X-Men 3 movie update (Psylocke)

Mei Melancon Joins The "X3" Cast

The mutant assassin Psylocke has joined the lineup of "X-Men 3," the latest installment of the Marvel superhero franchise...

The character will be played by Filipina actress Mei Melancon, who previously worked with "X-Men 3" director Brett Ratner in "Rush Hour 2."Word began leaking last week from the Vancouver set that "X-Men 3" would introduce Psylocke, who has had several incarnations in the Marvel comic book series and is best known for her fighting and telepathic skills as well as an ability to transport herself and others through shadows. In the film, she will fight against the X-Men as a member of Magneto's (Ian McKellen) Brotherhood of Mutants. "X-Men 3" is set to bow May 26, on Memorial Day weekend, via Twentieth Century Fox.

Jim Littler
12/30/2005
Source: Reuters

Time Magazine Jan 2, 2006 issue

Guess who made the cover of Time Magazine - Persons of the Year?

Bono, and Bill & Melinda Gates!

Also BSG (Battlestar Galactica) was listed as the best television of 2005!

What's your New Year Resolution?

Some cartoons from the web just in time for New Year Eve! Have a Happy and Safe New Year Everyone!!

DB

Slow day at the lake

We took the day off from restaurant today and went fishing. My bro, sister in law and mom all caught fish (DB got skunked and went target shooting instead). My bro' caught a 3 1/2 largemouth bass on a lure. We've been fishing a new fishing hole near our regular fishing pond. Meanwhile, my sis' in law saw a couple deers across by Big Sand Creek; unfortunately, DB left the Deer Gun at home today. = (

Oh,well another beautiful warm Mississippi day with family on the lake. What more can one ask for?

DB

My Mom the "Soup Nazi" !

And I mean that in the most LOVING way possible ... but my mom is from the old country, which means ... soup soups soup. If you have a Chinese/Jewish Mom, then you definately can relate!

DB

Happy Belated Birthday - Mr. Zaldivar!

Hope you had a great bday (Dec 26th)!

Congrats to James & Diane (Engagement)

On your Christmas Morning Engagement!!

Blessings,

DB

Visit to Viking Cooking Store & Alluvian

One of the biggest new industries in my hometown is the Viking Range Company. They've done so well recently that they've redone an old landmark downtown hotel into The Alluvian and spawned all these other mini business such as a cooking school and a corporate retail store. DB went to check out the Viking & Alluvian logo stuff today.

MSN's top 10 best TV of 2005: BSG

(DB saw this on MSN.com today)

On MSN's top ten shows of 2005 List: Battlestar Galactica

‘Galactica’ is out of this worldWhy does the new “Battlestar Galactica” (Fridays, returning in 2006, SciFi) work so extraordinarily well? Because it’s more than the sum of its parts: more Beckett than sci-fi, and far more than just a great reconsideration of the beloved (but cheesy) ‘70s original. Quite simply, there’s nothing like it on TV. That said, the revisions are brilliant. Fans balked when Starbuck was recast as a woman (Katee Sackhoff, with her sexy mix of swagger and lost-little-girl), but “Galactica” works far better with the women in charge — the good (Mary McDonnell’s President Roslin), the bad (Tricia Helfer’s Number Six) and the conflicted (Grace Park’s Boomer, a Cylon with a heart of gold). That the robotic Cylons look human and harbor far more piety than their flesh-and-blood counterparts allows the show to adopt a “Twilight Zone”-like philosophical edge.

