What does one do when it’s May the 4^(th), you’re at work and don’t want to be there, but the prospect of going home to a routine that is equally prescribed to the point of dialog predictability? Why – how about let our collective nerd-dom fly and have some fun chat about Star Wars. Yeah. I know that probably just shut down a large chunk of the folks I might otherwise be hoping to talk to – but its topical for today so yeah. My question for today would be – of the various Star Wars movies/shows/etc do you like most/best/worst? I will start. I am a big ol softie and I love the OG (ep 4 New Hope). There is a certain escapism that I can retreat into the minute that opening tone strikes and the crawl hits the screen. I am 8 yrs old and all of the disappointments, stressors, etc. of adult life take a back seat to that rush of nostalgia. Worst? I really don’t care much for the latest trilogy that came out but especially that last one. I hope its not a spoiler at this point to discuss how lazy the writing was up to and including the whole cloning of the emperor bit. I am totally ready to move past the skywalker legacy stuff – the universe is huge and lots of stories can be told right? What say you?
u/DaddyB76
Mental age is an odd things sometimes isn’t it? Hear me out… while I am going to be 50 soon, I have and will most likely continue to feel like I am right around the age of whomever I am spending time with. Well – mostly. I recently was fortunate enough to join a group of diversly aged performers for a show and I have discovered that, no matter how hard I tried, I generally had a difficult time connecting with the ages between 20 and 30. Not exclusively but generally I just found that to be the most difficult. Younger than 20 and I felt like I know things because of my kids, older than 30 and its more like folks I work with or, those closer to my age catch quite literally ALL the references from the 70s, 80s and 90s I make ( and that often can be a lot). Why am I bringing this up? Because I am learning – yep still possible – that there does appear to be a sweet spot and that while I love the idea of engaging with any ol person here that might want to give it a try, it most certainly is easier and more natural with certain groups over others. That may seem silly for me to say but its quite stunning how many posts I read where age is allegedly no issue or barrier- and if so man I take my hat off to you. I am lonely (to a point) and many of us here in this married chatting space will say variations on that theme. But its being able to connect on simple day to day things that I have found make for lasting connection. And so that’s what I am seeking. Simple as that. Just be someone who likes the idea of connection over sharing life experiences and such. Not requiring loads of pre-fab questions to move conversation along (questions of interest are great – but trying to move someone along by saying for instance “tell me something no one else knows” is a sure fire way for me to know you aren’t my person. I don’t care how tall you are, how close you live to me, etc. I do care if you want to truly be a part of my day even if its just a few moments on busy days. For me – consistency or even at least the attempt is paramount to care. And care is the ultimate salve to what ails me. Hope to hear from you!