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Obi-Wan Kenobi: “You look tired.”
It’s probably because his mom didn’t read “Goodnight, Forest Moon” to him as a child. Noah Dziobecki adapted my son’s long-ago favorite bedtime book, Goodnight Moon Hat-tip to Eileen Cook for sending this along. “Toogi! Toogi! Greetings! Toong mee cha kulkah du Boonta magi! Tah oos azalus ooval Podraces. We have perfect weather today for the Boonta classic. The most hazardous of all Podraces.” – Fode & Beed, Star Wars I: The Phantom Menace
Ever wonder how the weather outside your door compares to weather in the Star Wars universe? Come on, admit it. You know you have. Well, wonder no longer. Tom Scott has linked the varieties of weather here on lovely planet Earth to the weather you’re likely to experience in such interesting places as Tattooine, Kamino, Yavin 4, Endor, Hoth and Naboo. And if, like me, you’re currently experiencing the weather of Kamino, be sure to carry your best manners and a very large pocketbook around today. “There is… another… Sky… walker.” – Yoda, Star Wars VI: Return of the Jedi
Qui-Gon Jinn passed this Star Wars/Star Trek/The Matrix/Harry Potter are all the same movie link on some time ago and I’ve been meaning to point you all in its direction. It briskly runs to the same conclusion as Joseph Campbell in The Hero’s Journey. It lacks Campbell’s depth, wit and largess, of course, but were he still alive I believe Campbell would be smiling as he read it. Princess Leia: “You’re not actually going into an asteroid field?”
Since I haven’t had a “Star Wars stuff” post lately, I thought I’d pass on a couple of crazy pieces of Star Wars-related memorabilia that I found on Amazon today while cruising around. Each one made me think, “What the…?” OK, the infant/toddler costumes are pretty cute.
Because if you’re not careful, they just might turn out to be…
*Disclaimer: Obi-Mom Kenobi knows that Trekkies are decent and worth-while people and does not wish to incite a Star Wars vs. Star Trek flame war. The above – admittedly derogatory – statement was for humorous intent only. That said, “No one calls Han Solo a bitch.” (Fanboys) Chancellor Palpatine: ”Anakin, I’m appointing you to be my personal representative on the Jedi Council.” Star Wars III: Revenge of the Sith
I have yet another reason to love Star Wars. Without it there would have been no need to sell those ridiculously heavy replica light-sabers – the ones made with a metal base and a glass “beam”. If I were without this weighty piece of Star Wars memorabilia, I would currently have no clean clothes. For how else would I be able to unclog the laundry chute? “The maker has returned!” – C-3PO, Star Wars II: Attack of the Clones
Not that he ever really went anywhere, but it always give me a little thrill to see that Balakov has put up another Lego Star Wars picture on the photo-sharing site Flickr. The most recent one, a Storm Trooper knitting, went straight to my heart.  A Storm Trooper Knitting by Balakov After such a depressing post yesterday, I decided that I owed you all a little bit of happiness. Therefore, I’m going to share my most favorite Lego Star Wars action-figure-making-find. Don’t say I never gave you anything. Remember the Storm Trooper on a Bicycle picture? Yeah, that’s Balakov’s handiwork. If you check out the ‘Sets’, you’ll see that he photographs more than just Star Wars with Legos, but those are – not surprisingly – some of my favorites. UPDATE: And to answer Eileen’s question, there are many of Balakov’s images available as prints and cards at RedBubble, but this one is not available yet. Go leave a comment to Balakov about your desire for this particular image to be available as a print, and I’m willing to bet that he would be happy to oblige you. “Master Skywalker, there are too many of them. What are we going to do?” – Jedi Youngling, Star Wars III: Revenge of the Sith
This scene just breaks my heart in Episode 3. The trust in that little kid’s face is so implicit, so complete. He has no idea that he’s about to be destroyed by the very person he has been taught to trust and revere. I know it’s fiction. I’m fully aware that it is nothing more than a scene from a movie, but that little kid’s earnest face has been stuck in my brain ever since I first saw it flick past on the big screen. It’s funny how little things like that can get wedged into your brain, to pop back up into your consciousness when you least expect it. I don’t know what triggered it just now. I wasn’t sad, upset or feeling betrayed. I just sat down and ‘pop’ there he was, his round little eyes looking for direction and protection. To take this in a completely depressing direction, here is a link with information about, and some of the signs and symptoms of, Child Abuse and Neglect. If it helps protect even one child, it’s worth the posting. May children everywhere have a safe night tonight. Han Solo: “Well Princess, it looks like you managed to keep me here a while longer.”
