Fireball Tim's Blog, page 638
November 15, 2013
Fireball drives the 2014 KIA FORTE EX… @kia @kia_motors #kia #kiaforte #kiareview
When I was a kid, I didn’t have too many choices in cars. Not because there weren’t that many, but simply because I had only 1 weekend to find wheels. It was high school and it was 1981…
I settled on the first car I found which was a four-door 1977 VW Dasher in lemon yellow. It was a beater, but it hauled ass. It even looked like a lemon. But today, kids have a world of choices and those cars are very serious machines. It’s totally common to have heated seats, cruise control, smartphone links and a partridge in a pear tree. It blows my mind.
After a week in the 2014 KIA FORTE EX, it was clear to me that Kia knows how to build cars. Solid a a rock, stable, safe and with a design language that’s subtle yet consistent across all their models. It’s not a track car, race car, rocket or anything close to a speed demon. But what it is, is a car you’d want to put your kids in and know that they’re secure when they go off the college, or to pick up your dry cleaning… as they should..
Everything is well placed and thought out. It’s masculine, yet in a soft and strong blend. But,… it’s also a happy car, so here’s my point…
The Kia Forte exudes a positive nature. It helps for it to be in Abyss Blue, but the design just makes you feel positive about things. How it does this, I haven’t fully worked out yet, but every time I got into the car I felt like I was about to do something really fun. And you know, it made doing the most humdrum things actually fun. Maybe it was the state of mind it put me in by my not being able to nit-pick design flaws or maybe it had a secret wellness compartment that I missed.
Who cares.
I always look forward to when a Kias shows up at my door because it means I’ll be able to concentrate on good things. And this, for me, says a lot about a company. I think that if I went to the top for a meeting, I’d find Mr. Kia playing video games or marbles, waiting for me.
The Forte boasts 28mpg average with the highway mileage up to 36. That saves you about $2K over five years in fuel costs. Pretty good for a car I can plunk into for around $16K. And the EX pumps about 173hp, so that’s enough get-up-and-go to help your kids get back to school, but not enough to get them into trouble.
Secure. That seems to be the motif for Kia. And that is certainly what everyone wants… Unless they want it in red…
November 14, 2013
Best CONCEPT CARS (and 1 BIKE) of the week… #cars #conceptcars #design #cardesign
Some of these may actually be at the LA Auto Show, but in case they aren’t, welcome to the COOLEST BLOG ON THE PLANET.
No, seriously. I pay big bucks for coolness ‘cuz tain’t cheap, …hombres.
The incredible art of WOJTEK FUS… @WojtekFus #art #portraits #digitalart
When you see an artist like Wojtek Fus, you know there’s hope in the world for pure and present passion. He captures images with grace and an inner strength unlike most. Take a long hard look at these and then tell me you don’t see their inner pains.
Simply awesome…
This week’s MALIBU SURFSIDE NEWS Comic #3… #art #comic #comicstrip
Dogs are meant to run and it’s too bad that if you live in a big city, they are confined to a tiny dog park. That’s why the beach is cool. Although dogs are essentially not allowed on the beach, people do it by the hoards and risk the ticky. Why? Because of LOVE.
Yes, love. We love to see our dogs free. To see them smiling and having fun. And that makes our hearts soar. So, I for one am for a DOGS ONLY BEACH. No humans. Just roll on up the the beach and let your dogs have at it. Then, come pick them up later. They’ll be exhausted, having had a blast and will go right to bed, after din-din. Unless, you’re a mean owner and you’ve trained a mean dog. Then you can just drop your dog off at the Mill Dog Rescue in Colorado and check yourself into a LOVE FARM… for a month.
C’mon. Life is for loving things and there’s no sense in being mean. So just stop being so dang serious and check out my comic instead.
November 13, 2013
So there I was when… WAIT… ITSA RANDOM FIREBALL!!!! #starwars #helmet #furniture #jewelry
Ok, so today’s theme seems to be STAR WARS. How that happened, I don’t know. But cool is cool and that’s just the way I roll. Check out the helmets, tables, lights, rings, coffee and chairs. Plus the random whatever else that got thrown into the mix. It’s anything goes…
Today’s awesome CONCEPT ALIENS… scaweee…. #art @art
Incredible art from incredible artisans. Check out this set from Alex Alvarez, Francois Baranger and Alexander Mandradjiev…
ACTION MOVIE 2014 Release Dates… #movies #marvel
As of today, these are the RELEASE DATES for the following awesome action movies. Start savin’ your bucks so you can rock it.
December 6
THE LAST DAYS ON MARS
December 13
THE HOBBIT: DESOLATION OF SMAUG, SAVING MR. BANKS
December 25 (Wednesday – Christmas)
47 RONIN, GRUDGE MATCH, THE SECRET LIFE OF WALTER MITTY, THE WOLF OF WALL STREET
January 17 (Friday)
JACK RYAN: SHADOW CIRCUIT
January 24 (Friday)
I, FRANKENSTEIN
February 7 (Friday)
THE LEGO MOVIE, THE MONUMENTS MEN
February 12 (Wednesday)
ROBOCOP
February 14 (Friday)
VAMPIRE ACADEMY
February 21 (Friday)
THREE DAYS TO KILL, POMPEII
February 28 (Friday)
NON-STOP
March 2 (Sunday)
82TH ACADEMY AWARDS
March 7 (Friday)
300: RISE OF AN EMPIRE
March 14 (Friday)
NEED FOR SPEED
March 21 (Friday)
DIVERGENT
March 28 (Friday)
NOAH
April 4 (Friday)
CAPTAIN AMERICA WINTER SOLDIER
April 18 (Friday)
TRANSCENDENCE
May 2 (Friday)
THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN
May 16 (Friday)
GODZILLA
May 23 (Friday)
X-MEN; DAYS OF FUTURES PAST
May 30 (Friday)
MALEFICENT
June 13 (Friday)
22 JUMP STREET
June 27 (Friday)
TRANSFORMERS: AGE OF EXTINCTION
July 11 (Friday)
FAST & FURIOUS 7
July 18 (Friday)
DAWN OF THE PLANET OF THE APES
July 25 (Friday)
HERCULES, JUPITER ASCENDING
August 1 (Friday)
GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY
August 8 (Friday)
TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES
August 15 (Friday)
EXPENDABLES 3
August 22 (Friday)
SIN CITY; A DAME TO DIE FOR
September 19 (Friday)
THE MAZE RUNNER
September 26 (Friday)
THE EQUALIZER
November 7 (Friday)
INTERSTELLAR
November 14 (Friday)
THE SECRET SERVICE
November 21 (Friday)
HUNGER GAMES: THE MOCKING JAY
December 12 (Friday)
EXODUS
December 17 (Wednesday)
THE HOBBIT: THERE AND BACK AGAIN
December 25 (Thursday – Christmas)
NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM 3
November 11, 2013
A Day at BARNES & NOBLE Marina Del Rey… @bnbuzz #kidsbooks #childrensbooks #books
What a great day drawing for the kids at Barnes & Noble. Got to meet all kindsa squirts and we ended up doodlin’ the BANANA SPLIT 21! So cool…
Next up, Manhattan Beach on December 14th @ 11:30am!
