Using the Force

I finished this earlier in the week. Brian and I caught it in hardcover on display when it first came out (before Episode II was released in theaters) and picked it up. He started reading and found it too dry and gave up. I picked it up a few weeks ago in the attempt to read things we have that I haven't.

Its odd in that its not quite academic, but its pseudo-academic, so it does make for a dry read at times. I did enjoy thinking of the general themes he touches on in the book (canon, fan fic/film, role of gender, age/generations of SW fans). The author always gets back to how SW fans can easily bond, the impact the movies have had on their lives, and the popular themes up for debate in this fandom.

I thought some of you may be interested. I'll probably pass on to an interested 501st or Rebel Legioner, because I don't see myself wanting to read this again.

My exciting weekend

This morning I got out of bed to find a pile of puke on the Craft Room floor. Clean that up and head into the bathroom to find the pee-pad under the litter box was soaked and didn't quite catch everything, so I cleaned up the box, floor and put a new pad there. After bringing the laundry downstairs I found a pile of dried pee near the backdoor in our kitchen and a few cat poops on the rug nearby. I got THAT cleaned up, started the laundry, and heading into the living room to catch up on e-mail and LJ saw another puke pile on the rug (a bit older, an already dried up that we hadn't caught yet).

Ah, life with an old cat . . .

In more positive news, we had a great time at Friday's Burlesque show at TT's (with the Pontani Sisters), Saturdays birthday shindig (karaoke!) and Sundays spending time together and lounging. Today is costume day, where I'll spend a good chunk of time working on the Leia dress (in addition to doing mountains of loads of the aforementioned laundry). I'd like to just get the sewing out of the way, since I need the Leia dress soon (3/5) and need to get working on that AT-AT jumpsuit for 3/19. After those are done I'm going to be working on a fun project (sewing up a dress with a vintage star wars sheet)!

Wow

The http://www.self.com/challenge/ starts today. The site must be flooded by tons of people trying to go to it, because I'm unable to get it open.

Ah well, off to sewing. I'll check later to see what this plan will entail . . .