Thanks, Russ! Sorry to hear about your job dramas. Hope you find a new one soon!

I have to tell you this before I forget it. Its just too funny not to tell someone and I knew you would appreciate it more then most people.

My 8 year old Daniel and I were driving down the road to go pick up a prescription at the doctor’s office and he had one of his Star Wars Lego people in his hand. He started telling me that he loved Star Wars so much and was giving me analogies about how much that was. Then in a totally serious tone he says “If Star Wars was a woman I would marry her!” Well I snorted and nearly choked with laughter. I told him I knew someone that would get a kick out of hearing what he had just said. And he said “REALLY?!” I said “Yes and she lives in Australia. She is a big fan of Star Wars too.” He said “Wow a grown up that likes Star Wars?” Then I said “Yes a grown up.”

Anyway I thought you would get a kick out of that. I was able to keep the car on the road, but holy cow that was funny.

HAHAHA! That's brilliant! Tell him I was only 14 when the 'real' Star Wars came out, so I wasn't quite grown up at the time. ;~P But I'm pretty sure I would have married it too if it had been an option at the time!!
Funny thing is, my 15yo and 10yo sons are getting into it now, and are lamenting that I'm no longer the fan I was (for Star Wars), and am paying more attention to HP fandom instead. (which is not as cool apparently) I still retain enough of the useless info about that universe (which I've assimilated over the years) to impress them though. I'll vex them by arguing with them over canon when their games talk balderdash. But only the ones that deal with the Original Trilogy. Anything from the Prequel Trilogy I wash my hands of! Heh.

I thought you might like that. I was dieing. I’m not sure how I managed to keep the car on the road. His voice was all dreamy and far off. He is such a character.

I was not even a teenager when the first one came out (10 or so I think). HBO keeps playing the Original Trilogy movies but they have been updated and I’m kind of put off by it. I liked them the way they were. The kids keep asking me what they changed. I can’t always put my finger on it, because it has been so long since I saw them, that I don’t remember all the little things. I just know that they are different somehow.