Funny thing happened on the way home from school today

I was sitting at a light, behind a white work van of some type as there were ladders and tools in the back. Just sitting there, getting ready to turn right when the light changed...then a man opened the passenger side door of the white van and spit a few times. Of course, I was like "oouuuhhh, gross". But then he began to vomit! And vomit. And vomit. Again I was like "gross!" but kept on watching. Then the light turned green. The van began to creep slowly forward but the man kept the door open and threw up some more. And I kept on watching. I slowly made my right turn but managed to see the van go straight with the man puking on the street. It did look like the van was going to turn into the Bickford's parking lot which I was thankful for. But then I was so intrigued with the fact that I was fixated on watching this person throw up repeatedly, from a moving van, even as I was making a turn. Why? It struck me as very odd to see this image at 3:30 on the afternoon on a weekday. I wouldn't be so surprised if it was at night or even on a weekend. So, then I began thinking of reasons why this man was sick. Was he starting his weekend really early? Did he and the boys have too many beers at lunch break? Or was he just sick with a stomach bug...

Do Ninjas Bleed?

So there have been a few crooks in the news who have styled themselves as ninjas. These crooks deserve extra punishment for imitating (poorly) a ninja.
One crook had a gun and was a bad shot.... A ninja would not use a gun and if it did it would not miss. Ninjas use silent weapons like daggers and throwing stars for their stealth qualities. They are known for their deadly accuracy. The A-Team could have learned a lot from a ninja. The only time a ninja would miss is if it wanted to leave its prey alive.
The more recent ninja was stabbed and got caught by bleeding. It is well known that ninjas are wicked hard to stab. They are masters of close combat and they are more likely to stab than be stabbed. This does not mean they cannot be stabbed... However, if a ninja is stabbed it would not bleed all over the place. Ninjas have training that allows them to control their body functions, they have excellent healing powers, and they have superb field medic skills. A ninja would be able to stop any bleeding well before it left a trail.
The biggest clue that these are faux ninjas is that they were stealing things. Ninjas are killers not thieves.

Sunshine

I had high hopes for this film. It is not often that you get an indie sci-fi flick that looks this good.
It started off strong. The film is gorgeous. It is obvious that someone spent a lot of money crafting the scenes. The dialog is also excellent, even if the basic plot line is typical. It is the archetypal "crew isolated in space" story. Early on there they through in a twist though. The crew psych officer says that unlike absolute darkness, absolute lightness is overwhelming fullness. I thought it could be an interesting twist.
While the plot follows along a well worn path - the crew alters path to find an abandoned ship, things break terribly, the crew realizes that they are never going to be able to return home - the level of dialog and the beauty of the film makes it above average.
Sadly, when they find the abandoned ship, the whole plot goes the shit. What was once a smart, considerate character study turns into a standard sci-fi slasher flick. It did the beginning of the movie a huge disservice.
With the sad ending, Sunshine is an unfulfilled promise.