Well, they did it. Those fatcat astronomers killed Pluto and perhaps, in the process, the universe. I hope that, during the next galactic war, we don't hang all of our hopes on Pluto being our ally; Pluto has already probably removed Earth from its cell phone directory. The next time we call, Pluto will say, "Unknown number? Probably a telemarketer."
I get into stuff like that because I really like space. When I was younger, I wanted to be an astronaut. Then I got older and realized all of the work involved in becoming an astronaut; from then on, I aspired not necessarily to become an astronaut myself, but to read and watch movies about them, and to support astronauts if I ever saw any in my neighborhood. Have I succeeded? Beyond my wildest dreams.
I guess the reason that I like space is because it puts us in our place. Sure, it's impressive to write a great book, win an important court case, or cure some deadly disease. All of those have been done many times over, for many years. Outer space, though, is our chance to escape the antfarm. Since we've had eyes, we've looked up and wondered, "I wonder what the hell is going on out there." Now we're figuring it out and exploring it, and I find it all tremendously exciting. And then we had to ruin it all by demoting Pluto. Astronomers? More like astromurderers!
Alright then. I've seen a few movies lately that I feel qualified to recommend. Little Miss Sunshine: Powell Scale rating of a Slip n Slide party. I really enjoyed that one. eXistenZ: Powell Scale rating of a rabid squirrel bite for the dumb spelling of the title, but a rating of Slurpee machine in your car for the actual movie. The ending really surprised me.
I also had my first day of class today. Maybe I'm an old fogey, but in my collegiate days, I couldn't go to class in my underwear while watching Sportscenter. The people at the University of Illinois had no problem with this, though. Kudos to them, and kudos to the Internet for making my dream a reality.
Posted by Cody at August 24, 2006 7:11 PMI was actually sad about the Pluto thing, too. And the "new" planets-- they have dumb names.
Posted by: Cooter at August 25, 2006 12:24 PM