Episode III. See it, I must. Excited, I am

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May 19th. That's the date. The day the Star Wars saga will be drawn to conclusion with the release of Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith (that is, until Lucas begins production on episodes 7-9 hehe).

Since elementary school I have been a hardcore Star Wars fan. Over summer break before 6th grade I watched a Star Wars movie every day. Oh, and how could I forget to mention that the original trilogy were re-released in theaters when I was in junior high. How glorious it is to see them on the BIG screen. I was a freshmen in high skewl when Episode I made its debut. How exciting to see George's dream come to life with the greatest Jedi battle scene so far. Four years later as a freshmen in college, Episode II was released. I waited all day in line to see it - I was first in line. I have a picture of it somewhere... It was exhilerating to see Anakin get that much closer to the Dark Side of the force.

NOW, May 19th, 2005, Episode III: Revenge of the Sith will rock the world.

The teaser trailer was okay. The official movie trailer r0x0rz! This weekend I noticed starwars.com is showing 3 TV ads online.

I am about to reveal my true geekiness. Please, read with caution.

Friday nite, Adam and I left Applebee's when I suddenly realized that it was midnight!!!!!!!!!!! ... !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! What, you don't understand why I was excited? It was April 2nd, and on April 2nd, all the Star Wars toys, posters, and books were released at any 24-hour Walmart Supercenter. I immediately drove over to Walmart. I arrived at 12:08am. I hurriedly walked inside and made my way to the toys. I joined an existing large crowd surrounding all the Star Wars stuff. Joined in, I did, mmm hhmmm mmm hmmm *laughs*. Everyone there had an instant connection: we were Star Wars fans. They smiled at me. I smiled back. Heck, I was smiling before I got to Walmart.

I picked up the Star Wars Trivial Pursuit game (which is a lotta fun, btw) and walked towards the check-out. On the way I encountered the greatest temptation I have faced in a long long time. You see, I discovered Revenge of the Sith, THE BOOK!!! I stood there for a long moment. A battle raged inside me. Do I buy it? Do I want to read it before the release of the film? Can I at least pick it up? What I felt must have been analogous to Luke Skywalker's experience in the cave on Degobah. Before thinking any further, I turned and quickly walked away from the stack of books. *whew* Yoda would be pleased.

Later on that day I was at Walmart to pick up a card, aaaaaaand I decided to go look at the new Star Wars area again =). During my adventures I met an older couple (probably in their 60's/70's) who happened to be gathering every piece of Star Wars merchandice in the store. We had a quick conversation until they noticed that I was holding a book that they couldn't find (yes, I caved and bought two Star Wars books during that visit - I better not go back or else run the risk of buying more).

Before the release of ROTS (Revenge of the Sith), I will watch the other five episodes a few times each. At least one or two times all in a row (which is an all day event). In between my regular non-fiction reading, I am reading SW novels. The Star Wars universe is such an intriguing place, a long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away =).

Oh, I found this picture of a poster being displayed in Greece. My Greek professor got a kick out of it:

Here's my current desktop wallpaper:

You can d/l this, and other Ep3 wallpaper at starwars.com.

The next 6 and a half weeks will seem like an eternity. But I shall await it patiently. Impatience leads to frustration, frustration leads to agony, and agony leads to illegally downloading a copy of the film before it is released =). (Not to worry, I won't do such a thing).

Lord Vader: arise!

May the shwartz be with you,
RustySith