ST Get In Line - A Social Countdown to Episode VII... v. 2.0

After battling with a nasty cold all week, I believe I'm finally on the mend. About damn time.

 

This brings back memories. When it first came out, we were still having LAN parties and the duels were truly amazing.
Even better in Jedi Academy with some mods - like making sabers more realistic and stuff. It was really intense. A duel could last up to 15-20 minutes - a single bad dodge or missed parry could slice you in two. It was truly awesome.

 

We should have something like an official 7SA Timeline.
These should be called the Days of Savage Speculation. I just like that term. Savage. Speculation. Has a nice ring to it.

 

I won't even pretend that I'll pay any money to see that thing.

 

We had a lovely snow day today. No classes or anything.

 

My brother has seen it... said it was enjoyable.


He's never seen the original, though.

 

I've no interest in seeing Robocop.
- It's yet another remake.
- Never cared for the original.

I watched An Unexpected Journey again last night. Repeated viewings don't seem to ruin the experience at all. It's enjoyable every time.

 

I didn't know anything about that movie until I saw McConaughey on Inside the Actors Studio yesterday. It does pretty much look like a tour de force.

 

I haven't been to the movies since December.

 

Come to think of it, I don't think I've been to the movies since The Great Gatsby last May.

 

Any good?

 

It was my favorite movie in a long time, but I'm a huge Baz Luhrmann fan anyway. I've known some people who loved it and a lot who hated it so it's a difficult one to recommend without reservation.

 

I usually just watch a couple of movies a day recorded from TCM. I hardly even dip into my massive movie collection anymore, although I did finally get around to watching Jaws on blu-ray last night. Impressive restoration and transfer.

 

Jaws. I will never tire of that movie.

Oh, on another note... pinewood derby update. The race was this morning, and my son placed first place in his den (tiger cubs)! So he had the fastest combined run times out of the kids in his age group (and his age group being the youngest, this obviously means it was his first time). We were very proud of him, but it was also cool for me too since we built that car together. I also had fun because I helped run the meet (assistant den leader and also on the pinewood derby committee, haha).