By The Way...

Thursday, May 19, 2005
4:45:00 PM EDT
Hearing The Imperial March -- John Williams
Yes, yes, the world is going overboard with the whole Star Wars thing today -- so why not join them for the Weekend Assignment?

Weekend Assignment #60: Recount an interesting moment in your life that somehow involves Star Wars. It can be deeply tangential -- it doesn't have to have happened at a Star Wars movie, for example. But let's face it -- for the last 28 years Star Wars has been part of the common culture. Surely there's an interesting moment in your life in that time, in which Star Wars, its characters or its merchandise has been a part of it.

Extra Credit: Ewoks: Cute or Evil? Explain.

My Star Wars moment? Well, as many of you know, I used to work for America Online -- worked in the office, that is, not just as a freelancer. When I worked there, my podmate Jill was a big Star Wars fan. So one week, we both went out and bought toy lightsabers -- the full-sized ones, mind you, which made the lightsaber noises and everything. And then from then on, whenever Jill and I had a heated discussion, it was eventually resolved in the following fashion:

Jill: You're wrong!
Me: No, you're wrong!
Jill: That's it! Now I'm going Jedi on you! (Ignites lightsaber)
Me: (grabs own lightsaber) Bring it on!

(Lightsaber battle ensues; Jill & John hum Star Wars theme while duelling; coworkers cringe in embarrassment)

Yeah, it was stupid. But you know what? it was fun, too.

Extra Credit: Come on. The Ewoks are so evil. The cute thing? It's just there to make you complacent. Then they bash you with a rock.

Feel the Force, young padawan: Share your Star Wars tale. Rest assured that no matter how silly it is, it'll be better than The Phantom Menace.


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• #50 Comment from thefiestaflower 
  5/26/05 4:13 PM | Permalink

  Is it wrong to claim that Star Wars is a part of my regular every day life?
  
  I am a songwriter. In fact, I'm currently starting work on a book about how to write songs, and in it I will include this little piece of information.
  
  My secret is, what I call "Yoda-isms." Yodas backwards way of saying things just might be the secret to learning how to say things in a new catchy way, which is essential in the music writing process. After all, everything that can be said, has already been said, so now, we just need to find new ways of saying it.
  
  So, Thank You Yoda!!
• #49 Comment from crystalldubert 
  5/26/05 9:29 AM | Permalink

  well i got a star wars moment i named my dog after chowe but thats about it
• #48 Comment from jjc2357 
  5/25/05 6:49 PM | Permalink

  -- HOW CAN GROWN PEOPLE WATCH THIS STAR WARS NONSENSE ?
• #47 Comment from nodefenseforit 
  5/25/05 12:57 PM | Permalink

  It was 5:45 am.....My bed was bouncing up and down as I opened my eyes, and glanced at the clock. The alarm had five minutes to go before blaring.  Still sleepy, I couldn't figure out why I was bouncing..
  There, at the foot of the bed, standing on the mattress in "en garde" stance, facing each other, were my two sons; then about 5 and 6 years old.
  "THANKS for the lightsaber, MOM!" said my oldest, with the biggest smile had ever seen on his face. Why did you HIDE it? You KNOW I wanted this! ..and you FOUND one for BOTH of us! I can't wait to show my friends!" "Cool!!"
  ..."and it WORKS!"  
  As I opened my eyes better to see, I was horrified at what they thought were lightsabers!
  They had gotten into a large clutch bag at the top of the closet where I . kept the samples of the lingerie, lotions, and adult novelty items that I was selling at the time..
   I had to break their hearts and take the "lightsabers" away..and tell them that they were NOT for them..
  
  I couldn't have them playing with flexible-rubber,3-speed vibrators !!!!!
  
  It was only about three years ago that I shared that story with them ( they are now well into their twenties) Their sides were splitting and they howled with laughter to the point they couldn't speak!!!
  
  Enough said!
  
  "May the force be with you"   :)
  
• #46 Comment from draxiuos 
  5/24/05 8:59 PM | Permalink

  a long time ago i was living in new york. i was about 14 yrs old and i went to a corner store to get my snack of the day a juice for 25 cents and a bag of chips for 25 cents. whil I was walking into the store i noticed that it was real quiet and a man was just standing by the register counter.
  
  The place was getting robbed by this crack head and for some reason i became angry and i remembered anger was a part of the dark side and i calmed myself down. By now he noticed i was standing there and he looked at me , his eyes where bloodshot and wild and outta nowhere i said " if you kill me i will become more powerful than anything you will become." Well he dropped what i later found out was his 22 caliber and the bag of money (70) dollars and ran out . I then cried like a baby till the cops came.

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