Commune the LIVING FORCE!

(EDIT - seems my font was ridiculously small and hard to read. Thanks cookiecrook!) Now this should take up even more space on the blog, but I don't see a way to cut-tag it.

more silly-fun Joe conversations … (is there a way to cut-tag this stuff?) I guess I’ll just lay out this nerd-ass stuff right here.

hi Devonie...
The other day, I discovered the most delicious licorice candy I have ever eaten in my life. I thought of you, because I know you like licorice. It's called "Kookaburra" and it's awesome. What is it with Australians and licorice? They know how to do it RIGHT. I got mine at Central Market. I think I'm going to send you some next week. You need to try it. Hope you are well, having a great weekend, and not too busy to enjoy life.
-Joe

Joe-
Zane is on my computer.
He said, "Who's asking what a nice girl is doing on the internet?"
I said, "Whaaa??"
He said, "Texapocalypse"
I told him it was you.
Heh - So ... FYI, Zane is signed on to my computer and my AIM is evidently on.
-Dev

Dev --
So I have the perfect opportunity to really, really creep him out now.
-Joe

Star Wars talk ... (we had a lot of this … a lot a lot a LOT!!)

Devonie --
Doing well. I guess my midichlorian count is somewhere in the level between Darth Maul and Saesee Tinn. Still having weird food cravings and my appetite is going through the roof. Too bad I'm not actually craving anything HEALTHY, it's always gotta be burritos and fried shit.
-Joe

Joe,
Anyone who doesn't enjoy this movie has some kind of fucking brain damage.
-Dev

Hey Devonie --
Anyone who doesn't like it is a world-class asshole.
For real. I just can't wrap my brain around folks who naysay!!
-Joe

re: Star Wars – and the crying:

Devonie --
on opening night; Jenn and I just sat there during the closing credits, mouths hanging open, not saying anything. I remember during the final sunset scene, thinking to myself, "AW FUCK, THIS IS IT, NO MORE STAR WARS!!!" and that's when I started crying.
-Joe

Joe,
Zane says to me, "Mom - were you crying?" I said, "Yeah - you know, a little. I love these movies. This is the last one." He said, "But you're CRYING?" I said, "The first time I saw Star Wars I was seven. I've been in love with this story ever since, and as you know - that equals to about 114 years, give or take." He was thrilled to go see it. We held hands at the beginning and when the crawl started, he squeezed my hand and said, "Here it comes Mom!!" And shit like that makes it even more awesome. The excitement of it all. It's a good time. Down with the haters!!
-Dev

Devonie --
When the movie started for us, it was like with you and Zane. I looked at Jenn, she looked at me. We're like, "HERE WE GO!!!" It's like a ride at Disneyworld or something.
-Joe

Joe,
Yes – it's a total Disney Ride! The build up, the whole rollercoaster climbing into the clouds feeling - about to hit that big super heart-in-the-throat stomach flipping DROP!! Yes – that's what the crawl does to me. Love the crawl, in all it's old-school glory.
Yeah – when he walked in on the little jedi-babies and that little fresh-faced little Anakin-of-old kid approaches him. I was a little caught off guard. I was thinking, he'll probably just leave them there or something, or maybe tell them to hide or FUCK HE'S GOING TO KILL THEM ALL!!!!!! Amazing. Sad. Disturbing. That whole disturbing betrayal and massacre of the Jedi was TOUGH. Ugh. I loved the shot of the helmet being lowered. I loved how it made that exact same sound in the old movie, too. That thunk-ping! Creepy vacuum sound. Love that shit! I just get chills thinking back on the movie. I cannot wait to see it again.
I cherish our Star Wars talk, I really do.
-Dev

Devonie –
(watching bootleg) And shit, I'm watching the video right now... the part where they shoot Ki-Adi Mundi!!! And then they shoot that green Jedi chick while she's down!!! And the music! It's just so sad! All these Jedi get betrayed like BITCHES and they look so surprised. It's just such a sucker punch! I was glad when Yoda decapitated the dudes who tried to kill him. Oops, the slaughter of the younglings just came on. That part made me cry, seriously. That is when you know Anakin is beyond any help. It is probably the darkest moment in all of the Star Wars movies. HE SLAUGHTERS THE LITTLE KIDS. And the music is soooo good there, too.
-Joe

Follow up email:

Devonie –
I wish I could hook up with you guys and watch the movie with you!
Maybe we can, sometime this summer!!!
So... maybe you'll enjoy this nerd-ass shit. I've been writing notes as I've watched the movie. Just my thoughts on various shit. Whenever I see something interesting in the movie, I've written a little note.
I eventually want to compare the movie to the original screenplay that I read -- they edited the FUCK out of the final cut to get it to move faster! There are LOTS of missing scenes in the original screenplay. Anyway, here are my notes (attached). They don't go all the way to the end of the movie, because I'm not done transcribing the notes yet.
-Joe

Joe,
LOVE THE NOTES!!!!!!
Well - would that "creating life" thing sort of give credence to that whole immaculate conception theory with Anakin's Mom? Or hell - Maybe Darth Plagious spewed her with midichlorians the old fashioned way and just knocked her up? Maybe it's just bullshit? Maybe .. I don't know, I am not sure what that means, or what Anakin's "origin" is.
hmm... Maybe Shmi was a Sith groupie of some kind, who knows?
-Dev

Devonie –
OH YEAH ... I love that you can see the Death Star and TARKIN at the end of the movie!!! HOW COOL IS THAT???
dude... i just got an email from my brother... the movie BLEW HIS MIND... he wrote like a 5-page dissertation on Star Wars... he loved the movie! So, when can we see this movie together?
I feel a need to commune in the Living Force with you!
-Joe

:D