride took us by this farm and once suggested, the family has been back ever since. (note to self: Scan photos of first time at Emmons) There are a few reasons we like this place. For one, it's not usually too crowded. It is authentic, meaning they grow there own pumpkins and it is a "real" pumpkin patch (with the exception of 1 year). The prices are also relatively cheap, this year 8 dollars for the hayride and "any pumpkin as long as you can carry it back to the hayride tractor!". Additional pumpkins never exceed 5$ no matter how big.

Some pictures...


























Then we proceed to Mr. McGregor's Garden, on rt. 537 in Jobstown for FRESH, right out of the oven pies! Grandma splurged and purchased about 60$ worth of pies! I made a clean break with 3 "personal" pies...1 pumpkin for Laurie, and a Pecan each for myself and Laurie's mother. No pics of the pies unfortunately. We also swiped a bag of roasted corn...mmmm.

Following fresh pies...we head down 537 a bit to Robson's Farm Market for Mums and any other Halloween porch decorating items.

Last stop, was Cheesequake Farms on rt. 9 in Old Bridge, NJ. SO. CROWDED. Left ASAP after getting some corn stalks. Porch decorating ensued.






Now comes the FUN part!

So, Laurie has always painted pumpkins, never carved. That is like riding a bicycle with training wheels!! We made a bet, the stakes being a massage, the criteria being best carved pumpkin of course. With a brief lesson in pumpkin carving, and some boasting about how I was going to blow her out of the water, she was on her way!







We also baked the seeds, with a lot of salt!


I was going to let everyone else decide on the winner, but...the decision was quite clear...I was giving numerous massages last night as I clearly lost!!! I'm starting to plan for next year already...tough competition!

Laurie's


Mine - I've come to the conclusion it's a deformed FAS skull

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I'll refrain from any morbid tasteless jokes.

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Exorcist Remake? - Ugh. Please...please don't ruin one of my #1's.....please. I think I just need to skip to watching all shitty indy films this way no one will ruin them.

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Rear Window - Alfred Hitchcock - By far my favorite Hitchcock movie. Jimmy Stewart, and Grace Kelly...no matter how many times I have watched it...no one will ever compare to how well they work together.

Grace Kelly in that black/white dress with the pearls...goes on my top 10 list.






Why in the hell do people try to "remake" movies like this...and completely ruin them. Or worse yet, just steal plots and film sub-par actors reciting shitty dialog. (but hey, they have a "plot" that works..) I went to the movie store to pick up a "horror" movie with my little cousin last night and he picked up "Disturbia" (I won't even link you to it). Now, I saw a few minutes of this movie on a flight from Singapore and remembered how appalled I was and how much I wanted to rant about it. "Disturbia" is basically Hitchcock's "Rear Window:...made horrible.

Because of this movie...which people actually think is good...generation X will settle for watching horrible movies without appreciating movies made 50+ yrs ago. I'm not saying there are no good new movies, but it kills me to have someone say "Disturbia" is good, especially without knowing anything about "Rear Window".

BTW - We settled on The Evil Dead

Also BTW - Rear Window is on AMC as I type...

Mmmmmm Ms. Torso.....

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http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?p=5512848

Check out this thread on AdvRider.com. AMAZING ride report.

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"The longer I live, the more I realize the impact of attitude on life.
Attitude, to me, is more important than facts. It is more important
than the past, the education, the money, than circumstances, than
failure, than successes, than what other people think or say or do. It
is more important than appearance, giftedness or skill. It will make
or break a company... a church... a home. The remarkable thing is we
have a choice everyday regarding the attitude we will embrace for that
day. We cannot change our past... we cannot change the fact that
people will act in a certain way. We cannot change the inevitable. The
only thing we can do is play on the one string we have, and that is
our attitude. I am convinced that life is 10% what happens to me and
90% of how I react to it. And so it is with you... we are in charge of
our Attitudes." - Charles R. Swindoll

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The Rocketeer: What a hidden-forgotten-gem of a not-so-classic. Paul Sorvino, Jennifer Connelly, and jesus...Terry O'Quinn, John Lock himself as Howard Hughes! The time period, the plot, the vintage and just the overall "style" of everything in the movie was great. From the planes, to his helmet, etc. This movie was a "comic book movie" before comic book movies became popular (X-Men, Sin City). Sure they arrive at the plot in a little bit of a hokey manner, but definitely a more than watchable flick. I have to say that out of all "comic book movies"...The Rocketeer himself is one of my favorite "characters".

