View From the Bushes

Kevin Smith, noted indie director, has posted his review of Episode III (FYI, his language is 'salty'). Also, you should be warned that it is very spoiler heavy, though given the nature of episode III, it's hard to give too much away (Anakin turns into Darth Vader, shh!) For those wishing to avoid being spoiled (or perhaps the salty language), he liked it, and claimed it was the prequel we've been waiting for this whole time. I've received a couple of offers to see it opening day, but I think I'm going to wait a week for the crowds to die down a little bit.

In the bad news category, it appears that Opportunity has become stuck in a Martian sand dune. Engineers are optimistic about getting the rover unstuck, but it's going to take awhile. Since they're obviously not going to want to rush anything, the lead scientist is quoted as saying, "A note to all you Opportunity fans: Get used to the current scenery, because we’re going to be here awhile." I think that whatever happens, the rovers have performed beyond all expectation and it's just great to have had them.

It's been raining for about a month here in Utah and it's starting to flood. In response to this, my wife and I have decided to head north towards the worst of the flooding and spend the weekend there. If we don't make it back, someone take over my World of Warcraft account (username: direkobold, password: scrotum) and keep the dream alive. Oh and yeah, I guess someone needs to take care of my kids as well.

Carpe Diem Quam Minimum Credula Postero
Ross