April of course brings baseball season and this year was no different w/ Little Dude moving up to the 7-8 year old league.  Sporting new livery - The Sox, Little Dude's team made a valiant showing making it to the quarter finals but losing the team that would go on to eventually win the Championship.  Monkey was once again a force at defensive positions which included; 3rd Base, Short-Stop, 2nd Base and the occasion outfield stint!  Of course, heavy practice and batting cage work also helped Darth Mater to perform consistently well at the plate.  Little Dude's 2012 stats (Well on a future FUBAR Hall of Fame pace!)

Game 1 - Loss  (1/3 1 RUN)
Game 2 - Win  (3/4 1 DBL, 2 RUNs, 1 RBI)
Game 3 - Win  (0/2)
Game 4 - Win  (2/2  2 RUNs, 1 RBI, 1 SAC)
Game 5 - Loss  (3/3 2 RUNs, 3 RBIs)
Game 6 - Win  (2/2 2 RUNs, 1 RBI)
Game 7 - Loss  (2/3 3 RUNs, 2 RBIs)
Game 8 - Loss  (1/1)
Game 9 - Win  (1/4 1 RBI)
Game 10 - Win (0/3)

Playoff Game 1 - Win (1/2 1 DBL, 2 RBIs, 1 SAC)

Playoff Game 2 - Loss (2/2 1 RUN, 2 RBI)

.581 Avg. (18/31 2 DBL, 13 RUNs, 13 RBIs, 2 SACs)

Mater takes a Massive Cut!

       Now, one might say that squeezing in a quick five day trip to Central America between Mother's Day and the Dallas Comic-Con is a tight fit!?  But...all the pieces fell into place and the Cyber Kid did manage to make it back for the weekend of the Comic-Con 2012.

       Little Dude (happy to have parental units home as well) also attended the event with Darth M once again dressed as a fan favorite, Luke Skywalker, from Star Wars VI - Return of the Jedi.  It's always a good time with a 4 foot Jedi in your party!?...

       Of course, the end of May and beginning of June were then filled with more flying adventures, Little League play-offs AND, of course, sorting yet another 1000+ pictures that were taken in Costa Rica!  Captioning, Researching and Labeling that amount of photography work Solo can be a time-consuming and grueling task!  However, all online now for you to enjoy, be sure to check out the Flying Albums above AND all the Comic-Con pictures on Alex's 9th Year Album!

No!?  You're NOT my father!?...

The Mechanical Grave - Cast & Crew!  A-Kon screening 2012!

Chasing the Sun!

Just in case you still don't have this memorized (YET)!?...

Since I left you last I was entertaining a major coffee habit but two years ago I was able (in about 4 days actually) to go from 5-6 cups a day to one!  While I do still drink 5-6 cups of "coffee" a day only one of them now actually is caffeinated!  So, with this I felt I needed to update my four cups list! -

There are four cups of coffee consumed in the morning.  Each cup is named/labeled by the emotional state that it facilitates in the drinker.  The four cups are labeled as follows -

1. :oI - The "Up" Cup (Decaf/Optional 1/2 Caff.);  to wake you... as the smooth aroma entices you and the silky taste prepares you for -

2. :o) - The "Happy" Cup (The FULL One w/ Caffeine!); as the neurons start to fire and the body kicks to life, shifting into "high" gear,  a sense of well-being overcomes...

3. :o[ - The "Angry" Cup; (Decaf) "well-being" is cast aside as the desire to choke the living daylights out of a random stranger for all the problems in the world ensues... plus you no longer get the rush from the caffeine so that pretty much bums you out...

4. :o\ - The "Motivation" Cup (Decaf/Optional 1/2 Caff. cup);  after realizing that violence isn't (necessarily) the answer and the fact that you've been sitting at the coffee shop for a few hours, this cup "snaps" you back to the reality that you actually have "stuff" to do and so, with this refill... you leave... and either get some stuff done (if you went with the Caf) or crash on the couch (with the Decaf option!)

There you have it...  Now go grab a cup of mud and indulge a bit...