There’s more. Ron Moore and writers craft flawed characters and terse dialogue that give Aaron Sorkin (“West Wing”) a run for his money. The humans-hunting-for-home theme resonates with its chilling post-9/11 sensibility – as does the endless military-civilian tension, which never descends into the obvious. Tack on a flawless cast (Edward James Olmos’ Adama has a cranky gravitas that eclipses Lorne Greene’s original, I must admit), quietly dazzling special effects and a deliberately outmoded production design — right down to those old-fashioned phone handsets—and you have the makings of a show almost too good for television. Thank the gods someone had the guts to make “Galactica” fly again. —Jon Bonné

Hunting vs Fishing

Well so far DB has seen about 8 - 10 deers (at night or really far off), a few ducks, and an armadilla (an armadilla is basically a possum in a can). So hunting has been very slow. Nothing worth shooting (and eating). Fishing is alot easier and you don't need to make lot noise with firearms and if you change your mind then you can put the fish back into the water. Maybe I should stick to fishing for the rest of my vacation at home.

Most of the animal pixs were from online. The only animal photo I took of the amadilla I saw close up was like finding "Waldo" in the bushes!

Bass fishing

Actually DB was looking for Bambi but none was to be found ... Billy Bass was the only game in town. The rest of family did pretty good catching crappies (white perch) and some largemouth basses.

Deer Hunting on Christmas Day

DB was so busy taking pictures of himself hunting that he almost didn't see the deers running around behind him. Fortunately for the deers, DB was upwind of them and they were able to smell him and ran off.

DB did see tracks and fresh deer droppings.

Better luck next time.

Christmas Loot

DB got some loot for Christmas including a pair of NASCAR slippers, and cooking apparel from Viking Corp. My little nephew racked up too!! What's in your Santa Sack?

Stats about DB's Hometown

Current weather forecast for Greenwood, MS

Population (year 2000): 18,425, Est. population in July 2004: 17,439 (-5.4% change)
Males: 8,423 (45.7%), Females: 10,002 (54.3%)
Land area: 9.2 square miles
Zip codes: 38930.
Median resident age: 31.7 years Median household income: $21,867 (year 2000)Median house value: $64,100 (year 2000)
New: Greenwood, MS residents, houses, and apartments details
Races in Greenwood:
Black (65.4%)
White Non-Hispanic (32.6%)
Hispanic (1.0%)
Ancestries: United States (5.8%), English (4.1%), Irish (3.3%), German (2.1%), Scotch-Irish (1.9%), Italian (1.0%).

For population 25 years and over in Greenwood
High school or higher: 65.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.1%
Graduate or professional degree: 5.8%
Unemployed: 11.5%
Mean travel time to work: 14.2 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Greenwood city
Never married: 39.2%
Now married: 36.7%
Separated: 5.5%
Widowed: 9.4%
Divorced: 9.2%
0.9% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -732 (-3.8%).

Sat. photos of DB's Hometown / Farm

My bro' showed me the satellite photos of our town and the farmland that we own outside of town. Pretty cool, huh?

Upcoming Smallville Episodes

Smallville airs on Thursdays at 8 p.m. EST.

Episode 5.10: Fanatic Airdate: January 12, 2006

Episode 5.11: Lockdown (fka "Closer") Airdate: January 19, 2006

Episode 5.12: Reckoning (100th episode) Airdate: January 26, 2006

Episode 5.13: Vengeance Airdate: February 2, 2006

Episode 5.14: Tomb Airdate: February 9, 2006

Episode 5.15: Cyborg Airdate: February 16, 2006

Lost (new episodes and spoilers)

WARNING: Contains Spoilers ... from http://www.spoilerfix.com/lost.php


Lost airs on ABC on Wednesdays at 9 p.m. EST. (Highlight to reveal text)

Special Recap: Lost: Revelations Airdate: January 11, 2006 at 8 p.m.

