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It's called "The Men Who Stare at Goats."

The Men Who Stare At Goats is about warrior-monks with psychic powers, who call themselves Jedis over and over again. But the movie's structure also echoes the original Star Wars trilogy, and it's full of fun Lucas riffs. .


I was looking forward to seeing this movie anyway, but this article means that I must go!

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Because it's been ages since this Star Wars geek posted anything about Star Wars:

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My only quibbles with the list:

1. Not including the actual explosion of the first Death Star as one of the "best moments."

2. They cited Princess Leia's brass bikini as a "best moment" rather than a worst.

This warms the cockles of my geeky little heart. . .

Lord of the Rings and Star Wars. . .

Saturday mornings are better than Friday nights, but last night's plunge into the grieving abyss has left me feeling empty and a bit fragile. I want to curl up in a fuzzy blanket on my comfy couch with some soup and my book and just be gentle with myself.

Unfortunately, there are couple of things I need to get at the grocery store, and nothing I actually have on hand appeals for breakfast, so I'm going to need to get myself together and go out, at least briefly.

jillwheezul's Hob is coming over mid-day to run a solo Star Wars one shot for me. I'm looking forward to it, but also worrying that I won't have the energy to fully engage. But I shouldn't worry. Either his presence will be sufficient to lift my mood (he's one of my dearest friends) and we'll play -- or we'll do something else and he won't be upset about not playing. Actually, what's likely to happen is that I'll do a bit more grief processing with him, and then we'll play.

Star Wars was the longest ongoing campaign that our old gaming group had (10 years, off and on), and I loved my character. Today I'll be playing someone entirely new -- which is probably a good thing -- but it will feel strange to go into that universe and not be D. For a complete change of pace, I'm playing an Imperial Intelligence agent. I've never played a spook before, much less an Imperial.

You know: I could use some fun.
I don't have much authentic fun these days.

Today, June 15, is my parents' 49th wedding anniversary.
They have loved and respected and supported and laughed with each other in a way that some people think exists only in stories, and I love and admire them deeply.


Today also marks the 29th anniversary of my first viewing of Star Wars.

Because on June 15, 1977, when I was 12 years old, they could not find a babysitter to watch me while they drove to the city to have dinner and see this popular new film that we didn't really know anything about.

But my aunt and uncle had said that I should see it, because I would really like the princess in it -- so they finally decided to take me with them.

We went to a Chinese restaurant and I had a cheeseburger.
Then we stood in a very, very long line for more than an hour.

And then the lights went out, and there was this huge crash of music, and an old-fashioned roll-out prologue. . . and my life has never quite been the same since.