- Our van is fixed (we just pray that it stays that way for awhile). Thank you!
- Yesterday was our 9th anniversary. I sort of had a three day weekend beforehand. I took Saturday off last week and Monday this week (for Memorial Day). Sunday I was free after Noon. So we had a bit of time together, knowing that Wednesday would be crazy.
- Our cat went to the vet (missing fur, strange behavior, etc.). The vet said the cat was depressed and needed to be medicated. "Has she had any stress in her life recently?" Stress? You mean other than sleeping 20 hours a day, eating between naps, never going outside or seeing another animal, and getting the undivided attention of a family of five? No, not much stress for the cat. C'mon!!! The cat will have to get over any stress she may have.
- We saw Star Wars Monday. I'm less impressed each passing day. It was the best Star Wars since Empire Strikes Back, but that's really not saying much. After watching Peter Jackson skillfully craft the Lord of the Rings movies, the whole Star Wars franchise comes off a little 2nd class in most areas. The only area that was top notch: design of the props, sets, costumes, etc. Every kid (and big kid) is going to want the Star Wars toys.
- What was wrong with Star Wars? Well, George Lucas had a great idea. He's an "idea guy." But he should have delegated more of the plot development to people who had talent for such things. Or at least people who could write decent dialog (which all of the movies suffer from, regardless of the actors involved). What did we learn today kids? Don't micro-manage, even if you are a "genius." Nobody's good at everything.
- It was great to see Cordell H. home from West Point. He goes back for training soon (hey, he just got here!) and then on to his second year at the academy. Our prayers go with him.
- Elijah had a doctor's appointment the other day. 13 months, 31 pounds. That's 99th percentile territory folks. Not bad for a baby that had intestinal surgery! Our fat little "halfling" has begun swinging his arms in boredom as he stands around waiting for something to happen. It's pretty cute!
Thursday, June 02, 2005
Random Thoughts 6/2/05
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re: Star Wars
Did anyone else catch the subtle jab at the War in Iraq? I'll poor you a cup of coffee if you come up to me and can identify it!
Also - I LOVED the line from Obe-Wan when he says "only SITH deal in absolutes" - again, a slap in the face of the Bush Administration/"religous nuts" everywhere.
Let me get this straight, George, errr, Mr. Lucas: SITH deal in absolutes, Jedi deal in relativity. THEREFORE, what's right for the Sith doesn't have to be right for you (because afterall, how can you make such an absolute statement that the behavior of the SITH is "evil". Maybe murder/corruption/hostility is the DARK SIDE's version of "good". WHO ARE YOU TO JUDGE, Jedi?
Using this premise, the Jedi no longer have anyone to fight, as there is no evil, only different versions of good and the 6 movies never get made, and thousands of 30-something males will have to play Stratego somewhere OTHER than the sidewalk outside a theater (and in some instances, the WRONG theater...hhahaha) 2 months before the midnight showing.
By the way: Is "Only SITH deal in absolutes" an absolute statement?
Jeff,
You're right. It's another example of how Lucas can come up with a great idea for a story but doesn't have the ability to actually make the story work. Bad dialog, bad logic (or none at all), amateurish character development, etc.
Anakin's statement "if you're not with me you're against me" is often cited as THE Bush quote of the movie, but it's so cliche, I leave it in the bad writing category.
Finally, anytime someone says something can never be absolute, they've made an absolute statement. Self-refuting argument it is, hmmm? Dummies such people are. Jedi status revoked it should be. Hmmmmm?
Was Jeff speaking in tongues? You know, according to scripture he really should have an interpreter here on this site to explain what in the world he's talking about!!!!! . . .
I wonder if it would help if I had ever seen a Star Wars movie???
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