The Midwest is nice to its children

June 19, 2009

We saw Up today at the AMC Barrington 30 in South Barrington, Il.  While there, I noticed two flyers for special screenings:

Summer Movie Camp - $1.00 movies, Wednesdays at 10 am for kids.  July 1st will be Madagascar Escape 2.  The money goes to charity. My sister tells me these movie days are a madhouse because summer camps come to them.  Still, it’s a great deal.   AMCEntertainment.com/smc   I just went to its site and see this deal is nationwide too. 

Sensory-Friendly showing of Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs on Saturday, July 11th at 10 am. "With Sensory-Friendly Films, the movie auditoriums will have their lights brought up and and the sound turned down."  This screening is for autistic children and is co-sponsored by the Autism Society of America.

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What is it about the Midwest?

UnHipLA is in the Midwest now.  There is something Twilight Zone weird about crossing the time zones from the West Coast to here.  I looked at myself in the mirror and I seem to have gained 10 pounds instanteously.  How can this be?  The Midwest makes people fat.  And they smoke a lot here.  I’m having a great time though!  More observations on Chicago to come…

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Fair skin warning for Friday - Red Alert!

From the LATIMES:

Wear your sunscreen Friday, weather experts warn

2:35 PM | June 18, 2009

People with fair or light skin should be careful if they’re out and about Friday afternoon, according to the National Weather Service.

At around noon, the Los Angeles area will reach an ultraviolet index level of 11, which is classified as a “high” exposure level, said Craig Long, a research meteorologist with the weather service. An ultraviolet index is a measure of how much skin-burning ultraviolet radiation is coming down from the sun.

“If you can avoid being out in the middle part of the day, doing your activities in the morning or afternoon, you won’t be exposed to as much UV as you would in the central part of the day,” Long said.

The high UV level is due to a combination of the time of year, the weather conditions and the low pollution levels that will be in the air Friday. Since the skies will be clear, there are fewer pollution particles to scatter UV rays, Long said.

“The sun is as high above us as it’s going to get during the summer,” he said.

Though certain people are more sensitive to the sun’s rays than others, the key for everyone is limiting exposure and being prepared and cautious while out in the sun, Long said.

“It’s your dosage that really determines whether you get a sunburn or not,” he said.

– Nicole Santa Cruz

 

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