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School Chorus Concert

We just came home from my step daughter’s school chorus concert.  She’s in high school now.  Let’s just say there is a tremendous difference between middle school chorus and high school chorus.  Very impressive.

She performed with the acapella group and you know, she just sort of acted as conductor.  Nothing special.  Just a 9th grader who was basically in charge.  You know how it goes.

The Boycott is On

Last night was the premier of Star Wars The Force Awakens.  That means people in the general public have seen it.  Worse, that means people in the press who write stories about movies have seen it.

Time to get the hell off of Twitter!  Facebook should be okay unless people start sharing movie reviews, in which case it’s time to get the hell off of Facebook!

Goal: Remain spoiler free until sometime on Friday, after I’ve seen the movie myself.  At which point I’ll be jumping right on board the hype wagon, thank you very much, but I’ll do my best to keep my little bloggie spoiler free.

(The image above came from here.)

When do I Stop?

My question to you, oh internet, is when do I start my spoiler-avoidance social media boycott?  I mean, at some point soon the leaks are going to be out of control.  People are going to start letting the galactic cat out of the bag.  I’ve already seen a bunch of trailers and TV commercials.  I don’t want to see anything else related to The Force Awakens until I’m actually in the theater watching The Force Awakens.

So I ask you, when should I bury my head in the sand?

Band/Excuse to Travel

So Rush isn’t going to tour anymore. We pretty much know that for sure at this point. That means Jen and I need a replacement. We need a new band to use as an excuse to travel to far off destination like Milwaukee, Manhattan, Hershey, and Atlantic City.

Which band should fill the void?

Pearl Jam announced a 2016 25th anniversary tour today. I’ve never seen them, but they are on my must-see-before-one-of-us-dies list. Might they be a good choice?

Christmas Prep

Tree: Purchased and put up in the living room.
Decorations and wrapping paper and stuff: Some purchased, some purchasing in progress.

Christmas season: In full swing.

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Note: The idea of Lord Darth Vader giving you a gift is completely absurd. He would force choke you to death and then steal all of your presents. Everyone knows that.