"And so many stinkers, too. Really, if you’re up on Star Wars and Star Trek , you’re golden. Anyway, back to Castaway ... Cliff Notes version, a guy gets shipwrecked on a desert island for four years. I watched the video with a girlfriend. Afterward, she described it as a nightmare. I was surprised, because I’d been thinking of it as a fantasy. Four years of no interruptions. Of course, it would have been more enjoyable with something to read." I waved my waldo in what I hoped was a human gesture. "Point is, that’s when I really realized that I don’t think like most people. I’m fine with solitude. In fact, I get antsy when I’m around people for too long a period without respite."