Some stuff that's on my mind before my laptop poops out
As usual, I've been extremely neglectful of this blog this year. I've given up extending empty promises of "doing better" or "writing more." In all honesty, it's probably not gonna happen. So let me at least get you up to speed with what I've been up to, or at least write about what's been on my mind recently. I saw Star Wars: The Force Awakens last weekend, (December 20, to be exact). In the Star Wars Fandom Rating, with 1 being "indifferent" and 10 being "superfan who has seen all the movies, read all the books, owns most of the merchandise," I am about a solid 3 1/2. I unabashedly enjoy the first three films ( Star Wars , aka A New Hope ; The Empire Strikes Back ; Return of the Jedi ) but absolutely loathed the next three movies (Episodes I, II, III). In fact, those movies made so little impact on me that I can't honestly say if I saw all three. I can't remember. I know I saw Phantom Menace , and I may have see...