Well, it looks like it's official! Star Wars will be coming to DVD on September 21st. You'd think I'd be nothing but excited right? Wrong! According to that article the DVDs will only contain the 'enhanced' 1997 versions of the film. Which means the only way we'll ever be able to watch the original versions is on crappy VHS. What's the reasoning behind this you may ask? According to Lucasfilm VP of Marketing Jim Ward "What George did in 1997," Ward explains, "was [to] make the movie he originally wanted to make." I can respect that but still... I think that the originals should be made available for those that want them. This is the part of the article that really pisses me off.... also a quote from our good friend Mr. Ward "We realize there's a lot of debate out there," says Ward. "But this is not a democracy. We love our fans, but this is about art and filmmaking. [George] has decided that the sole version he wants available is this one." So I guess this petition was a waste of time? I briefly thought about not buying the DVDs when they come out.... show them how pissed I was...but who am I kidding? I'll still buy these the day they hit the streeets. I guess this is better then having no Star Wars on DVD at all right?
...Am I the only one who encounters this guy on the road? Every time I'm running late or have to be some place early I run into this guy. He's always going at least 20 miles below the speed limit... and he always seems to be wearing a hat. What's weird is if I run into an old guy that's not wearing a hat he drives fine... maybe something about the hat throws off their driving. I think further investigation is needed...
I think I might be coming down with something.... I have a sore throat and a little bit of a fever. I probably wouldn't be in this situation if coworkers didn't come to work sick. Grrrr... Maybe I'll feel better tomorrow morning.
Okay... where the hell do these things come from and how do they keep getting into my apartment?? I swear I kill at least a couple Miller Moths every day and they just keep coming back. Have you seen that movie The Mothman Prophecies where this giant moth like creature kills people?? Well if you don't hear from me tomorrow then you know what happened...
George Lucas has stated recently that when Episodes IV, V, and VI are released on DVD they won't be the original versions but instead be the 'special editions' that came out in 1997. The reason he gives is that the 1997 versions are how hes wanted them to look all along. That's fine with me... just include BOTH versions of the film on DVD. Don't let the originals be lost to everyone who grew up watching them. Go here and sign the petition to have the original Star Wars trilogy on DVD... do it now!
According to this article, in the future it could be illegal for you to use a firewall, or encrypt your files, or a number of other things that most people do to secure and protect their data. This kind of shit really scares me...
After seeing this crap I don't plan on visiting Alaska anytime soon. Especially if it passes.
...give me a break. I can't believe this isn't some kind of 'joke article'.
Why do they call it a consolation prize?? I don't feel very consoled.
I can't believe they still make movies like this. Sure it has Estella Warren in it... but even that's not enough to make me want to see this thing... Who the hell goes to see this crap anyway??!?
I ordered a new hard drive for my Tivo. I get an email receipt from where I bought it telling me cost, billing info and shipping info. Everything looked fine... Then a couple of hours later I get an email from UPS saying that they're shipping me a package but to my old address, which I haven't lived at for 6 months!
So I call up UPS and give them the tracking number that they sent me...and according to their computers the tracking number is for someone completely different...
So I call back the company where I purchased the drive and they give me a new tracking number. I call UPS back and give them that one, which turns out to be right, but they said I can't change where it's being shipped until they already make a delivery attempt.
So hopefully the people who live at my old apartment aren't in need of a new hard drive for their Tivo or I'm screwed. I'm supposed to call UPS back Friday afternoon sometime, so I can just go and pick it up myself.
The things I do for my Tivo...
Halloween is tomorrow... I remember at one point liking this holiday... that must have been when I was a little kid and got to dress up as Batman and run around collecting candy from strangers. Now I just see it as annoying... kids will be knocking on the door all night long wanting candy... I could just turn of my porch light, but from that point on I'd be referred to as the mean neighbor who doesn't hand out candy.
...and unfortunately this is just the start of the holiday season. =(
Damn.... tomorrow morning I have a dentist appointment. I HATE the dentist... more then your average person I think. Plus it's been awhile since I've been... so I'm kinda scared what he might find. Oh well... I suppose I shouldn't worry about it... at least until after I've been, and I get the bill. Oh and one more thing... the appointment is at 8:30 in the morning... nothing like starting the day off on a good note. I'll tell you how it goes tomorrow. If that is.... I make it out alive...
My Mom called me last night and told they'll be in town the week of the 23rd...they want to stay at my place...in my 'spare' bedroom. Which is my computer room. I'd much rather they stay at a hotel or something.....but what can I say? No? My apartment is my sanctuary...plus it's not like I have this huge apartment with plenty of room.... grrrr....
...My notebook has been acting up lately. (read the previous post below) Sometimes though it's fine... I emailed Sony and they said ship it to us...yada, yada, yada...They also said I had to include a letter authorizing up to $700 worth of work... hmmm...I don't think my notebook is even worth that much. What I am going to do is reload Win2k and Linux. I doubt that will make much of a difference but you never know.
I took this Friday off, which means I'll have a 4-day weekend! Woohoo! I'm not exactly sure what I'll do with those four days....maybe I'll work on my website. Or go take some pictures. It should be fun either way.
-Beetle
I think the screen on my notebook is going out... there are a bunch of crazy lines in the display...and it happens when I'm in the BIOS...and also when in both Win2k/Linux.... It can't still be under warrenty...but I'll email Sony and see what they say. ...I hoped it's not hosed. =O(
I hate incompetence... Unfortunately I do run into every once in awhile where I work. To make a long story short, I went upstairs and none of the public pcs were working... To make a long story short a change was made on the network that I didn't know about...which made all of the public PCs not able to access the internet.
Everything is working now...thanks goes out to my man Duane for helping reboot all the PCs.... the only comfort that I have left is that it's almost lunch time....Mmm...