Don’t Pass The Popcorn I’ve Got My Own (Unlimited Refills Too!)

WARNING: This post may cause movie buffs to droooooool.

If you haven’t had a chance to catch some of the best movies of the year, here’s your chance.

AMC theaters is hosting their annual Oscar movie-thon again this coming weekend.

Here’s the deal:

Pay one price and see movie after movie after movie after movie after movie.

Oh yeah, eat a lot of popcorn (because unlimited refills are included in the P.O.P. ticket option!

There was 2 Saturdays that AMC scheduled to show all 10 Oscar nominated films for an all inclusive 2-weekend, one price ticket.  The first weekend has come and gone.

Now on March 6th, you can see the final 5 movies for 1/2 the price of the full 2-weekend deal. . . for only $25!

The “Standard Ticketing Option”  One-Day Pass (February 27 or March 6) - is available both Online and at the Box Office for $30. But if you join the free MovieWatcher loyalty program, you can get ticketing for the One-Day Pass for only: $25

Check out the local theaters running this Oscar party on March 6th:

Theaters in the NJ/NJ area:

• New Brunswick 18:  March 6
• Raceway 10: March 6
• Rockaway 16:  March 6
  
• Kips Bay 15:  March 6
  
• Palisades 21:  March 6
  
• Stony Brook 17:  March 6
  
• Danbury 16:  March 6

If you think about it, with this $25-for-5-movies-price, once you watch the 2nd movie, you’ve broken even! And don’t forget the free popcorn!

BONUS: If you are willing to go to the NYC 42nd Street AMC theater, you can see all 10 films in 24 hours! Check on the insane schedule:

24-Hour Marathon Show Schedule

• 12:01AM:  AVATAR 3D
• 3:00AM:  A Serious Man
• 5:00AM:  Up 3D
• 7:00AM:  District 9
• 9:10AM:  Inglourious Basterds
• 12:00PM:  The Blind Side
• 2:30PM:  An Education
• 4:30PM:  Precious
• 7:00PM:  Up in the Air
• 9:30PM:  The Hurt Locker

Go! Run! Click over to join the free moviewatcher program to get your $25 price!

ARE YOU EVEN THINKING OF DIGESTING 5 MOVIES IN ONE DAY? Leave a comment and let us know of your movie madness and which one you’re most looking forward to seeing?

Tags: amc, movie marathon, oscars

Livingston + Twitter = Twivingson

It looks like Livingston is certainly light up the Twitterverse, with several dozen Tweeters calling Livingston their home base.

Check out the list of Tweeple below.

Some are businesses or service professionals in Livingston, others are students, residents and websites that call Livingston their home.

We’ve assembled the latest list of Twitter accounts along with their profile description and personal websites.

Go ahead, click on the Twitter link URL and start following your fellow peeps of 07039.

Tags: livingston, twitter

Weather Cam

The closest webcams I have found to Livingston… in Madison NJ at FDU’s campus:

And Route 10 EAST and Route 10 WEST in East Hanover NJ via the Novartis sky cams:

Route 10 West:

Route 10 East:

If you’re going to hit the road on Route 280, here’s a cam east of the Garden State Parkway and on by Exits 16/17

Tags: fareigh dickenson, madison, weather, weather cam

Why Starbucks Coffee Is Good For Kids

Today’s post comes from Scott Farbman, whom I recently met in the Twitterverse. Check out his reflections of a good day in Livingston, NJ…

This afternoon I was supposed to go to the gym. I belong to Lifetime Fitness in Florham Park and hadn’t been there is a while due to medical issues. I am getting ready to start my afternoon when I hear Apple’s version of “You’ve got mail.” A.k.a ding. I really should change that. I look at my inbox and it is my oldest and best customer. I have been supporting his computers forever. “What is my wifi password?” Ding again This one is from my wife. “We have to pay the mortgage today.”

Well, tickle me Elmo, but that is two things I need to do in Livingston today. It looks like I am headed that way. I am guest blogging here, so you guys don’t know this but I need coffee in order to function. Lucky for me the bank is next to the Starbucks in the center of town.

I order my coffee, pay and then feel bad that I don’t have change for a tip. On my way out I see a little wicker basket with some toys on it and a whole bunch of 8.5×11 handouts hanging off it with a binder ring. I tear off the top handout. It is already stained with coffee. “Perfect, this will be good blog material”, I say to myself and walk out the door.

Toy drives are blogger gold. Everyone loves to read about a good toy drive.

I head over to my #1 customers house and walk right in. I don’t need to knock because it is my parent’s house. Dad just upgraded to FIOS and a new Dell pc. I put my stuff down on the reception desk and spend the next couple of hours hanging with Pops, migrating his apps and data

Mom pokes her head in while we are wrapping up and sees the paper on top of my pile of junk. “Who’s is this?” She asks like she doesn’t know. “I have an extra doll still in the box that I have been meaning to donate.” (I laugh to myself because I know why it is surplus. Grandchild #8 came out a boy.) She is now going to donate the toy to the drive at Starbucks.