When I was pregnant with Padawan Learner, I worked from home and went through a period of watching two TV series during the day while Dad Windu was at the office. Monday through Friday these reruns played out from beginning to end. It was great! I’d heard about Northern Exposure while in college, but had never seen an episode of it, and I was a bit hit or miss (mostly miss) on Magnum P.I. episodes. Therefore, I happily watched both of these series during this nine month baby-cooking time. It’s amazing how quickly you can work through a series when you watch five episodes a week. I was thrilled then, as you can well imagine, to see a link about the similarity between Han Solo and Magnum P.I. in my mailbox this morning. Eileen, you rock! Think of it as Han Solo, P.I. “Impressive, most impresive, but you are not a Jedi yet.” – Darth Vader, Star Wars V: The Empire Strikes Back
I don’t know about you, but these two results are pushing Jedi status in my eyes! If you don’t want to scroll through all the many, many photos from the two links showing exactly how Hubert de Lartigue made a Millenium Falcon and an X-Wing Fighter out of a couple of Paris Metro tickets (!!!), go here for an abbreviated photo version. C’est magnifique! March 14th, 2009 | Tags: paper crafts, Star Wars | Category: Ad infinitum | 3 comments | Share the love:
“It is obvious that this contest cannot be decided by our knowledge of the Force… but by our skills with a lightsaber.” – Count Dooku, Star Wars II: Attack of the Clones
Although I’ve been busy, busy, busy, I realize that it’s been a bit dull here for the past week. To show that I still care, here’s something to brighten your day: mini-lightsabers.
You know you want one, and at $1.83 each you can afford to get several. Please have your children forward their thank you letters to the address listed on the side bar. HT: Star Wars Tat |
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, to the Star Wars universe for a friend’s son’s birthday. Kindly though, he’s made his version available for download with assembly instructions for the rest of us – for free. The Force is with us all.
If you really loved someone, you’d be willing to shuck out the $150 it costs for some smacking awesome 
, right? Right?!
Now I happen to know, for a fact, that you have been saying to yourself, “If only I could combine time with… small pieces that I will step on most painfully when I least expect it and… Star Wars.” Well, search no more! For the 
is at hand. There are other characters to choose from as well, 
, 
, 
, or – should your kid run with a slightly more ruthless crowd – 
, and a 
.
You’ve put the finishing touches on the deck, or maybe you’ve gotten the gazebo just the way you like it, but there’s still something missing. Some… final detail to make everything just right. This 
is just what the landscape artist deep down inside of you is calling for. Also available in 10 Yodas. How could a dinner party go poorly when you are surrounded (quite literally as it turns out) by the power of The Force?
Have you ever found yourself at a loss as to which flash drive was yours? They all look the same after a while. Not these puppies! For a mere $260, you can get a 7 character 
. What’s $40 a piece among friends when you can store the plans to the Death Star inside a Royal Guard or even the Emperor himself? They come preloaded with exclusive Star Wars content, ranging from theatrical trailers to wallpapers, icons, and avatars. I’m sure that fact alone will make you feel better about skipping this month’s payment to the orthodontist.
Future fanboys and fangirls unite! Halloween is just a few months away, so garb your little one as 
or 
while you still can. Start them early and start them well, I always say! 
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