2005-08-12

loosechanj: (Default)
2005-08-12 08:58 am

Ravaging The Red Planet #29

NASA launches Mars orbiter
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (AP) -- A spacecraft blasted off Friday into a golden early morning sky, beginning a mission to Mars to gather more data on the Red Planet than all combined previous missions.

The Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter lifted off on an Atlas V rocket on a seven-month journey to Mars. The booster rocket shut down and dropped off into the Atlantic Ocean minutes into the launch. Seconds later, the second-stage rocket engine ignited.
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I cannot believe I slept through this.
loosechanj: (Default)
2005-08-12 10:32 am

Marty's Movie Reviews #999

Alfred Hitchcock rules.

Psycho: Classic. I was quite surprised by the circumstances surrouding Marion Crane and how she ended up at the Bates Motel, and the events which transpired to uncover her murder.

Rear Window: Awesome. I nearly died laughing at the end when the poor guy has both legs in casts.

Vertigo: I didn't get it until the very end.

North By Northwest: If someone falls dead in your arms with a knife in their back, for the love of god don't pull it out. DUH.