Those who know me can pretty much tell you that a lot of my brain space is taken up memorizing a great deal of minutia. I am an elephant of elephants, able to memorize the most painstaking detail of things: birthdays that were mentioned once, phone numbers for friends in grammar school, when I’ve actually met someone in real life, and in some cases, I’m able to recount whole days to find your lost items if I was with you that day. It is both my blessing and my curse; I’m sure that more pertinent information has leaked from my head in life as a result.

One of these things taking up space is for me to memorize scenes from Star Wars — or Scarface, or the Breakfast Club, or a bunch of other movies… but mostly Star Wars. My penchant for reciting whole scenes for Star Wars is sometimes both terrifying and amusing to people close to me. That being said, in the vein of whipping off one-liners from Star Wars verbatim, no one should be surprised to know that I attended the “One-Man Star Wars Trilogy” the other night.

I was given a press pass, so there’s the disclaimer. However, I think I realize two particular things as a result of this event: 1) I didn’t know Return of the Jedi as well as I thought I did, and 2) think that my obvious bias for the awesome geekiness shows too much.

So, here are the facts: Charles Ross, the “one man” behind the “One-Man Star Wars Trilogy” has been doing exactly what the show promises in the title for the past 5 years — making him a professional geek for sure. Not only is he licensed by Lucasfilm, but now is currently in San Francisco Bay Area (the home of Lucasfilm and its’ associated properties) for a 14-day run. The last 7 days of Ross’ show are coming up at the Post Street Theatre from Tuesday, March 6th through Sunday, March 11th.

So without too much more editorial on my part, here’s the interview that I taped that Matt did with Charles Ross after his hour-long performance on opening night here in SF. (Sorry about the lighting; it wasn’t too good to tell you the truth.)

Well, Spring Break for geeks is almost here, and I’ll be heading to South by Southwest Interactive (SxSWi) for my third year in a row, and that’s coming up at the end of this week. I’m currently very busy and running around nuts, trying to prepare for the annual trip out.

It’ll be my second time on a panel at SxSWi and this time the hijinx include MJ, Andrew, Tony, Nick, Lynne d Johnson (whom I’ve never met, but I’m looking forward to it), and of course, Tantek (oh yeah right, like I don’t see him everyday). We’ll be kicking-off your week in Austin in a big way, so be sure to come by. I am really good at pre-gaming, by the way, so you know I’m gonna bring it in a big way. (You best believe it!)

Different this year is the fact that I’ll be holding down a slot at the wonderfully creative SXSW tradition of 20×2, where I’ll be attempting to answer the question “What If?” (Not that I don’t ask this question of myself all the time, mind you.) It will be challenging in the fact that I have only two minutes to answer the question.

One thing’s for sure — If it’s one thing SXSW isn’t short on, it’s creativity and inspiration in every corner.

Uh, and Shiner Bock.

Fear does not exist in this dojo, does it.

My birthday is fast approaching and the theme (yes, I swear I thought of this) for the party is “80’s Villains.” There is also going to be karaoke, obviously.

Not so much related, but is, kinda, is this video from the band No More Kings, called “Sweep The Leg” (via birthday buddy Jason over IM). You may recognize the phrase as a reference from the first in the holy trinity of Karate Kid movies.

Johnny Lawrence from Cobra Kai (played by one of my favorite 80’s movie villains of all-time, Billy Zabka) is advised by his sensei, Martin Kreese, to strike mercilessly against his opponent, Daniel La Russo (played by Ralph Macchio), and sweep his leg. Anyway, it’s basically one of the pinnacle moments of sports movies and 80’s film. (Could you hear my sarcasm? Well — maybe I was half-kidding.)

Anyway, the song itself isn’t much, but it’s fun to see all the cameos you can possibly see in this video. And, for other fun Karate Kid-related action on Agendacide (like my encounter with the late Pat Morita and pictures of my housemate with Tamlyn Tomita from Karate Kid II), click here.

Sometimes I just don’t understand why people are such pantywaists about race and culture. I used to be a really militant pantywaist myself.

This brings me to a conversation on Yelp SF about “WP who love PINOYS” that my “white chick” office buddy Charlene came up with. (”WP” meaning “white people,” not WordPress, by the way. *cough*) While I could go into one of my normal brown-fist-raised tirades, I just sort of step back. Not that I’m now indifferent to the issue, but there comes a time where you sort of roll it off your back while you gauge the level of the situation’s ignorance. And if so, I say, respond with an equally appropriate insult. Fair?

I’m just prejudiced against the stupid and ignorant in people, not the snarky — because that stuff is kinda fun and funny because there is truth involved. Otherwise, why would it be so funny in the first place? Ah yes, it’s because “Everyone’s a Little Bit Racist.”

Here’s a Bronx tale for you, while I’m at it. That kept my head wagging back and forth exclaiming “Oof!” for a while.