You see how easy it is to do something good and it can cause someone else to join in? All I did was grab the sheet of paper with the intent to blog about it, and leave it out for someone to see. That drop of good, led to a second drop. Now a local child will have a brand new baby doll this holiday.

I was going to type up all the information that was on that flyer so that it would inspire you to go drop off a toy. Instead, go grab a copy of the flyer for yourself, (and a coffee and tip the barista a little extra for me) and read it. Donate a toy. Then leave the flyer on your desk for a co-worker to see, or on the kitchen table for your teens to see. Give a gift to a child and give the gift of giving to a friend or loved one.

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Scott Farbman is a graduate of Livingston High School and currently writes for BlogMorris.com.
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Tags: livingston, starbucks, toy drive

Instant Traffic Alerts via Phone, Text, Email or Twitter

When driving, traffic information isn’t more than a couple of minutes away:

• 1010am on the 1’s (01, 11, 21, 31, etc)
• 1030am on the 5’s (05, 15, 25, etc)
• 880 on the 8’s (08, 18, 28, etc)

XM radio has dedicated weather/traffic stations for most major cities that just go on infinite loops.

But these are all passive methods. You have to wait through commercials, or other content before you get the exact information you’re seeking.

Now, there’s another way (or two or three. . .).

• 511 info has set-up customized alerts which you can set-up online
• I subscribe to the 511 New Jersey specific Twitter account Other accounts based on georgraphy are also available
• DIAL 511 on your cell phone and you can go through the automated menus to get traffic or transit info the specific bridge, tunnel or highway you’re planning to use.

  Sometimes it’s better to be in the know. Now it’s just fingertips away.

  What do you use to get the scoop on traffic reports?

  Tags: 511, commute, driving, New Jersey, twitter

Hello TANYA SAGE, Are You Out There?

Tanya Sage, this update is for you!

You won our recent contest for the Free Family Membership to the Essex County Turtle Back Zoo and we haven’t heard from you at all.  Unfortunately, you didn’t leave your contact info while you were submitting your entry describing the snowy owl.

But you must get in touch with us (email us at info (at) fingerclickinggood.com) asap otherwise, we’ll have to pick another winner and give the prize away to another lucky entrant!

The snowy owl misses you.  If we don’t hear from you by midnight Thanksgiving Day 2009, we’re going to proceed with plan B: Pick another winner from the original contest entries from the contest page.

Tags: contest, turtle back zoo

A Different Kind of Sleeping Beauty Worth Watching

The holidays are coming, and it’s the right time to plan some really good quality time with the family.  Instead of going into NYC to get some culture, you can take the entire family, kids and all, to see Sleeping Beauty put on by the Livingston-based New Jersey Ballet Company right around home.

This production of Sleeping Beauty is produced with families in mind, and most of this ballet company’s productions of this type really delight the kids.  At $17 per ticket, it surely will delight your wallet as well!

Tags: events, nj ballet company

Rain Rain Go Away: Not ANOTHER Rainy Saturday!?!

When will this STOP? We had such a wet summer and now fall is no different.
It seems that EVERY Saturday has been rainy for the last month or two.

Will you join me in singing: Rain, Rain, Go Away, Come Back Another Day!

Tags: rain, weather

Daddy’s Taking Me To The Zoo Tomorrow, Zoo Tomorrow, Zoo Tomorrow…

Have you ever heard the song, “Daddy taking me to the zoo, tomorrow…”

Well, the kids have been asking to go to Turtle Back Zoo to ride the train, feed the birds, ride a pony and more. But there are some other zoos in NJ too.

Here they are:

Tags: turtle back zoo

Swine Flu in New Jersey Schools

Everyone is talking about Swine Flue these days. According to the Star Ledger, there are 5 to-be-confirmed cases within New Jersey. Here’s what we got from our kids school this week:

Dear Parents;

As you are aware there have been several possible cases of Swine Flu reported in New Jersey. The NJ Department of Health has distributed the following information. These steps should be followed to prevent transmission of infections, such as influenza:

*Cover your coughs and sneezes
*Avoid touching your eyes, nose and mouth
*Wash hands frequently with soap, especially after coughing or sneezing
*Stay home if you are sick, especially with a fever

If your child has a respiratory illness with fever, he/she should stay home until 24-48 hours after the fever is gone. It is important to seek medical care if symptoms worsen. Please contact us if your doctor suspects a case of swine influenza.

For further information please visit the Centers for Disease Control: http://www.cdc.gov/flu/swine/

When dealing with very young children, it is very important that home and school work together to teach and stress the importance of good hand washing. Hand washing is the single most important thing we can do to keep ourselves and our children healthy.

Thank you.