from spacesick

A series of illustrations of book covers for fictional novelizations of movies.

I wonder why YouTube’s embed feature doesn’t give you the widescreen version by default.

• The Spirit — I want to see this mostly because of the stylish presentation.
• The Wrestler — I am a fan of Darren Arnofsky’s work and I’m kind of excited to see how he worked with Mickey Rourke.
• The Soloist — Robert Downey Jr. is back on the scene and Jamie Foxx once again shows his range as an actor.
• Gran Torino — I have a soft spot for grumpy old men.

Thanks to the Soloist trailer, I’ve learned that I absolutely love Yo Yo Ma’s renditions of Suite for Solo Cello No. 1 in G Major.

I’m currently suffering through what appears to be an ear infection. At least that’s what the doctors tell me, and frankly I’m more than happy to take that diagnosis at face value. While I was clasping my face in pain earlier this week I was checking around on various medical sites for reasons for my discomfort and one of the things that I came up with that seemingly fit my problems (but I know better than to self-diagnose) was Temporomandibular Disorder. This is a condition where the temporomandibular muscles or the temporomandibular joint become inflamed causing swelling in the ear canal and the inability to fully open one’s jaw. In severe case the mouth can actually be locked shut. There isn’t any “cure” for it since it’s a disorder and mostly managing it through pain management until it goes away on it’s own. Lets just say, I don’t like disorders and I would be seriously sad panda if that were the case. But the pain seems to be subsiding now, and I’m nearly finished my antibiotics so I’m going to go with that it was an ear infection and just leave it at that.

Oh, and Happy Thanksgiving.