Gah

I've been a bad blogger. I know. But I don't feel guilty because frankly, no one reads this anyway so who the hell cares :)

So it's a new year. New start, resolution time and all that. Blah. I've never been one to do the resolution thang because I know me and I'll never keep up with them. So why put myself through the stress? I'm all about eliminating stress. I've been doing well at not sweating the small stuff and having a more laid-back at-the-end-of-the-day-who-cares kind of attitude. Things that used to bother me, I mean really get under my skin really haven't been an issue lately. And this wasn't a conscious decision either. It just started happening. Weird eh? maybe that happens when you get old. I don't know.

Anyway, we finally ended up seeing ROTk five times in the cinema and I'm afraid that's about all my bank account can handle. I'd love to go more because there's nothing like seeing it on the big screen. But I'll have to be content with a crappy downloaded copy.

Ohhh the download debate. Everytime I see Sean Astin on telly telling me not to download pirate copies I feel a twinge of guilt. But here is my justification and you can buy it or not buy it, I really don't care:

As I said I spent a lot of ching (ching I really shouldn't have spent btw) going with my daughter to see my beloved movie in the cinema five times. I think we did 6 or 7 times in the cinema for Two Towers and again several times for Fellowship. I bought the theatrical DVDs, and then I turned around and bought the extendeds. I've bought merchandise. I own a beautiful handmade map of Middle Earth. I own Sting and the One Ring and the Evenstar necklace. My daughter saved up her allowance to buy Arwen's dress so she could go as an elf for Halloween to her first real school dance. I will buy Return of the King Theatrical and Extended DVDs. All told, I've spent hundreds of dollars lining the pockets of New Line cast and crew for these films so I don't think I should be begrudged an opportunity to download a crappy cam version of the film so I can appease my greedy nature that wants to be able to see my cherished film even after it's out of the theatre. I have no patience whatsoever and I hate waiting months on end for the DVDs. I don't make copies and sell it. It's just for private viewing.

So Sean, I'm sorry. I know you care about the script girls and the security guards and all the other 'little folk' affected by 'piracy' but really... I don't think anyone involved with Lord of the Rings is hurting ;)