This past weekend, I spent some time taking my adopted little brother, Andy Steve, to Universal Studios. (Well, not really, but he looks up to me and is 11, so thus, the conclusion)
He’s a really good kid, not bratty at all, and I actually had a ton of fun. With the news of the Economy and just everything, seemingly to be incredibly negative, sometimes you can get a lot out of hanging out with the young folk. You can be a kid again.

Oh, and I don’t usually take pics at theme parks for fear of looking like a tourist, but I did it for the blog.

Here were the highlights.

Me, hanging out with Apu at the Kwik-E-Mart

They had “Pocky,” a popular Korean snack inside.

And of course, a little Java action

And Moe’s

Andy Steve and I attempted to go inside the “House of Horrors.” Sadly, it wasn’t him who chickened out. It was me. (After some scary man in a mask ran after me)

At this point, I wanted to take Andy Steve on the Studio tour, but he seemed bored. I promised him that it would be really fun…
It’s basically this elongated golf cart, that you’re riding with a very Positive driver/host who gives you a play-by-play about the history of Universal Studios.

The magic of movies truly are the special effects. Here is a picture of a river that “Rushes” on command as well as the rain which started/stopped with the click of a button.

And the famous Bates Motel from “Psycho.” Note: This guy is an actor. He definitely freaked me out though after he ran after our elongated cart.

Another post tomorrow…