2002.05.20 you can't put mace windu in a bag:
well, the puff and I took a little trip up to bloomington this weekend to visit (frequent commentator, and long-time best friend) nate, and had a grand ole time. friday night consisted of a lot of PlayStation playing and beam/beer drinking, and just general hanging out. on saturday, after lunch, we met up with a gaggle of nate's friends to go see the new Star Wars flick, at an almost-nice theater (much better than the should-be-condemned Showcase Cinema on Bardstown Road, which is where paul & I–regretfully–saw it the first time).
whether it was the better theater, or some other factor, i liked the movie much better the second time around. i was a bit dissapointed at first viewing… i didn't feel like it fulfilled my expectations from all of the great trailers they had for it. it was quite slow in places, and Lucas' writing has been getting more & more juvenile with each successive film. well, at the second viewing (much like my third viewing of Spider-Man), i was able to forgive some of those faults and just "enjoy" the movie. needless to say, it was, as brian said, 100% better than the crap-fest known as Episode I: The Phantom Pants-Mess. but, unfortunately, it also didn't entirely redeem that movie (in my mind) as i was hoping it would.
it was a bit funny though, coming out of the movie… pretty much all of nate's friends had largely negative reactions to the movie. it seemed a bit absurd, really.
(btw. Spider-Man is still the top dog. Star Wars only garnered $116.2 million in it's four-day weekend compared to $114.8 for Spidey's three-day total. boo-ya.)
anyway, despite the brush with negativity, we had a great day. went back to the house, watched some Batman: The Animated Series that nate had on DVD, hung out, played more playstation. We had an almost surreal experience later that evening at the local Waffle House (a not-Waffle-House Waffle House), with very strange conversation. I told nate & paul both that i'd mention the rather horrid puns being bandied about (courtesy of Paul). We were, of course, talking about the exquisitely gorgeous Natalie Portman, and paul, in response to our discussions about specific portions of her anatomy, decided to call them her "Naboobies." be mindful of the fact that i would never have written that down or repeated it, had it come from my own mouth.
after dinner, more PlayStation, more drinks, more discussion. woke up Sunday about noon-ish, grabbed some lunch, hung out some more, packed up all our crap, said goodbye to the dog, the cat, and the nate, and hit the road for home. we got back in plenty of time for paul to relax before the X-Files series finale came on, and before i had to go to band practice.
All-in-all, it was a great weekend, very relaxing except for sleeping on the floor (which wasn't as bad as it could've been since i went ahead and bought this huge fluffy comforter and a "vellux" blanket) and dreaming about sex with Denise Crosby (A.K.A. Tasha Yar from Trek: TNG). it was nice to get to hang out with nate, who we don't see often enough.
the final piece of wisdom from the weekend, was also from Paul (who may've been attempting to pre-redeem himself for the "Naboobies" comment he'd eventually make the next evening) who provided the title of this post.
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brian. said:
naboobies? jesus christ…paul has said some retarded shit (we all have), but that takes the cake…
m@ said:
yeah, it was one of those things that was funny, but that made you hurt inside.
m@ said:
and of course, my first reaction was "you know that's going up on bipolar, right?"
paul said:
what?! my comic genius is not appreciated here?! thank god matt didn't mention the coruscant pun! actually, the story should have been prefaced by the fact that my brain had slammed several times into my skull from a sneezing fit prior to the bad humor.
m@ said:
i very seriously debated including the coruscant pun, believe you me. but i figure *some* things are best left alone.
and the sneezing fit was true, though i'm unsure of the effect it would have had on your humor mechanisms.
and paul, if your humor *weren't* appreciated, i certainly wouldn't have opened myself up to the potential of people thinking *i* came up with "Naboobies."
paul said:
IT WAS ALL MATT!!! HE MADE ME SAY THOSE THINGS!!! URGGHH!!!
Nate said:
But Paul did come up with the Anakin's Tatooine-ee gag all on his own. I blame his Catholic upbringing. That and being locked in the basement for 5 years with nothing but a bag of pork rinds and a mad-lib book.
brian. said:
no one cared to point out that matt's geekiness is reaching depraved levels when he's dreaming about naked star trek stars…
m@ said:
i was wondering when someone was going to notice that bit.
but, as i explained to Nathan (whose first question was "was she in uniform?"), she was in street clothes, and thus I refer to her as Denise Crosby, rather than as Tasha Yar.
depraved geekyness? you bet. but still not quite so far gone as to actually dream about her *as* Tasha Yar. give me a couple more years.
Nate said:
I'd like to point out for the record that my first *response* at hearing "Denise Crosby" was a perplexed look until Matt clarified that she's the actress who portrays Tasha Yar. My geekiness knows bounds yet. Pray for my mortal soul.
m@ said:
yes, but our corruptive influence is insidious and slow, thus difficult to combat because you don't see it coming 'til it's too late.
brian. said:
nate…get out while you still can!
fo the record, i don't even know who the fuck tasha yar is…
Nate said:
Dammit, man! If you're not going to post, at least come help me move!
Nate said:
Welcome to Yawnsville, sister city of Yawnington and Yawnsborough. Population 1. Home of the original Yawn.
Nate said:
Captain Yawn! There's a giant yawn off our yawn bow!
Quickly Crewman Yawn, fetch me my yawn so I may yawn this foul yawn! And be yawn about it!
It's like the Smurfs, only boring…
Nate said:
By the way, Matt. This is why I brought up the message board idea. It would significantly increase the probability of having something to read when I drop by. You see, 3+ lives have a much greater potential for something interesting happening within them than does one life. Sure, none of us is exactly living the rockstar dream, but at least we know how to be bitter and crush each others hopes and brief joys. And what really makes better reading in the end?
paul said:
i've started checking this site now just to see if nathan has been updating.
m@ said:
hehe. i tell you what, you guys are a hoot.
Twinks said:
Google linked me to this page, nice reading