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Holiday

I went to go see Black Panther for the second time.

It’s definitely in my top 5 Marvel films, and top 10 superhero films, of all time.

As with second viewings, I managed to hear dialogue I missed the first time around.

My favorite character in the movie is M’Baku.

I said elsewhere that I want to put him in my Marvel buddy film, staring Luis, Korg, Groot, and Ned.  And maybe Darcy.

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So begins my birthday week staycation.

Woohoo.

After last year’s 50th birthday shindig, I’m not really feeling like doing anything for my 51st, to be honest.

Though if anyone wants to feed me pizza this Friday, I’m all for it.

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I tried the Hostess SnoBall ice cream bar today.  Tasted like plastic.  I think that was the vanilla part, which I thought was marshmallow.

Dad didn’t seem impressed with it either.

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The 20s

I won’t embarrass her with pictures here, but today is my niece Regina’s 20th birthday.

Yikes.

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The one memory I’ll share here is one day when she was maybe a year old, and my sister’s family had come by to visit.

I had set up the old Avalon Hill War at Sea game, and Regina sat on my lap as I played a turn.  The British and German navies were attacking each other, and as I rolled the dice, Regina would say, “uh oh” whenever I rolled a ‘5’ (ship damaged/crippled) and exclaimed “oh no!” whenever I rolled a ‘6’ (ship destroyed/sunk).

I hadn’t even explained the rules to her.

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In 1999 (I think), my sister called me shortly after the beginning of the Daytona 500.

Maria: What did you teach her?
Me: What do you mean?
Maria: We were watching the start of the race, they waved the green flag, and Regina said, “Go!”
Me (laughing): I didn’t do it.

Regina has always been a smart kid.

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Last one:

In 1999, I was babysitting at their place, and Regina was sleeping on the couch.  I left her alone until she woke up, sat up, and vomited all over her onesie.

Eeeek.

I quickly scooped her up and removed the puked-on garment, found another one, changed her diaper since she had also peed, and dressed her in the other onesie.

I then held onto her until she fell asleep again, and then her parents came home.

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Happy Birthday, Regina!