Why is it that when we nerds finally meet the perfect match, they always tell us in the beginning that they're Star Wars fans, or at least are willing to be? Oh, don't get me wrong, she's perfect for me. She's the best thing that's ever happened to me. But I clearly remember near the beginning of our relationship, she was exposed to my fandom (and no, that's not a euphemism) and she was cool with it. In fact, she said she didn't know the Star Wars movies too well, but she was certainly willing to get into them through me; she said I could instruct her in the ways of Star Wars geekdom. She agreed to watch each of the movies with me and then attend Episode III at the midnight showing after hanging out in line all day. She seemed hesitant about the latter element, but she said she'd work up to it - especially since I said that it's always fun to show off a gorgeous girlfriend to nerd friends.

Well, then, as some of you know, she went to France to study for a few months... She got back and we've been adjusting to fitting to each other again and settling into a routine. We're not quite the way we were before she left, but we're working it out. We have a standing date every night to watch a movie before bed, but Star Wars has never been on the list. It's not that she has vetoed it or anything. We alternate choices - I get one night, she gets the next, etc. - but sometimes I can read her, and I just know that she would never have been in a Star Wars mood.

Last week I mentioned something about standing in line and she said something to the effect of, "I might stand for a couple hours, but all day? Probably not." And it wasn't a major blow or anything... I wasn't HURT by it, but I guess I could have expected it. And here it is, the day of the big show and we haven't even watched the first five films. So needless to say, she won't be coming with me to the midnight showing. And unfortunately, I didn't make plans with anyone else because I assumed she and I would be going together. So I probably won't be going to the midnight showing at all - I really hate going to movies alone.

In the beginning, they sometimes humor us and tell us nice things because it's all part of the whole beginning-of-romance sort of thing. You want to accomodate the other person's feelings and make them feel good. I've been humored a lot, I think. But come midnight tonight, she's not humoring me anymore.

Have a good time, everyone... seeing the movie without me.

Rawk on,
...twineball...