The Kachirho Daily Journal

The Clone Wars: First Impressions

General Tarfful — Aug 15, 2008 12:09 AM

At, oh, 2:41 AM, I returned from my local theater from seeing The Clone Wars. First impressions?

Legacy of the Force: Invincible

General Tarfful — May 21, 2008 11:57 PM

I just finished reading Invincible. I thought the ending was... SPOILERS AHEAD.

The Force Unleashed: Random Thoughts

General Tarfful — Feb 01, 2008 10:13 PM

Hahahahahahaha:

A Quick Note Re: "The Complex and Terrifying Reality of Star Wars Fandom"

General Tarfful — Jan 25, 2008 08:48 PM

First of all, if you haven't read the essay for which this is titled (or its follow-up), I highly suggest you do so. Stick with it, it's not as much a bash-fest as it might seem at first glance:

Lightsaber Lift-Off

General Tarfful — Oct 23, 2007 01:30 PM

Many of you may know that space shuttle Discovery lifted off this morning, carrying on board Luke's ROTJ lightsaber. But what I haven't seen anyone else mention...

Happy 30th, Star Wars!

General Tarfful — May 24, 2007 09:07 PM

Well, at least in my time zone. More later...

Star Wars Movie Anniversaries

General Tarfful — May 21, 2007 08:56 PM

Just a little reminder of the various Star Wars anniversaries we've had lately / have coming up...

Happy Birthday George Lucas!

General Tarfful — May 14, 2007 02:47 PM

Briikase gote'tuur,
next year's the big sixty-four.

The Oscars '07, Pt. 2: George Lucas

General Tarfful — Feb 25, 2007 09:45 PM

I already blogged about how ILM won their first Oscar for Visual Effects in 13 years, but the fun wasn't over yet for Star Wars fans.

Congratulations to John Knoll & Co. on the Oscars!

General Tarfful — Feb 25, 2007 08:13 PM

Well, Pablo beat me to it, but I too would like to congatulate ILM on their recent win at the Oscars.

Force Unleashed 2007, Clone Wars 2008, Live Action 2009!

General Tarfful — Feb 12, 2007 06:22 PM

Seems like a pretty good lineup to me!!

U.S. Population Reaches 300 Million!

General Tarfful — Oct 17, 2006 04:47 AM

As of mere seconds ago, the United States population has officially hit 300 million!!!
CONGRATULATIONS USA!

Real-Life Fi

General Tarfful — Oct 14, 2006 08:25 PM

From the AP: "A Navy SEAL sacrificed his life to save his comrades by throwing himself on top of a grenade Iraqi insurgents tossed into their sniper hideout, fellow members of the elite force said."

Essay #7: On How Awesome it is When New Stuff Makes Old Stuff Even Cooler

General Tarfful — Oct 14, 2006 11:39 AM

That's the magic of retcon, eh? Anyway - my thoughts on the hidden meaning of Shadows of the Empire and Return of the Jedi.

"The Colbert Report" Greenscreen Challenge

General Tarfful — Oct 11, 2006 09:08 PM

Guess who the runner-up was?

Movies.com Poll Results are All Wrong

General Tarfful — Sep 15, 2006 09:01 PM

StarWars.com should be winning the Official Movie Site by much more than it is. Think about who's making the site. Just try to find a 20th Century Fox logo anywhere on the site. It's not easy.

Dark Nest III - A Question of Procedure

General Tarfful — Sep 03, 2006 10:27 PM

Why in the name of crushing black holes didn't the Chiss-- wait, SPOILER ALERT! Go read the books before reading this.

A Third Grader's Comments on Star Wars

General Tarfful — Jul 26, 2006 10:46 PM

Today I spent a few minutes talking to the neighbor's third grader about Star Wars. Here are a couple amusing observations.

Helona 6 '06: The SW "Memorial Day"

General Tarfful — Jun 06, 2006 08:16 PM

Okay, who thinks that today is some anniversary of Order 66? Hm? Come on, it'd be too good not to be true (though Darth Reklivek, in typical Sith fashion, appears to be trying to cover this up)...

Episode III: One Year AD, Pt. 3 - Essay #6: How the Prequels Changed the Sequels

General Tarfful — May 19, 2006 10:08 PM

Today is the first anniversary of the release of Episode III. As such, I think it is a good time to reflect on the changes in perception of the Original Trilogy in light of the prequels.