We are now less than a month out from the release of "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story," and I could not be more excited. As a life-long "Star Wars" nerd, I've been counting down the days to this movie since I saw that first amazing, beautiful, riveting trailer. Okay, I'll admit it. Yes, that alarm sound gets annoying after a while, but for this, I'll deal with it.
The wonder and adventure of "Star Wars" always drew me in as a kid, and now, with the release of a new trilogy and spin-offs, it's happening all over again!
Seriously, when I graduate, I don't want to do the whole 'real world' thing, I just wanna go be an X-wing pilot with Rogue Squadron and bulls-eye TIE fighters across the galaxy. Fellow "Star Wars" nerds, it's gonna be tough waiting these last couple weeks until "Rogue One," but it's gonna be so worth it.
Until then, join me in expressing our inner nerd-dom through these emotions we've all definitely felt lately:
1. Walking out of Force Awakens and being like...
2. When you hear there's going to be spin-offs...
Boba Fett spin-off, Han Solo spin-off... Holy sh*t, I can't stop thinking of all the spin-offs I want. A Qui-Gon Jinn one, a Jedi Civil War one, a Clone Wars one...
3. Seeing the Death Star being completed in the Rogue One teaser trailer and being awe-struck..
4. When you see the Vader cameo at the end of the official trailer and you just can't anymore..
THE BREATHING. OH MY GOD.
5. When your friend says they've never seen any of the Star Wars movies...
6. When you sit them down to watch the saga (machete order, of course) and you 'bout to blow their gosh d*mn mind..
7. When they ask why Luke doesn't just use the Force to communicate with the Rebel fleet and tell them they were flying into a trap over Endor..
This isn't some Harry Potter bullsh*t, man, you can't just have a simple spell for everything. That's, like, Jedi Master-level Force proficiency, and I don't even know if Yoda has that sort of telepathic power.
8. Also, on that note..
Sorry, obligatory Admiral Ackbar.
9. When they keep asking you stuff about the storyline that they would learn if they would just sit and watch the d*mn movie..
Be patient, you must. The important plot twist, soon it comes, yes. Now quiet you must be.
10. When October rolls around and someone asks, "Are you really going as Han Solo for Halloween again?"
Hey, what's three years in a row gonna hurt?
11. And, because what's Han without Chewie, helping your bro get his Wookiee costume prepped.
12. Interacting with your one friend who just doesn't get all the hype about another "Star Wars" movie and doesn't understand why you're so psyched to see the midnight showing
13. When it's opening night and your best bud asks if you're ready to go
Time to see Jyn Erso kick some Imperial a**..
14. ...But you're so d*mn excited that you need to have a beer before you go so you can settle your nerves.
I don't know about you guys, but I positively CANNOT wait for December 16th. Spies and shoretroopers and AT-ATs blowing stuff up and grizzled old Clone War veterans and strike teams and hope... Y'know, that thing rebellions are built on-- it's all gonna be amazing.
Hang in there, fellow nerds, we're almost there!
SAVE THE REBELLION. SAVE THE DREAM.
