I hope that everyone that had time off recently enjoyed it, and spent it constructively. Or laid around like Jabba the Hutt feasting on goulash, Gorks, and Klatooine paddy frogs. And maybe some cookies.
I’ve spent part of my vacation time watching the Clone Wars movie (which I missed in theatres) and also the cartoon episodes from Cartoon Network. While I appreciate seeing some of the action so obtusely referenced in the original trilogy, it is rather hard to build suspense in a series where you know the main characters make it out alive. Hey - R2D2 got left behind on a mission! I wonder if they’ll find him! Oh, yeah, they did. Huh. 23 minutes of pretty good animation later, I am proved correct.
I will admit that the most suspense comes from trying to figure out when Asohka is going to get smacked for her insolence, as I think it’s far too early in the cartoon series to kill her off yet. So far, no one’s gone all “crazy Wookie” on her too much, but hope springs eternal. A New Hope, as one might say.
I’ve also been trying to get the total transformation time for the Millennium Falcon / Han & Chewie Transformer set under 5 minutes. My son got it for Christmas, but my mom figured out pretty quick that I was merely reliving my childhood desire for all things Millennium Falcon when I suggested that as a good gift for him. What things have you done over the break?