Blake Schwendiman's Blog and Blook

A few of my readers* have been sending me comments like:

"I love your blog, but what does it do for me? Where is the value?"

For most of these people I point out that I blog for many of the same reasons as Scott Adams does (mentioned in The Dilbert Newsletter, Issue 61). If you can't find my reasons for blogging there, you probably shouldn't be reading that newsletter anyway.

However, in my never-ending pursuit for self improvement, I am providing with this entry a sure-fire way to save about $20 next week! Just think what you might buy with the savings:

• Four boxes of Grape-Nuts
• One to one-and-a-half square inches of transparent aluminum (perfect for bullet-proof sunglasses!)
• Two omelets

There may be other things you can do with $20, but I'm not sure what they would be.

In any case, you're wondering how you're going to save said $20. Simple. Don't purchase Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith on DVD (coming November 1). I realize that sounds easy, but next week media hype is going to reach a frenzied level only matched by such other DVD releases as Alf - Season Two and The Scent of Green Papaya. When such marketing hype exists, it may be nearly impossible to resist the urge to purchase, but you will be happier if you stay strong.

Perhaps you are hoping that the DVD version of ROTS (that's Star Wars geek for "Revenge of the Sith") will either contain some really interesting extras or at least a better version of the movie. You are likely out of luck. While I can't speak for certain about the latter, I do believe that the Yoda Dance clip (see here) proves that the former hope will result in disappointment.

You're welcome!

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*By "a few" I mean "none", but it makes the post a little more interesting to start that way.