Rain, rain, go away

After conquering last weeks' nasty case of the stomach flu, I was ready to head outdoors to start shooting photos again. I had all intentions of covering the annual Fire and Ice Festival and then wanted to scout out a back road where I remembered seeing a cool abandoned car.

Well, you know what they say about the best laid plans. Thursday the rain began and it quite literally hasn't quit. Between the constant rain and warm temperatures, the Fire and Ice Festival was quickly snuffed and the beautiful ice sculptures melted in hours. I didn't get a single photo at the event and am pretty disappointed with how things turned out. Oh well, it's January in Western Pennsylvania and it is not snowing, so I can't really complain.

This afternoon I was going stir crazy so Sharon and I headed to Johnstown to see "Primeval" at the Richland Cinemas. I'm a big fan of nature gone awry horror movies so I was pretty interested in seeing this one. Overall, I was fairly underwhelmed. It was too much "Hotel Rwanda" and not enough rampaging crocodile for my tastes, but it wasn't a terrible way to kill 90 minutes. Tonight is the season premiere for "24". I can't wait to see how Jack Bauer escaped from the clutches of the Chinese. And Tuesday begins the new season of "American Idol". Good times.

I'm hoping this week will be more productive. Maybe the rain will finally end, the flu germs will vanish and I'll finally be able to do some cool work again.