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My time here is running short, so this may be it!

With the discontinuation of Hyperspace, and my subscription running out soon, this may be my last blog entry. The PTBs (powers that be) say we will still have access to our blogs, but no one will answer the question if the blogs will be functional or not!

So here it goes... my overview of Star Wars, according to Me... (In no particular order)

1. The saga should be viewed in the order in which it was released. Sorry George, but I love the surprises, cliffhangers and prequel moments too much to recommend it any other way. Viewing it 1-6 is for the simple minded.

2. When I was younger I was so in love with Luke Skywalker. He was so heroic, in an understated way. And cute, too. But as I got older, and Obi-Wan got younger, I totally fell for him. Obi-Wan is my hero of all time. He's loyal, brave, dedicated... and cute, too. Totally hot.

3. Obi-Wan's hair is brown in TPM, red in AOTC and blond in ROTS. I think he was having an affair with a hairdresser, but he obviously leaves her behind when he goes into exile... thus the white hair in ANH.

4. Anakin Skywalker is the biggest disappointment of the entire saga for me. I always pictured a bigger than life, heroic figure that somehow met with evil and fell to the darkside against his will. Instead we got a sniveling teenager who can't stop thinking with his lightsaber. He may have been a great pilot and a cunning warrior, but all we got to see was a whining mama's boy.

5. Boba Fett is dead. He fell into the Sarlacc and was slowly digested over a thousand years. End of story.

6. However, I do enjoy much of the EU. I like Mara Jade, and I'm glad Luke fell in love and got married, especially to a redhead. Han and Leia have a great marriage, although the death of their son Anakin was tragic and a waste of a great character. I rooted for Jacen's death, though. And Jaina's romance with Jagged Fel doesn't thrill me.

7. Speaking of the EU, Karen Miller has written three Clone Wars books that are great. FOTJ is getting interesting, but the books need to come out more often. And, like LOTF, it will probably turn out that the story could have been told in three volumes instead of nine. Christie Golden is a breath of fresh air to this series, though!

8. I confess that I didn't see Star Wars (ANH) on opening day in 1977, or TESB in 1980. But I did see ROTJ on opening day in 1983. I couldn't wait another day to find out if Vader was really Luke's father, or if it was just a big fat lie.

9. I'll never forget the first time I saw TESB in 1980 though... when Vader said, "No, I am your father!" my sister elbowed me in the ribs and whispered, "What do you think of that?" (She'd already seen the movie)

10. In 1985 I had a boss who was disgusted by my love of Star Wars. He thought it was evil an irreligious and tried to bring it up during the lawsuit that followed my termination... the arbitrator almost LOL...

11. I have an original R2-D2 Cookie Jar from the 70s on my kitchen shelf.

12. I'm a member of the Rebel Legion with two Jedi costumes, and a Mara Jade. My geekiness is no secret. I like to play dress-up and play with lightsabers.

13. All my closest friends are into Star Wars, and I met them all right here. Think that's weird? Too bad.

14. John Williams is a genius.

This blog has gone on long enough! I don't want one of those long entries that no one reads because there's no action in it... LOL

May the Force be with us all!