Maintaining ones integrity, as a writer, as a critic, is often difficult. How does one take something that one is, quite frankly, a fan-boy geek about, and objectively view it as a work of art and then comment on said work in a fair and impartial manner? I think the answer lies in viewing said work with detachment from one's own fandom or obsession. One way to encourage detachment is exposure. To successfully densensitize oneself from emotional attachment, continual exposure, prehaps even over-exposure, is neccesary.

In other words, I think I need to see Episode II a few more times.

(Yippeeee!)

Meanwhile, Mom is a Pez contest winner, again, and the search for Jessica's Prize continues.

Just a few more hours to go, and I have been thinking a lot about Sam Jackson. I'm really glad there's a Black Jedi Knight. How much fun would it have been to be the padawan learner studying under Mace "Shaft" Windu, Jedi Mack-Daddy, er, I mean, Master. How would the Jedi wisdom sound coming from him instead of Yoda? You'd have to remember that Fear, Anger and Playa Hatin' lead to the Dark Side, Yo. Besides, the Jedi don't know Fear, don't no Anger, and he don't Love dem Ho's. Gold trimmed lightsaber, the Kango logo on the hood of your Jedi Robe, chrome trim and hydraulics in your landspeeder. Mace Windu has got to be the coolest Jedi Knight ever. I bet his meditation chamber has a hot tub.

Holy Cow! The Great Day has arrived! Midnight tonight, and I will be there. This review is going right up on the main page kids. Billy, Dave and I recently had a long talk about the path the hero would take in this whole deal. My bet is, He's Darth Vader a lot sooner than we all think he is. Also, it's entirely possible to be both Anakin Skywalker and Darth Vader at the same time. Always hidden, the Dark Side is. Plus, lightsaber duels, I'm just saying'. I'm so excited I may wet myself. See ya'll tomorrow with the update. (In the meantime, wallcrawlers, Spidey's review will be up sometime today.)

Fortune cookie wisdom :"Upon return from a great journey, your job will blow up in your face." What?

It did, and I never got to post after the Big Event in Houston. It was great to see everybody, and I want to wish Alison yet another Happy Birthday. Also, Mad Mad Props to the Time Traveler for scoring us the best free seats on the planet to the Astros game. After a lifetime of going to games, I finally caught a foul ball, and it's all thanks to him. Nothing better than a day at the ballpark, I always say.

Speaking of giving love to those who desreve it, Look what Jessica did.

I know, I kow, I know I haven't been writing much. All work and no blog makes Jefe a dull guy, but sometimes it has to be done. So, here's a little quick hello.

Hi.

And now, we're off to see the Wizard.

I have a really geeky Star Wars Episode II post in my head, but I can't quite get it out yet. Anyone have any pliers? Look for a whole slew of that type of junk coming soon, as the GREAT DAY approaches. Also check out a new review of the worst film ever made by a pro wrestler and how much fun I had watching it. Also, I finally posted the review of the film that falls into Ryan's favorite category, "The Feel Bad Movie of the Year." They're both in the Film section.