George Lucas did it, Sheldon Turner did it; and now, I'm (considering) doing it.
"What's this craziest to which you are talking Mr James" I hear you ask 
Well, firstly, don't call me Mr James. Secondly, the craziest to which I am talking, is prequels. We needed to find out how Darth Vader came to be the emotionally inept arse that he is; Lucas provided that answer for us.
We needed to find out, exactly which hardware store was the main retailer of chainsaws for the massacre in Texas; Turner helped us out by shedding light on such a mystery (it was Lowes - I know! My money was on Home Depot! Sorry if I ruined it for anyone).
So, I was thinking the other day, the Bible starts at Genesis, right? God created the world, life and everything as we know it today (well, it was better when He did it; we've screwed it up since then).
But, what happened before then
God's been around forever, right Well, someone should really write about that. What happened before that
Do you think if we knew all about why God created us, we'd be better, or worse off
So, I've quit my job, and I've decided to set about writing "The Testament". This prequel to the well known "The Old Testament" will set the scene for all the prophecy we have come to know and love.
In turn, it will cast a much more explanatory light onto the best seller "The New Testament", explaining some key issues surrounding some of the characters, happenings and events.
The New York Times said "Brilliant, do not read the other two without first reading The Testament, it's a must read for 2007".
This is, in least of all, impressive as I haven't even written it yet.
Now, I can't take any credit for the literary work of "The Old Testament", nor "The New Testament"; but I can assure that this will almost certainly, not fail to move you, help you and make you really think about the validity of spending $29.99 on the book.
Early copies can be reserved for a $0.20c discount, let me know if you're interested.
P.S. Although this blog is entirely tongue in cheek, it is not designed to offend anyone. Please accept my apologies if it has. Note: I will remove any and all comments if I deem them to be offensive, derogatory or unnecessarily rude; at my discretion. It's my blog, and while you're reading under my roof, you're read by my rules.
Editorial: While searching for a suitable picture, I noticed that Mr John Girsham actually stole my book title! I don't know how he did it, but he must have a time machine he fashioned from old cream cheese. I have used the picture regardless, and hereby agree that if Mr Grisham asks, I shall pay him $100 for every $1million I make on this book. I can't say fairer than that.
I went a little (more than usual) crazy today 
I had no real intention of doing anything specific, but I thought I'd pop to REI to see if they had a jacket suitable for my upcoming Canadia visit.
I kind of went a little crazy in there buying a whole new outfit, and the old Master card took a bit of a hammering. But, I was invited to join some club thing, which gives you some crazy discount off stuff that no one else wants 
So, inspired by my recent retail success, I saw a Ross. I love Ross, it has really cheap stuff; and often has like proper brand stuff, but it might be 'last season' kind of stuff. So it's a great place to pick up some awesome bargains.
I got a nice new griddle, and splatter guard...ooh, and some nice containers (stainless steel things). A couple of nice bowls (wooden....ya know, for fruit and stuff).
So I was just heading home, and I thought I'd just take a quick spin through the retail park to see if anything jumped out at me as inspiration for lunch, and what do I see.....OMG.....William Sonoma!
It's one of my favorite stores! A definite must for the kitchen/cooking enthusiast.
So after all that, I finally make it home, laden with bags full of lovely goodies, and a Credit Card feeling a little heavier
On the up side.....think of all the air miles I just earned! 
Ah well, that's pretty much the entire January budget gone.....but you know what.....you can't take it with you, right? 
After the somewhat abysmal handling of 'The Luggage' situation by British Airways, I'd be lying if I said I wasn't extremely pleased to be home.
While away, I was able to sample the somewhat delectable delights of the Apple Mac. So impressed, I decided that my new mission in life, was to acquire one. So I figured I'd take a look at the website.....cor blimey chief.....how much?
For those that know me well, will know that when I decide that I would like something, I take my time, plan things carefully 
. There are some rumors flying around that I have slight impulse buying problem.....totally untrue 
Anyway, so quite the conundrum, eh? Not so!
Being the super genius that I am, I come up with the all time classic solution. For quite sometime, I've been less than thrilled with the economy of my vehicle (SUVs are for the rich or daft). So, I pop down to my local Carmax, and get them to value my car.
I then locate a suitable replacement vehicle, and make the arrangements. So in a few days, I should not only have a new car, but with the equity in my current vehicle (which I have no finance on), I can buy the new car outright, and then have enough left over to buy me an Apple Mac!
Oh wow, I am sooooo excited. The stuff I'd been buying on eBay and Chefs over Christmas arrived today, so I've been playing with my new MP3 player, and trying to figure out where and how to put up my new magnetic knife holder thingy; and now, now I get to play with a new car, and a new laptop.
Wow.....2007 is off to a freakin' awesome start. I'm home for the new couple of weeks, and then I'm in Toronto for about a month. In the middle of that Canadian stint, I have a vacation in my favoritestestest place in the whole world, with my best friend.
It's kind of ironic; 2006 ended in a bad way; and 2007 starts in a great way
I'm really looking forward to seeing how much better this year can get.
Wishing you everything you want, readers.
George Lucas did it, Sheldon Turner did it; and now, I'm (considering) doing it.
