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It was pretty awesome and the boys had a great time. It was interested to see how they liked it as they were much closer to Lucas's target audience. On the drive home I was trying to have a very serious conversation on their opinions of different parts and characters but everything kept going back to Jar Jar getting kicked in the nuts by that droid. What your favorite part "when jar jar got picked in the nuts". Who was your favorite character, "The droid that kicked Jar Jar in the nuts". Once we got home and had a much more serious discussion I learned... Favorite characters were Anakin (6 yo) and Obiwan (7 yo). Both loved Anakin was a kid. My youngest loved that Anakin blew up the droid control ship. I asked about Jar Jar, both didn't really have much of an opinion but they both laughed at his tongue getting shocked (and getting kicked in the nuts). I was a bit worried that at 2 and a half hours it was the longest movie they had seen in a theater. They were really into it except the 45 minutes they were on Coruscant in between the pod race and the final battle scenes on Naboo. Also, Disney was never mentioned. No Disney movies in the previews and I thought they would have had the Disney opener...but no...it was all OG 20th Century Fox.

So happy the first day went well.

Q had her first day the new school today. I was nervous as heck and about lost it when they called me mid-day, but it was just because they needed me to call her old school for a records request. (Then, of course, the school said no, we need a signature on something.) When I picked her up, her homeroom teacher (also Religion and History teacher) came out to tell me she did great and he's super impressed with her work already. He said she was very attentive and he appreciated that she's very outgoing and not shy. She also said it was a good day, there was the occasional weird comment (something about her wearing skinny jeans), but nothing too bad. She sat at a random lunch table and the kids asked her why she was sitting with them, because they were the rejects. That made me kind of sad for those kids. But Q stayed there and said they were nice and said she might just keep sitting there. It was mixed grades 6-8 and 3 of the kids were in her class. Honestly, folks, she's never going to be one of the popular kids. I just want her to find her weird little tribe. I was definitely not cool in high school, middle school, or even elementary. But college was the best because I went to this nerdy little tech school where everyone had similar interests. I found my husband there, life long friends, etc. It makes it so much better when you have friends to share in the journey.

If they released this in Dolby Cinema i would have gone to see it again. Hope you guys have fun

Title. I am excited to see how my boys (6 and 7) like the movie. They have seen parts here and there and know the kid becomes Darth Vader, but have never seen the full movie. As I was typing this, I just remembered that when I heard the prequels were being made (circa 1996) I assumed I would have a child that would be old enough to take to see at least the third movie in the theaters--which was almost a full decade away. So here my prophecy is being fulfilled, at age 44 not 25.

I thought this one wasn’t quite as good as the last one. Not as much variety. It’s basically just two (2) stories. Oh well. Excited for the next one! Is there going to be more short animated stuff like this every year and a half from now on? Hope so!

Another thing I was reminded of while rewatching the trilogy for May 4th, was how filthy and disgusting George Lucas was as a writer. Sure, some of these lines warranted a chuckle back when we were teenagers, but we're grown adults now, and have to set a positive example for the next generation. Therefore, I move that lines like these are removed from future Disney remasters, and instant cancellation of anyone that laughs at reading them. A New Hope: Get in there you big furry oaf, I don't care what you smell. "Get on top of it!", "I'm trying!" Luke, at that speed will we be able to pull out in time. Negative, it didn't go in. It just impacted on the surface. Put that thing away, you're going to get us all killed. You came in that thing, you're braver than I thought. Myself, the boy, two droids, and no questions asked. Curse my metal body, I wasn't fast enough. Sorry about the mess. When you came in here, didn't you have a plan for getting out? Look at the size of that thing. She may not look like much, but she's got it where it counts, kid. Great kid, don't get cocky! You're all clear kid, now let's blow this thing and go home! Pull out! You're not doing any good back there! Curse my metal body, I wasn't fast enough! You've got something jammed in here real good. Stay on target! Stay on Target! Empire strikes back But now, we must eat, come. How you get so big eating food of this kind. There's an awful lot of moisture in here. No, no! No! This one goes there, that one goes there. Right? And I thought they smelled bad on the outside! Judge me by my size, do you? I thought that hairy beast would be the end of me. Hurry up goldenrod! Control, control! You must learn control! I must've hit it pretty close to the mark to get her all riled up like that, huh, kid? Turn her around! Return of the Jedi I need more men. Back door huh? Good idea. I want you to take her. I mean it, take her!" Hey! Point that thing someplace else. "I have felt him, my master", "Strange that I have not" Short help is better than no help at all. SHAME

