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Well, over the last few weeks, I have gone back through and watched all of the Star Wars Saga. It’s a pleasure I 
enjoy at least once a year. This year I watched the original theatrical versions of Episodes IV and V, but not VI, because I currently do not own a DVD copy of it in that form. I still hold to the feeling that Empire is the best in the Saga, and of the newer trilogy, I feel that Revenge of the Sith is the superior movie.
Next then proceeded to add to the mix, the newest addition to the Star Wars Universe in video form, Star Wars: The Clone Wars. I have to admit, I had not watched the film (if you can call a completely CGI video a film) and failed to see it in the theaters because I had strong reservations about the whole thing. I’m not even much of a fan of the CGI stuff Lucas did when he revamped the original trilogy. Consequently, it wasn’t until my 
recent Star Wars revival that I purchased the movie and watched it. I have to admit, I really enjoyed it. While I cannot say that it is on par with the Saga, and certainly it is not on par with the original trilogy, it is really nice to see something new and exciting involving the Star Wars Universe. Over the years, I have pretty much been a purist about the movies, but the introduction of the Clone Wars has changed my view.
Another result of this change is that I have also gotten on board with the Clone Wars TV series. I cannot believe it. After watching the movie, I craved more, so I went to the website and watched a few episodes online. I don’t have cable TV, so I went ahead and downloaded a few more episodes from the first season and the second season. I have thoroughly enjoyed them, and I anxiously await the release of the full season on DVD Nov. 3 assuming I don’t download the whole series from iTunes before then at about a 15% markup over wh
at I would pay at Wal-mart. How I hate Wal-mart, but what a difference! Maybe the Itunes price will go down at release, but I still want a hardcopy. Maybe I can get it for the same price elsewhere. It’s still $2.oo more at amazon.com.
Actually, now that I’ve been looking at it for this blog post, it seems these prices are the pre-order prices. Hmm, the dilemma is, should I go ahead and pre-order and pay for it on this paycheck, or wait till it after it comes out and I get my next paycheck, but run the risk of spending fifteen more dollars. We’ll just have to wait and see.
Discussing word choice in class today. When asked for a more specific word for house the students replied with: manor, cottage, castle, trailer, mansion, hole, and cardboard box.
And they are absolutely fascinated with today’s journal: “What if all the streets were rivers? What would be different?” They really got interested in Venice. Do they still have traffic lights?
Well, the book is finished and edited, and I thought it was done. Then I published a limited pre-release version on Lulu.com and asked some of my facebook friends to give their criticism. Then I started to read it myself.
“Oh, dear god.” I thought, what was I thinking? The thing is not as ready as I hoped and the worst parts, the stereotypes, had not been edited out. I edited a good portion of the book back in October of 2009, and then was unable to touch it for a while (I am a teacher and the father of a 10 month old now), and so I regrouped in the summer and finally finished it only a few weeks ago.
The thing is, I forgot to go back and recheck what I had edited back in October. It needs work, but I am still very excited about its closeness to completion. I will be giving you more later. For now, know that the book’s title at the moment is ‘The Detention Logs: The Pie-rat Voyages.” Take it for what you will. A synopsis and excerpts are coming later.
Wow. I am so excited about using this stuff I don’t know what to do with myself. I hope more people start using it. We are about to paint over our paneling with Freshaire choice paint from Home Depot. I was kind of bummed at first, because I read that I would need to put a latex primer over the paneling first. I didn’t think the environmentally friendly paint was going to fit the bill, but as it turns out. The pain is latex and they carry a drywall primer. Perfect for what i’ll be doing this summer. Man … am I excited. More on this later, just wanted to get the link out there.
Today’s chapter is called “Showdown.” And that is exactly what it is about. A showdown between what I call semi-antagonists. There is a Monkey Fist involved. I can tell you that much. The outcome of thses events will set in motion the final bits of rising action that will dominate that final third of the book. I am currently listening to Modest Mouse among others.
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