I am a Martian

Well not really, but I am on Mars. The recent successful touchdown of the Phoenix Mars lander carried with it a silica-glass mini-DVD from the Planetary Society which contained the name of thousands of others along with mine. The DVD also includes many other things like a certain story by H.G. Wells for future travelers to discover.


The people who were lucky enough to find out about the free opportunity to sign up to have their name sent for free to Mars, received a certificate like this. I think my nephew may be on that list!


So nah-noo nah-noo and beedebeedebeep. See you in space!

I Made This


A little late, but Jerilyn made me a kaleidescope for Valentine's Day, so shortly afterwards I asked her where the materials she used were and went to work. The same night with her help I soldered together random pieces of cut stained glass to make this heart for a present in return.

Movie Review - No Country for Old Men

It goes without saying that this movie has been nominated for and won MANY awards. That said, this is one of those movies that keeps you on the edge of your seat and thinking about it for long after.

I still really haven't figured out what the "moral" of this movie is or what the many symbolisms are, but it all starts out with our hapless hero hunting in the desert of Texas. Soon afterwards a symbolic dark cloud glides across the sky casting a shadow upon the land in front of him.

Our Hapless Hero

One of the best things about this movie of course is the "villain". Is he psychotic? Maybe. That will be left for the viewer to decide, but J thinks that he is symbolic of death, so his actions are justified.

Our Evil Villain

At the end of the movie, I wasn't sure what to think. There were a bunch of old people babbling about morals and stuff that I just couldn't understand. Maybe that is why it is called "No Country for Old Men".

UPDATE: Since everybody is too afraid or "busy" post a reply, here is a trailer of the movie. YOU WILL NOT BE DISAPPOINTED, WATCH THIS MOVIE!