Hokey religions and ancient weapons are no match for a good blaster at your side, kid.
Hit the library this morning, picked up some indulgent comfort reading. Two Star Trek novels: a TNG one, Losing the Peace, and Wounds, from the Corps of Engineers series, which I've never read. Since Virgin media decided to stop broadcasting Star Trek in the afternoon, I have to get my fix somewhere.
(yes, I'm doing that thing I do of reading too many books at once. That's another post).
I also go a Star Wars novel, X-Wing: Wedge's Gamble. Man, does this bring back memories. Being 13 and raiding the library for Star Wars novels. I loved Tales from the Mos Eisley Cantina. Getting a Barbara Hambly's Planet of Twilight for my birthday (also awesome). Seeing the original trilogy with my then-best friend (and fellow Star Wars freak) when they were rereleased in the theaters (nothing beats seeing those movies on the big screen. TV doesn't do it justice). Giving my parents explicit instructions on which version (the untampered original, of course!) I wanted on video for Christmas---instructions they actually followed, for once, since it saved them the effort of thinking themselves. A huge part of my late childhood and early adolescence was spent in the Star Wars universe.
I fell away from it as I got older. I saw the first two prequels and that did a pretty good job of killing off my interest (I seem to have blocked Attack of the Clones from my memory). But since they've been showing the original trilogy on Saturday afternoons recently, I've completely rediscovered my love affair with these movies. Even though I see them through a grown up's eyes---I mean, jesus, have Obi-Wan and Yoda always been such complete bastards?? Why does Yoda speak with vaguely pseudo-French syntax (sub clause--object + primary clause--subject)? Poor Leia's been replaced by some drone in the second two movies. And my god, the dialogue!tea_drinker77 and I keep giggling over the dirty subtext between the older Jedis and Luke: "The Force is strong in you! Do you feel it?" "I feel something, Master!" (yeah, we're twelve, I know).
I guess there's just been so much change and upheaval in my life the last, well, 7 years, and it's only intensified recently, that's it's nice to rediscover some old friends. Sometimes I don't give myself enough comfort food.
(yes, I'm doing that thing I do of reading too many books at once. That's another post).
I also go a Star Wars novel, X-Wing: Wedge's Gamble. Man, does this bring back memories. Being 13 and raiding the library for Star Wars novels. I loved Tales from the Mos Eisley Cantina. Getting a Barbara Hambly's Planet of Twilight for my birthday (also awesome). Seeing the original trilogy with my then-best friend (and fellow Star Wars freak) when they were rereleased in the theaters (nothing beats seeing those movies on the big screen. TV doesn't do it justice). Giving my parents explicit instructions on which version (the untampered original, of course!) I wanted on video for Christmas---instructions they actually followed, for once, since it saved them the effort of thinking themselves. A huge part of my late childhood and early adolescence was spent in the Star Wars universe.
I fell away from it as I got older. I saw the first two prequels and that did a pretty good job of killing off my interest (I seem to have blocked Attack of the Clones from my memory). But since they've been showing the original trilogy on Saturday afternoons recently, I've completely rediscovered my love affair with these movies. Even though I see them through a grown up's eyes---I mean, jesus, have Obi-Wan and Yoda always been such complete bastards?? Why does Yoda speak with vaguely pseudo-French syntax (sub clause--object + primary clause--subject)? Poor Leia's been replaced by some drone in the second two movies. And my god, the dialogue!tea_drinker77 and I keep giggling over the dirty subtext between the older Jedis and Luke: "The Force is strong in you! Do you feel it?" "I feel something, Master!" (yeah, we're twelve, I know).
I guess there's just been so much change and upheaval in my life the last, well, 7 years, and it's only intensified recently, that's it's nice to rediscover some old friends. Sometimes I don't give myself enough comfort food.