12/21 - Discover the complete story of the grueling first 48 days on the island for the fuselage survivors and tailies after the crash of Oceanic flight 815. Since the beginning, "Lost" has mystified and intrigued viewers with its interesting characters and unique style of storytelling. Season One dealt with the fuselage survivors, the hatch and a failed attempt to get off the island. Season Two continues these stories and also introduces viewers to the survivors of the tail section. "Lost: Revelation" puts these two seasons together in a linear fashion that provides an illuminating view on one compelling story. See the sequence of the aftermath of the failed raft attempt, the opening of the hatch, how the tail section and fuselage survivors lived separately and the unwitting intersections of their lives, and how both groups ultimately collided in one catastrophic moment. "Lost: Revelation" offers new and avid viewers a fresh perspective, comprehensive and enlightening, in one of television's most intriguing series. Source: ABC

Episode 2.10: The 23rd Psalm Airdate: January 11, 2006

12/21 - Master Sgt. Crystal L. Anderson was an extra in a filming of LOST in Hawaii. She played a member of a church congregation. The scene was designed to depict the mental flashback of a character in the show named Mr. Eko, played by veteran actor Adewale Akinnuowy-Agbaje. Per an interview with a local army newspaper, she says Mr. Eko is "king of the warlords" in Nigeria. He enters the church with other warlords and asks his brother, a minister in the church, to ordain him as a minister. Everyone is frightened, knowing Mr. Eko's reputation, and the church is cleared, so only two warlords, Mr. Eko and his brother, are left. Source: The Transmission

12/21 - Guest starring are Adetokumboh McCormack as Yemi, Ronald Revels as Goldie, Pierre Olivier as Olu, Kolawolfe Obileye, Jr. as young Eko, Cynthia Charles as Nigerian woman, John Bryan as thug captain, Ellis St. Rose as priest, Moumen El Hajji as tough Moroccan, Lawrence Jones as lead soldier, Olekan Obileye as young Yemi and Achraf Marzouki as Moroccan no. 2. Source: ABC

12/15 - Mr. Eko interrogates Charlie about the Virgin Mary statue, Claire begins to lose faith in Charlie when she discovers his secret, and Jack is an interested observer when Kate gives the recovering Sawyer a much-needed haircut. Source: ABC

11/29 - Mr. Eko's upcoming flashback episode, titled "The 23rd Psalm," will shed more light on why the character took a 40-day vow of silence on the island. And producers promise more info on that stick. "It has its own flashback," [Damon] Lindelof quips. Source: TV Guide

11/28 - Eko-centric. Source: SecretAgentMan at TWoP

Episode 2.11: The Hunting Party Airdate: January 18, 2006

12/19 - Jack, Locke and Sawyer pursue a determined Michael after he heads into the jungle toward the dreaded "Others" in search of Walt. Meanwhile, Sun has a surprising reaction to Jin's desire to join the search party, and Hurley and Charlie commiserate over the age-old conundrum of "what women want." Monica Dean, Ronald Guttman and John Terry guest star amongst others. Source: ABC

12/01 - Damon Lindelof revealed that John Terry will be in this episode. Source: Ain't It Cool News

11/23 - Jack-centric. Julie Bowen will guest star. Source: Ain't It Cool News

11/10 - This episode features two guest stars, a wealthy middle aged Italian man and a gorgeous Italian woman who may possibly recur. Source: SecretAgentMan at TWoP

Episode 2.12: Fire + Water Airdate: Winter 2006

12/01 - Flashbacks will feature 8-year-old Charlie and 12-year-old Liam. Source: SpoilerFix.com
11/26 - Charlie-centric episode that will feature his parents as well as his brother. We learn that Mr. Pace is a butcher. The episode will also feature Karen, the wife of a rock star (Liam?) and a British director. Source: My Entertainment World

Male bonding with da nephew

Delta Boy ("Di Bok", Cantonese for Big Uncle) with his cute nephew.

Must See TV List

I guess one advantage to not having a real social life is that I have alot of time for television. As you may have already gleamed from my blog site, Delta Boy is a big fan of "Battlestar Galactica", "Lost", and "Smallville". DB also has on his DVD recorder and HD DVR set for "Gray's Anatomy", "24", "Veronica Mars", and "Surface".

What's on your "Must See TV" list?