I was thinking today about how I could use all of this stress I am experiencing and turn it into a power for good... or evil, which ever comes first, I suppose. I think I would make a grand leader of the planet Earth. I can hear the chanting now... All Hail Darth Fartanus! Oh, wait, that doesn't have the ring that I thought it would. If I ever do take over the entire planet, you can just call me Melvin. Heh. Melvin. 

This blog post was supposed to have some deep meaning to it but then I watched the trailer above and all sense in the galaxy was trapped during a layover in Denver. The trailer brought my typing fingers to a stand still. I was going to write something about how the Phantom Menace was going supposed to be the continued life-adventure for all of the Star Wars fanboys. We were supposed to find out the truth. We were supposed to experience what happened prior to Episode IV and add it to the memories of Star Wars pre-digitial effects.

That so didn't hapen. At least, they got rid of Jar Jar in the trailer.

You can tell when Hollywood is in trouble when they release such a trailer. What are they thinking? I don't undertstand the motivtation to remake a movie like Footloose? Why are they not coming up with new ideas or digging into the script archives?

"You know that movie Footloose? You can't see it again."

"Why not?"

"Because I've heard it is trouble..."

I'd better get back to my script. Sheesh.

About ten minutes ago, I posted to my blog.

About seven minutes ago, I did a few last minute edits.

About three minutes ago, I realized I had edited out an entire thread of that post - and left a mention of it in the title.

Right now, I am adding that text back in an expanding on it because I am obviously brain dead.

This past weekend, as a part of my "smelling the flowers" movement, I went out to a movie with Jonathon Narvey. Now, if you don't know Jonathon, let me point some things out about him. He is a nerd. Not just any nerd. This guy is hard core nerd. We have a nerd bond. He and I nerd out. This bond is strong. Nerd power! (I am just waiting for his rebuttle! Hee hee.)

The film we checked out is called Fanboys. It is a film about a bunch of Star Wars fanatics who try to steal a pre-release print of Star Wars: The Phantom Menace before it hits theatres. Pretty cool, huh?

What is interesting (and scary) about this film is that it is an accurate depiction of me, my friends, and everyone I knew back in 1999.

(cue dramatic music)

Some will say that there are times in a person's life when they know their exact location when some kind of life changing event occurs. My parents know where they were when Kennedy was shot and I knew where I was on May 19th, 1999 at 11:59pm. I was in a theatre line up in Langford waiting to be let in for the next Star Wars movie.

(cut dramatic music, a few broken notes)

Hmm. Having just written that out, it isn't so exciting. I mean, look at what Phantom Menace became. Mee-sa-saying itsa maybee not-a that-see citing, Shane.

Well, in either case, go see the movie. It had a long hard road to getting into theatres and deserves some support. And I give it a thumbs up.