One Last Campout for Star Wars Fans

theodp writes "27-year-old graphic artist Jeff Tweiten lives on a periwinkle blue, fold-out futon on the sidewalk in front of the Cinerama Theatre in downtown Seattle. He is not homeless, but camping out for 139 days. Waiting. For what, you wonder? Tweiten is waiting for Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith, which opens May 19. And yes, he's keeping a blog. 14 days down. 125 to go." In other Star Wars news: dbottaro writes "Who wants a JL421 Badonkadonk? NAO Design has built a functional Sandcrawler, ala Star Wars Episode IV. Complete with blaster-deflecting sidewalls, full interior carpeting, seating for five and a 400 watt stereo system." Reader dankinit writes "For all you Star Wars fans, a Darth Tater Mr. Potato Head will be released in February by Hasbro Inc. The new covers for the Episode III books due out a month before the movie were also posted today."

Comments

I speak for the entire human race when I say...

[jarich]

GET A LIFE!

;)

Re:Why?

[TheGavster]

I saw the first two ... and I will probably see Episode 3 in first run. I will do it for the same reason that I buy lottery tickets: irrational optimism.

I've always wondered....

[Weaselmancer]

When you hear about someone like this, who feeds them? How the hell can you take 139 days out of your life and still have a house? Or insurance? Or a job?

Yes, I know the standard /. answer is that he lives in his mom's basement and she takes care of him...but is that actually true?

How the @#@##% do you go on a 139 day hiatus and return to your life afterwards???

Re:I've always wondered....

[shrewtamer]

Lifes a big trip....he's just doing something different. He hasn't stopped living.

One of the best things I ever did was take almost a year hiatus. I just quit my job, rented the house ... what's the big deal. Never rely on a particular job still being there ... even when you're in it ... what happens if you get made redunant. Unless you're able to walk out of there you're a prisoner. So if the market in your area is looking that bad, I'd retrain or move. That's why I wasn't worried when I quit my job as a software engineer ... it turned out to be easy to get another good job but if it hadn't, I'd probably be fitting gas boilers or going to law school.

Spending 8 months hiking in the mountains made be happier than anything ever has. Enjoy the world...its bloody cool. Personally I don't think the insurance policies are the best bit.

Have fun.

Let me the first to say it

[Cally]

This is one sad, sad motherfucker.

Seriously

[CastrTroy]

Is the best thing you can find to do with your life to spend 139 days sitting in front of a theatre. Where do people get the money for doing these types of things. If you have that kind of money, why are you spending it sitting in the middle of downtown instead of sitting on a beach somewhere.

Campouts are fucking stupid

[Lord Bitman]

Other than the obvious, campouts are stupid because Tickets for the opening showing on opening day are not at all and will not become hard to come by. This guy is supposed to be a nerd, and yet he's doing something so obsolete as to wait in line for a physical ticket.
Lines are for the past. Have fun when you can't even get in once the place is open because everyone smarter than you went to Fandango.

Re:For Great Justice

[glpierce]

"Pursuing a dream" is only worthy of respect when the dream itself is noble and worthy of pursuit. Hitler "pursued his dream" of genocide and some people "pursue their dreams" of cramming a dozen twinkies in their mouth or drinking 15 beers without passing out. Those aren't things that deserve anyone's respect or admiration.