I ran across this trailer on Quicktime trailers today, and The Astronaut Farmer really looks like an excellent movie. Billy Bob Thorton plays a former Air Force pilot who had to leave NASA to tend to his family, and begins to build a rocket in his barn.

Naturally the Government gets wind of it and there-in lies the strife - and begins to illustrate what one of the primary things about our current system that is completely malfunctioning. I could see something like this happening with the folks who participated with the X-Challenge a while ago, I don't think it did, but it is a good point of illustration. How in many instances it seems that the government doesn't work for the people but against them.

Any way, the trailer was excellent, and the movie seems to be a winner, so I will be out to watch it at the end of February when it comes out. It will be a good story driven movie released among all of the action movies slated to be released this year - a nice change of pace.

Hopefully it comes our stink water little town, so many movies I would like to see don't, that it wouldn't surprise me.

Spiderman 3 is still just a bit more than 3 months away, and in true consumer-frenzy inducing fashion, Sony Pictures has completed a major upgrade to their website. If you haven't been there as of late go - it's super cool. It's really a great site in fact, and it has large amounts of new information, downloads, videos, etc... for folks to check out.

Man. I still can't wait for this movie to come out! Even if it came out this week I think I would go - Spiderman is the the man! And this movie does not look to disappoint. The site is naturally a pig - I'm on DSL here at the Family House, and it is sllooowwww. But that's pretty standard, the target for this would have a fast clean connection - more like what I would be getting at home. The picture gallery has a ton of photos and there are some really cool shots, like Spiderman punching Sandman. Ow.

I watched this show on Atlantis tonight, well about 1/2 watched as I fell a sleep a couple of times. It was the season premiere of Digging for the Truth on the History Channel - and it was interesting - but, well you know how these things go....

It was worth watching, but kind of a let down in the end. That is a good show though, so I will probably keep watching it. It is on the same time as Heroes though, which bums me out - I really like that show.

I've been busy today, I posted on my other site too, so if you want the update....

If I were inclined to such things, and physically able, I would be doing the happy dance right now as Jeremy and Amanda came out to Pitt today for a visit and brought a computer from work. It was really good to see friends after so many weeks of just being with Doctors, Nurses, and family - okay really just my wife. Now, I'm glad Litsa is here, since I couldn't do this by  myself - but seeing just 3 people that I know since the surgery - I was ready fro some company. So thanks for coming out guys, it was very needed diversion and I feel much better after their visit.

Today was a good day.

I think I am going to get out of the room for a spell tomorrow. After we get to the lab in morning, I might just come back here for a quick bit, then head out and come back around lunch time.  I need some pencils, and will get some more sweats too - since I'm not supposed to wear jeans - and it's way too cold for just shorts, I need more than the 2 pair of long pants I currently have on hand.

I'm very happy to have a good 'puter in the room now too. So thanks IT dudes! I know I will start to feel better too if I can get into something that at least resembles an old routine. I spend so much time in front of the computer, I miss it - I get out of touch with everything and I feel a bit lost as far as news, the date, and all sorts of other stuff. I was hoping the disc drive would be a DVD drive, but I don't think it is.... oh well. There are a couple of new movies out on DVD I want to get, and I seem to have a small amount of time right now - so it seemed a good solution. Oh well, maybe I will just get one of those portable DVD players too.

Gah - I hate old computers! New ones too, in fact. Ooops. Digressing....

I'm doing well, and since I am just about ready to go back to sleep, no repeating of the postings. Check out delivermyliver.com for the latest info.

Hello to all who read Flogging English!

Some of you may be wondering where our writer has gone. Well he is currently at UPMC recovering from a liver transplant. He is doing very well, if you ask his doctors. OK, if you ask me, and totally crappy if you were to ask him.

As he gets better I am sure you will get the RANT of all rants upon his return.

So please keep him in your thoughts as he goes through the process of healing...

The Wife...

I know I am way behind the power curve on this one, but OMFG! This movie looks like it's going to be cool as hell! The Silver Surfer? You have got to shitting me! I never would have thought they would even try it, I mean come on! He's a metallic silver man - hello huge CG pain in the jar! Talk about one big reflection.

I can't wait!

Go watch the trailer, then put it on your iPod. I would say go out to the website, but there's jack-poo there - so don't bother. I can see already that I am going to busy spending time in the theaters this summer....