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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."
According to the friendly article, his life is not one big homage to "Star Wars," he says, and he has plenty of other interests, including classical music, modern dance, fine dining, dive bars, working out and reading about contemporary art.
Rock that crushes, Paper & Scissors that don't matter.
Just to let every one know i should have some nice tee shirts up online in a few day.
From the Seattle PI article...
To pass the time, he writes in a journal, posts to his blog, chats on the phone and touches up old stories from past "Star Wars" campouts, in hopes that, perhaps, a book deal will be extended one day.
He truly has the SW spirit of making a buck anywhere possible. George would be proud.
Hasn't he seen the first two?
Unfortunately, I am not Wil Wheaton
...TWENTY YEARS AGO, when these movies were actually good! Now look at them. He's waiting for THAT?
hmeh!
If he wants to be brave, he should camp out wearing a Jar Jar mask during the whole time. Chances are he'll succumb to injuries from being kicked to death by the 43rd day.
Don't blame Durga. I voted for Centauri.
Agile Artisans
So, I went to high school with this guy.
At the time I did think he would become such an "uber" Star Wars fan. He was several years older than I, but we were on the Track and Field team together. Even then I knew that he was destined for waiting greatness. He was the only person on the team to be named as our best sunbather, 4 years in a row.
So, I congratulate Jeff on this remarkable achievment, and wish him luck in seeing what will surely be a fabulous film!
Anyone want to teach this geek a lesson?
If we all club together, we could raise funds to pay-off the cinema to NOT show the film on its opening night?
Geez. All he needs to do is spend the amount of time he would have spent in line at a gym, and by the time the movie comes out, he'll be so buff and fearsome to all the ubernerds, he can just walk up to the front of the line, announce cutsies, and voila. Also he will probably be healthier, and far more attractive to the opposite sex thereafter, albeit still with the geekiness and the sabers and leia in the bikini glayven.
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???
Weaselmancer
rediculous.
Probably the same thing his personal trainer, financial advisor, two mistresses, and the board of the company he is CEO of all think.
Don't blame Durga. I voted for Centauri.
He's been called a loser, a geek, a Peter Pan who refuses to grow up and get a life. A few days ago, someone called him a "bum" for the first time.
"I don't really care how people label me," Tweiten says. "If they are so narrow-minded and can only see that one aspect of me, I kind of pity them."
I'm not narrowminded. My mind is so wide, I can't decide wether to label him a loser, a geek, a Peter Pan or a bum. Hey, I think I'll label him every single one of those, right at the same time. he!
This is one sad, sad motherfucker.
"None are more hopelessly enslaved than those who falsely believe they are free." -- Goethe
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.
Anthropic principle: We see the universe the way it is because if it were different we would not be here to see it.
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.
-- 'The' Lord and Master Bitman On High, Master Of All
"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.
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