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[jaala]

If you're wondering why they aren't any updates about my life, it's because very little is happening. I handed in my visa application a while ago and rejoined the church choir. My freezer and bed arrived and I installed them in my apartment. I've chatted a bit on IM. I've watched a bunch of movies on my 13" TV/VCR. I've listened to the Quandary Phase of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. I watch TV on Tuesday evenings. And I've developed a Tom Baker Doctor Who addiction. That's about it.

Oh yes. I finally managed to inflate my bicycle tires to the proper pressure (as indicated on the tire). And as soon as I got back from grocery shopping the front tire burst.

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Now, a word about Star Wars. I enjoy the original trilogy, so I went to see Episode I when it came out. When Episode II trailers started showing, I decided I shouldn't see it for two reasons:

1. I was seriously underwhelmed by Episode I.
2. I laughed whenever Hayden Christensen appeared on screen... because he went to my high school. (I still can't quite believe it when I see his name in celebrity gossip columns.)

Is Episode III good enough that I should make the effort to see it?

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[jaala]

Yup. I've meant to watch the "classic series" for a while now but it was my fondness for the new series that finally impelled me to investigate. I thought I might as well begin with most people's favourite Doctor. (And whoa, was he ever fantastic in The Talons of Weng-Chiang...)

I still can't really believe that it was intended as a "family show" (i.e. suited for children). My parents used to watch Doctor Who when I was a child and I fled in terror at the opening credits alone! They might have tried to get me to watch the actual show--I don't remember--but I never had any sustained exposure to it.