Wow, my computer is running slow today. There's a lag between my typing and when letters show up on the screen. It's like working in Unix.

I'm getting pretty psyched about The Phantom Menace! As we speak, K.T. and Kevin and Greg are taking turns standing in line, Jeff is on his way up from South Carolina, and Jeremy is playing the Star Wars soundtrack in our office. And any day I leave work early is good, just on principle! After we leave, we'll run a few errands, then go home and wait for Jeff to arrive, and then we'll head to Greg's house to watch the original trilogy until it's time for the show! Whee!!!

Matt and I stopped by the comic store last night to pick up the week's comics (we usually go on Saturdays, but this weekend promises to be busy, and we were at the shopping center getting Chinese food anyway) and Mark, the store's owner, told us how to create the name that will let you fit right in to The Phantom Menace, and I'm gonna share it with you.

Take the first three letters of your name, then add the first three letters of the make (not model) of the car you drive. The name of the last prescription you filled is the planet you're from.

I am: Eli'che from Ultravate! Works pretty good, eh? (I threw in the apostrophe for old times' sake.) Matt couldn't remember what the last prescription he'd filled was, so he doesn't have a home world. His Star Wars name is Mat Dod, which isn't bad either. Let's see how many of my friends I can get. (Obviously, I either don't peek in their medicine cabinets or at least I'm not about to admit to it, so they'll all have to remain planetless.)

Jeremy: Drives a Honda Accord, so his name is Jer Hon. Jerhon? I'll let him pick.

Jeremy's girlfriend, Elizabeth, drives a Ford Thunderbird. Eli For.

K.T.: Let's see. We'll have to expand out from the initials to Kellylyn. She drives a Ford Escort. Kel For. Kelfor? Kel'for? Nah, I like Kel For better.

K.T.'s husband, Kevin: They only have the one car, so he'll be Kev For. Not bad.

Greg, who is the host for the Star Wars party, drives a Buick. Grebui. I think that needs some punctuation, don't you? Gre'bui. I kindof like that one.

Jeff is coming up from South Carolina in an Escort, so he is Jef For.

My dad (Chet) drives a Dodge Ram. Che'dod.

My mom (Alma) has a Ford Taurus: Almfor. That one might need some punctuation as well.

I was going to write about something else, but I can't remember what. I'm obsessed. ::grin:: Have a great weekend!