the forceful force

ok, so i've finally succumbed. i never thought that i would. i thought that i didn't care, that it wasn't important, that i wasn't interested. but, with all of the hype lately, try as i might, i couldn't stop myself from being sucked in. and today, i finally lost the battle.

i have ordered, all at once, the Star Wars Trilogy, Episode I: The Phantom Menace, and Episode II: Attack of the Clones.

when the dvds arrive, i will sit and watch them all and catch up on the story. i haven't seen any of these movies since i was a kid, so i feel out of the loop lately, and that does not make me happy. once i've caught up, i will go see Revenge of the Sith. because by that time i will have found out what a "sith" is and why it needs revenge. and, when that dvd is released later this year, i will have no choice but to purchase it so that my set will be complete.

and by doing this i will satisfy my OCD, which appears to have focused itself on collecting things that come in sets. and i do feel better now, after having purchased the Star Wars saga, much in the same way that i felt more relaxed once i had collected all of John Grisham's novels, and all of Toni Morrison's novels, and all of the Harry Potter books and movies. i also am under obligation to purchase each season of Everwood and The King of Queens as they are released.

i keep telling myself that i get this stuff so that i'll have it, you know, for my children, so that they can enjoy the treasures of past times. however, i think that it's really because i can't help myself.

it could be worse though, you know.

at least i don't do crack.

there's always that to be proud of.