Remember My Closet Project?

After many months of procrastinating due to my perception that I didn't have the funds to comfortably cover the expense, my friend, my daughter and I went to Home Depot last night and purchased the final elements for my new closet: the trim and -- most importantly -- the doors. We also bought the light fixture to go over my daughter's bed (where he has added a light with a dimmer switch) and I picked up two smaller lamps to help illuminate my cave. Grand total was $232 dollars -- $50 of which was the lamps.

He's coming back on Monday to do the installation, which shouldn't take long, and then I'm calling a professional painter to finish painting the room and paint the trim (which is primed, but needs a final coat).

Hopefully, there will be pictures to post early next week of the finished closet.

I Predicted This

The big news in geekdom is George Lucas's announcement today that he is releasing the original theatrical versions of the Star Wars trilogy on DVD.

This is after he stated emphatically two years ago, when the "special editions" were released on DVD, that he had no intention of releasing the original versions because the later ones truly reflected his vision.

Legions of fans who remembered the original versions and preferred them to his "improved" versions -- remember the "Han Solo Shot First" campaign? -- grumbled but bought the DVD's anyway, because it was better than nothing.

And I wrote, at the time, that I was betting that once he was sure that everyone had bought the special editions, George, ever sensitive to another opportunity to wring more money out of his fans, would change his mind and release the original version.

And that's exactly what happened.

Except that he found another way to squeeze a bit more: the original versions will be released in two-disc collections with the special edition. So we can't just buy the original version. We have to pay for two discs and get another copy of the unwanted special edition version.

Also in the news today: the release of a stormtrooper action figure with George Lucas's face.

They should have put him in the Emperor's robes.