The Day, and A New Blog

Hello all. I just returned a little while ago from seeing Revenge of the Sith a third time. I'm aiming to break my record of 10, which I set with Attack of the Clones. Gosh, this movie is just so well done. I am really very pleased with it. And the more I watch it, the more I like it. I mean, I do come up with a few more things I thought could have been done better, of course. But overall, each time I see it, I feel more and more like I'm watching the original Star Wars. And although the initial shock is gone, I still get chilled at the same moments. I highly recommend seeing it. As a member of the offical Star Wars fan club, I was entitled to create a Star Wars blog on their website. So you know, if any of you are interested in listening to me geek out a little more intensely, I'll put the address at the end of this post, and hopefully get up a link on the side bar. It's fun, I think. I already had one girl write to me and tell me how she liked my review of the new film. It's just fun when you can get into something you like, and have other people be interested in it. So, I went to band today, then spent the afternoon watching A New Hope. I went to a trombone sectional, then watched Animal House on my computer. Funny movie, I'm not going to lie. I laughed out loud. I do have a penchant for ridiculous comedy. After that, I drove off to see Star Wars. I may go again tomorrow, I'm not quite sure yet. I guess it would be later today. I'm looking forward to getting home, if only for a couple hours on Sunday. I'm at the point where I just want to be done with Luther College for a while. Although I'm looking forward to going to Japan, I'll be glad when I'm back. I had the opportunity Thursday night after I recovered a little from the emotional jarring of Star Wars to see part of a show choir concert that a good friend of mine participated in. Now, you have to understand, I am not a fan of choir concerts. I love to sing, but am terrible in it, and have never really shown an aptitude nor special love of choir. I do appreciate choral music, and have much respect for singers. But at choral concerts, I just get bored. I'm an instrumental guy, through and through. So, I had misgivings about my friend's concert. But you know, I went, and was pleasantly surprised, in that I really enjoyed myself. And my friend sang beautifully. I was very proud of her. As much as I love instrumental music, the translation of ordinary speech into music has a certain power and exuberance that is hard to duplicate on an instrument. She sang this song called "Popular" from the musical Wicked. I became so enamored with the song, I downloaded it, and it's been stuck in my head all day. It's really a great song. Anyways, I'm tired, so I'm going to bed. Hope everyone has a great day. And check out the Star Wars blog for some insightful commentary from a galaxy far far away.

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