I now commit the ultimate heresy in announcing that this is my favorite Star Wars movie. It ain't about space wizards and destiny, it's about a band of lost, broken souls giving all they have left for the barest ghost of a hope, and it's marvelous. I look up and can only hope my drama works (which often have similar themes) may one day evoke half as many emotions.

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So, saw Rogue One today in theaters, and thought I'd share my thoughts for anyone wondering if its worth seeing. While I prefer it to The Force Awakens (My thoughts on it can be found here), Rogue One is a rather crowded and rushed film. There are a lot of new characters thrown at us with the barest of introductions, and while I'm all for lean, efficient storytelling, Rogue

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I'm in a nostalgic mood, fired up by listening to old TV themes (and possibly by remembering why I stopped programming last time). In particular, the theme to Tomorrow's World, a show that I practically grew up on and that probably did more than any other thing to influence my generally positive attitude about technology and the future. Javascript notwithstanding.

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Very well-done.

And also, in my opinion, miles better than the entirety of the *actual* movie.

I forget how old I was when mom first introduced my sister and I to the Star Wars trilogy. It had to be when I was around 8 or 9.

There was no looking back of course. She had opened the floodgates that countless toys, books, and games would pass through. Even though my opinion of them has soured just a tad in recent years, going to see each of the prequels in theaters was special, especially the midnight release of Episode III which remains one of my favorite Star Wars memories.

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Okay, so this was a little late. And I was tired yesterday, so I couldn't get this out. This along with a trip to Spencer's Gifts was an interesting night. Unfortunately there wasn't anything that I wanted to get while I was at Spencer's though. But the adults section was interesting.... I'm not weird. Do I have shame? Yes. A lot. Shut up.

And now with my review of Star Wars: Rogue One. A sort of, not really spoiler free review

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I'm really sorry for not posting or updating you all in a while, I've been dealing with a lot of real life work which has been kickin' me down. Rest assured I'm still working to make sure I get some more chapters updated for Shattered's variant of Everfree and Star Wars, I am not dead. I still need to try and make a new one-shot of somethin', anything really just to show I'm not dead, but we'll get there soon.

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Getting seriously excited for seeing Rogue One. I think it's going to be perfect.

You know why? Because even the negative reviews are making me eager to see it. Some of these older reviewers need to seriously consider retirement, good lord.

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This video proves that the Star Wars burnout is already here and I have been predicting this for a while.

If you ask someone a yes/no question like "Want to go see Rogue One?" and they answer with something like "I had to wake up at 330 to go to work", then you can make a few assumptions.

1. They're passive aggressive
2. They're a fucking moron.
3. They can't use their big boy words to just say no like an adult.

Of course my reply was "Good for you, so you beat traffic!"

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Tis the season for all sorts of stuff. Whether it's shopping, shipping or heading to church there's something that you're going to be doing. I can't offer much in the way of advice as to what to do at church though if I followed the rules set forth for me it was, "Sing when they sing, don't talk or fidget and drink what they give you."

"But dad," I'd say, "It's blood!"

"You're a vampire now son! Drink up!'

"And the cracker?"

"That's his flesh."

"How BIG was this guy?"

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Hello, hello! First off, if you missed it, a Patreon blog about a topic and character near and dear to my heart went out rather late last night, and that would be Sunset Shimmer! So maybe give that a read if you want a crash-course on what things of mine she’s been in and my opinions of her development in canon.

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