It's amazing the things that bob up after a May the 4th marathon on the big screen (some I'm sure have been addressed by Family Guy, Robot Chicken etc). All of these are OT, given the prequels and sequels are nothing but stupid unanswered questions. Shouldn't Tarkin have at least consulted someone before blowing up a planet? The Emperor is a psycho, but pretty sure he'd want to give something that big the ok. Things like that also tend to create blowback. They never thought to station some troopers outside the trash compactor? "There'll be no escape for the princess this time", then later "A person of some importance, I believe", why is Threepio such a damn dirty liar? What is he hiding? A completed Death Star only had a dozen or more tie fighters for protection?? Why did the rebels wait around on Yavin handing out medals, knowing full well the empire knew where they were and were pissed? How could Ozzel become an Admiral with rookie mistakes like that? And then later Vader lets Piett off the hook. Other than playing Jesus in a movie once, what makes him so special?? Did they actually have dinner at Cloud City? On that topic, how is that considered a 'small operation'?? Why did Han insist on flying the Falcon directly into the SD fleet from Hoth, when there were clearly ways out that were unguarded? Also, why fly TOWARDS the SSD when leaving Bespin?? "I've always known", So Leia knew Luke was her brother when she assaulted his face without his consent? THAT is what the Emperor calls a fucking LEGION of his BEST TROOPS??? The 20 metres Han ran from the shield bunker put him out of what was clearly a substantial blast area? What if Han said someone else's name after hearing "someone who loves you"? "Nee Jabba no badda" is the greatest line in all of SW. Not a question, just fact.

Where now are the horse and the rider? Where is the horn that was blowing? Where is the helm and the hauberk, and the bright hair flowing? Where is the harp on the harpstring, and the red fire glowing? Where is the spring and the harvest and the tall corn growing? They have passed like rain on the mountain, like a wind in the meadow; The days have gone down in the West behind the hills into shadow. Who shall gather the smoke of the deadwood burning, Or behold the flowing years from the Sea returning?

Bernard Hill, the only actor to appear in the only two movies to win 11 Oscars, has died

Yeah I was fully expecting it to be Jacob Fatu, but he must be coming in later

Oh shit! Tanga Loa. That's under the radar.

May the 4th be with you all! Good start to the day watching these stories. I think the 1st story with Morgan could have done with being shown before the Ahsoka series to give a bit more interest in her character during that series - missed opportunity there. The Barriss story was my favourite of the 2. Nice to get to see what happened after her arrest in The Clone Wars series. Left me wanting more at the end!

I think it's a good conversation to have, but I think I'd also leave out the details about his dad because you don't want to set up anger towards his dad, or have him thinking well its acceptable if a girl ends up in a relationship with me eventually. I think its really important to teach kids about consent and to also teach boys that inappropriate touching or rubbing up on girls "by accident" is not acceptable. Part of growing up is making dumb mistakes, but growing up also means realizing you made dumb mistakes and apologizing or stopping/changing that behavior. I hate teenage/early 20s me. But I've also resolved to do better now. I don't think anyone makes it through those years without acting like a fool. I wish we didn't, but hopefully we grow past it once that prefrontal cortex or whatever is fully developed.

