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So the weather has turned wonderful. The temperature is up, the sun is out and I'm working for eight hours today. Sweet.?

In other news, I figured out why I hate sequels and it comes to me via metaphor. Imagine a glass. You're thirsty so you go to the sink to fill up the glass. You have two choices here: you could turn the water on full blast, spray a bit around, not wait for it to completely cool off, etc. OR you could turn the water on slowly and let it cool down a bit being careful to keep most of it in the glass. Now the first way is good. You get the water you want with no waiting. Alright. The second way is good too. The water is nice and cool and you didn't spill much. You do have to wait a bit though.

Now, imagine doing things the first way and then, when the glass is full, leaving the water on for a few more minutes. You'd have water all over the glass and sink and nothing much would have changed. You would replace a bit of the water in the glass but basically it would be the same damn thing.

This is a sequel. The first fast fill up is like a normal movie. A one shot. The slow fill up is like a nice trilogy where pieces build on previous pieces and combine to make a cohesive whole. The last is a sequel. The main movie is basically remade in order to make a bit more cash. This is not to say that all sequels are bad, there are good sequels, but not that many.

Anyways, there you have it. Love it. Oh, this whole thought experiment was prompted by the new Star Wars. A trilogy sequel. Wow. Takes a long time and sucks. The best of all possible worlds. God I hate Star Wars and yes, I will be seeing the next one. Dammit.