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So this weekend I rode support for the Pine Barrens 500

Check out my SmugMug for fullsize pictures

also see this thread for more pictures taken by other people


The PB500 is a self-guided offroad motorcycle tour of south NJ. Basically 500 miles of offroad in the NJ Pine Barrens. This means lots of sand.

Great weekend.


This is Jack (the organizer) setup to load the GPS's


I rode up with Rob (aka: rallyboss)


Parking lot shot.


Riders meeting in the morning before the ride on friday "Don't go through the middle of the puddles!"


The pit.


Someone Did.




What better way to break-in (no pun) a 6 month old BMW


Our sweep team, Wayne, Gary, and Rob


The route took us way south....




to the beach, stuck in the saltwater muck (stinky)


Mud in your eye.


No problem.


Rider Dinner


Out of 100 people, Tom, who I did my Goose Bay trip with, and Rob, won the two givaways for Zumo GPS's!


Roman from Poland, Just got back from riding from Poland to China, before being deported out of China.


Merrick, Romans partner in crime, also from Poland and did the Poland->China ride.


for the guys who's wives don't let them ride...

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28 Weeks Later - Great zombie flick. Ending stinks just like the first one, however, it was expected. People still running upstairs away from zombies. Plot was OK but never really resolved. I understand they have to make a sequel, but tie up a loose end or two. 2 out of 4 stars for the way the zombies looked and the whole "idea" of the movie....vacant London, etc. etc. Thank god they didn't do a sequel based in the US. My sequel title prediction "28 Le'Months Le'ater".

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Went to the beach (Seven Presidents, Long Branch, NJ). This was a shot to my right...not TOO many people...to my left, looked like another summer day (only its Oct. and in NJ).

To my front...Banana Hammocks-R-Us.

Lunch, at MAX's. (Yep, dieting at its finest!)

Yum. I'm a real American.

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I'm fueling up as I type this...I just saw the sign for the price of air. Unbelievable.

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Magnificent Seven - Classic Steve McQueen (with a side of Bronson). A real "mans" movie. One against many, being a man, type theme. Great scene in the beginning with McQueen riding "shotgun" in the hearse...and a great quote. "Don't you ever say that again about your fathers, because they are not cowards. You think I am brave because I carry a gun; well, your fathers are much braver because they carry responsibility, for you, your brothers, your sisters, and your mothers. And this responsibility is like a big rock that weighs a ton. It bends and it twists them until finally it buries them under the ground. And there's nobody says they have to do this. They do it because they love you, and because they want to. I have never had this kind of courage. Running a farm, working like a mule every day with no guarantee anything will ever come of it. This is bravery. That's why I never even started anything like that... that's why I never will. "

Blue Velvet - Dennis Hopper is a maniac meets an almost "Last House on the Left"-ish feel meets David Lynch. Intrigued by Eraserhead, I had to set my TiVo to record any David Lynch flick....and well Dennis Hopper as a maniac and weird sexual crap is an added bonus

Big Fish - Beginning was "eh", in the middle it got good, and the end was real good...I like Ewan McGregor, and I like "Big Foot". Tim Burton is a top 10 director/writer for me so I figured I'd like it. I wouldn't say it was a 5 star netflix. Maybe a 3.5. I kind of liked the story of the town in the middle of nowhere. I hated the "Big Fish" in the river....the way it was shot/looked.

TV:
Dexter - I'm trying to prevent myself from buying the books this series is based on and ruining it because I really like the actors/characters. Dark show that ties up loose ends frequently so you don't feel like you have to invest a lot of time into it.

Earl and Office - "Eh" Just brainless entertainment. Funny to watch while doing other things.

What's up next? Some classic Halloween theme movies. "The Witches" for Laurie, and Night of the Living Dead.

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