Entries from August 2009 ↓

Incase you missed it, here’s Britney in a bikini on Letterman!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=baUx42qs1xU

That’s right, former President John Quincy Adams, who has been dead for nearly 200 years, has a twitter page!  Now I’m personally not a big fan of the tweet, but I think this is pretty cool.  Evidently a high school student attending a museum in the Adams’ (John Quincy’s dad, John, was also President) home state of Massachusetts noticed that John Quincy’s diary entries were all quick and concise, much like today’s tweeting!  So the Massachusetts Historical Society got the brilliant idea to create a twitter page for our 6th president, and to update it with his daily diary posts from 1809 as he embarked on a diplomatic mission to Russia.  Follow the oldest person to have a twitter account at www.twitter.com/JQAdams_MHS

Here are some ideas for fun things for you to do to get out of the house on another beautiful Northern California weekend!  The weather is supposed to be gorgeous, with highs in the lower 90s Saturday and Sunday. 

A couple of summertime traditions continue downtown, with another Concert In The Park starting at 5:00 tonight at Cesar Chavez Plaza.  The Music Circus presents Seven Brides For Seven Brothers, with showings all three nights this weekend, plus a Saturday matinee.

This Saturday evening is another Second Saturday, where the masses descend upon midtown for the monthly art-walk.  Let’s be honest though, how many of us actually check out a gallery on Second Saturday?  It’s more of an excuse to have dinner and a fun evening out around lots and lots of people.  Although I’m sure the art is very nice, too!

The Rivercats are in town all weekend if you’d like to catch a ball game.  Tonight and Saturday starts at 7:00, with Sunday’s game beginning at 6:00.  There will be fireworks after the game on Saturday!

If you want to hit the road, it’s a perfect weekend for a roadtrip to Reno for Hot August Nights.  The annual classic-car show wraps up this weekend with lots of events and activities.  I mean, how often do you actually get to cruise legally anymore?  It’s a throwback to simpler times gone by this weekend in Reno.  If you want to pull off the freeway on your way up to Reno, Placer County is having the Heritage Trail Museum Event, where admission to all museums from Roseville to Auburn to Colfax all the way to Tahoe City is free all weekend.  Click here for more information.

New movies in theaters this weekend include GI Joe, Julie & Julia, and A Perfect Getaway.

Of course, leave your radio on 107-9 The End for all of your favorite songs wherever you’re off to this weekend!

John Hughes was responsible for some of my favorite movies of all time, and he sadly passed away from a heart attack this morning at the age of 59.  Ferries Bueller’s Day Off and The Breakfast Club were probably my 2 favorites of his, but looking over his body of work will surely bring back as many good memories for you as it did for me.  He wrote so many movies in the 80’s and 90’s there was many I didn’t realize he was responsible for.  For instance, I had forgotten that he wrote all of the Home Alone movies (which I am happy to see I’ve never seen… just couldn’t stand the sight of Macaualy Culkin’s surpised look on the movie posters with his hands against his cheeks).  Here’s the impressive list of the movies John Hughes wrote over the years:

If you’re currently looking for a job, Kohl’s department store will be hiring 600 employees for their new store openings in Citrus Heights, Rancho Cordova, and Sacramento.  The part-time jobs will be in areas of customer service, working the cash register, freight and housekeeping.  If you are interested in the opportunity, there will be job fairs happening next week.  You must apply at the job fair associated with the Kohls you are interested in.  For the Citrus Heights Kohl’s, apply at the Holiday Inn on Date Ave. off of Madison Ave. For the Rancho Cordova Kohl’s, apply at the Marriot on Point East Drive in Rancho, and for the Sacramento Kohl’s, apply at the Courtyard Cal Expo on Tribute Road.  The hours are: August 9th and 10th between 10:45 am and 6:15 pm, August 11th between 12:15 pm and 7:30 pm, August 12th between 8:45 am to 4 pm, and August 13th between 12:15 pm to 7:30 pm.  Good luck to all those who apply!