Sick again

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At least this time it's different. Sinus pain and a low-grade fever. I only got about four hours of sleep last night.

LATimes had an opinion piece on Why We Shouldn't try to go to Mars. My comment was:

This is our destiny. We don't know what we'll get out of it until we get there. Robert Heinlein pointed out that our discoveries during the moon expeditions weren't from the moon itself, but from the endeavor of getting there. We need the large dream to get the largest benefits from the human imagination.

ETA: People are objecting to a black guy (Samuel L. Jackson) playing Nick Fury because the original was white. It's Samuel MF Jackson!

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Oh, and although I'm not hugely keen on SMFJ, (and I can't put my finger on why) I can't wait for Iron Man 2.

RDJ. That'll do me. :o)

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Samuel Jackson isn't my favorite actor either, but I think there are certain roles, like Nick Fury (from my limited understanding), where his propensity for being slightly over the top/seventies' pimp is just a perfect mesh. Like I can't imagine his role in "Pulp Fiction" played by anyone else, but I can see other people in the Travolta role.

Iron Man 2 should rock. Except for Gwyneth Paltrow *eyeroll* It's not that I haven't liked her in certain roles, but I feel like Pepper Pots should be strong and she just plays her too weakly.