They don't cover this one in the parenting books. About a year ago, Trevor, Noah, and I were playing a board game (Hogwarts Battle). I was about to make an absolutely amazing and game winning move, when I drew the ONE card that could undo it all. It was heartbreaking. I refused to play the game for like a month after that. So ever since then we make jokes about how violated I felt by the game and Voldemort. Fast forward to last night. Noah and I were chatting about something I don't even remember now, but it was semi-serious. Then this exchange happened. Noah - Is it Hogwarts level bad? Me - Huh? Noah - The game. Remember? Me - Oh. Yeah. Worse than that. Noah - Is that the most violated you've ever been? Me - ...dude. No. I'm a female who grew up in the 90s. I have definitely been more violated. Noah - ...well now that makes me think you're talking about rape. Have you been raped, Mom? Me - What? No, bro. I've never been raped. Noah - Oh...so what did you mean? How were you violated? Me - We'll have to have this conversation when you're a bit older. This is really weird for us. I don't typically dodge questions from my kids like this. We've had more than our fair share of awkward conversations. So many of them that we no longer feel awkward talking about most things that teenagers don't like to discuss with their parents. But I'm drawing a complete blank on how to explain the fact that I've been sexually assaulted like many women my age, but it wasn't something I even considered until I was older because that's just how things were at the time. Like, I've been groped and touched by so many people in so many different circumstances, but we were young. Things were different. Culturally these things were accepted and sometimes just expected. So I don't harbor any ill will for most of it, and I know that the boys who did these things have grown into men who probably had some uncomfortable realizations during the #metoo movement. I know many of these men now, and I know that they've grown and would never now. But in the late 90s/early 2000s? We all remember, right? I mean, we've had some discussions about moral relativity while studying a bunch of history and other cultures, but this just feels different, ya know? I mean, we're talking about his mom! And, frankly, one of by biggest violators was his dad! I don't even know where to begin with this. It's a terrible example to give an almost 16 year-old boy that sometimes after a year or so of completely inappropriate interactions, we actually developed real feelings and are now married. That's not the message you want to send! I don't want him to think that SA is just easily forgivable. Seriously. Parenting books don't cover this one.

This is ironically funny. You’re holding BBQ tongs and the only thing that flipped was you. Sorry! I just had to say it.

Today I saw a cool bug

I don't care where I am. If you drive like an idiot or talk on speaker while at the grocery store, you are going to hear from me.

Not gonna lie I’d totally try that blue milk if I could find it.

My students were asking me to tell their parents about the dumpster thing all week. HA! It was laughter antidote, especially after a super sucky day before. One of my neighbors helped me out after and hour of slipping and trying to get out. Let me tell you getting out of a wet dumpster is actually good for cardio!

Sorry I am cracking up at the dumpster situation. This is exactly the shenanigans I expect from you and I love you for it.

I’m sorry you got hit by a lady backing out of a parking lot and I’m glad you — I assume!? — eventually got free of the dumpster.

That sucks!

I got hit by a lady backing out of a parking lot. My car was directly behind hers and she told me “Why didn’t you stop? I was backing out.” I stared at her because I was directly behind her car when she threw it into gear and backed up. The damage is on the back end of my car. Where would I have stopped? And also, OMG so we just back up expecting people to let us out? She was fresh out of a Pilates class and had no insurance card with her as well as losing her license. I’ve been playing phone tag with her insurance company for the last five days. I also got stuck in a dumpster. I was trying to fish a lid out that I accidentally threw away. I was on a ladder and had a set of long bbq tongs trying to get the lid out when I flipped over the top and landed on my back in the dumpster. I was a crazy lady covered in pickles and shrimp shells asking people of my condo complex “Help me I’m stuck in a dumpster and can’t get out!”

For sure! All set for appearances later on the Mando timeframe maybe, or could she feature in the third game in the “Fallen order” series maybe if not going the live action route. Double length episode and it goes along at a good pace doesn’t it. Good finish - shame project necromancer is seemingly wiped out in full and not leaving a few little threads to the Disney trilogy to try and give a little meaning. Or maybe that’s just it - the process is simply not perfected.