Well now I think it's time for me to postpone, at least for a small moment, my continued look at the Star Wars saga and devote an entry to something entirely pointless. Last time I discussed my own non-Star Wars viewing habits and took a stab at my own personal favorite villains. This time I feel the great and overwhelming desire to complain, so I suppose that I shouldn't waste another moment talking about it. I'll just start whining.

Firstly, I recently discovered that the cost to repair my DVD home theater system was going to cost me nearly $200. Three years and countless hours later, it completely decided to crap out on me! (for lack of a better word) But then again, this means that I get to throw away my very nice 300w home theater system and replace it with a staggering 1,000w home theater system... so I guess I shouldn't even complain about that one. Oh well.

Secondly, upon the bottom row of my DVD shelf sits the crown of my collection: 9 seasons of my favorite show that ever aired on television, an investment of roughly $900 in all. You can imagine my reaction when I recently heard that all 9 seasons of said show will now be released in slim cases at about half the price. It's almost as annoying to me as the price of bottled water in Las Vegas.

Thirdly, and this is just one of my random thoughts... but why do studios still produce movies in that horrible full screen format? If ever I make the decision to wait and buy a movie a few months after its release the only copies left at my local Wal-Mart are the completely pointless full frame versions. To people truly enjoy watching a movie with the sides chopped off? Let me give you an example of my Star Wars related experience with this very issue.

I'm watching Star Wars on VHS as a kid, on the screen is Luke Skywalker... peering through his binoculars and watching a Bantha down below him. As he scans the scene he remarks, "There are two bantha's down there but I don't see any... Wait, there's sand people down there alright, I can see one of them now." To which I exclaim, "Where?! I don't see any!" So I pause, rewind, pause again... but no I don't see the stinking sand person that Luke is talking about. So for years I think I'm crazy, or maybe I just don't have very keen vision. (I do wear glasses ya know) Then I discover DVD and the beauty of widescreen... and finally, after all those long years, I can see that stinking sand person for the first time.

Oh yes and why does Wal-Mart never seem to carry the DVD's that I want to own the most? Quantum Leap season 3... noooooo, why would they bother to put that on their shelves? Alias season 4... sure it came out last Tuesday but that doesn't mean Wal-Mart will bother to get a copy. Why do something like that?! But what do they put out on their shelf? How about a Martha Stewart Thanksgiving DVD! Or maybe a cheesy horror movie I never even heard of before... and this is what I get for living in a small town.

Well I think I've complained enough, at least for this round. Only time can tell what else might escape from the dark confines of my mind, until then enjoy whatever it is that you enjoy and complain about whatever it is that makes you tug at your hair. It's all part of life's little weird adventure...