Star Wars and School Work Brief discussion of the ideas for the new Ethnographies of Cities class and how I convinced the instructor to use Star Wars as part of the "sci-fi/future cities" unit.

Of Lightsabers and Laserbrains A brief discussion of the mitigated success in my first attempt to create an LED-operated lightsaber.

Wedding Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Budget Wedding updates, Christmas decorations, and general miscellany.

Skywalker Courage A mid-morning ramble on doing the right thing, courage, and hope.

Apollonian Jedi and Dionysian Sith Brief (for me) discussion and analysis of the competing worldviews of Force Users and the importance of recognizing and balancing these aspects within the self, or Nietzsche and Jung joined in thought.

Wedding Wars: Episode II: Attack of the Budgetary Confusion More wedding updates. I do get Star Wars related things AND we may actually have a budget!

A Definitive Original Trilogy? Ruminitions on the differnece between literature and film with regards to "definitive" editions in relation to the release of the unaltered OT on DVD.

Hegemony and Resistance in a Galaxy Far, Far Away Personal attempt to understand the concepts of hegemony and resistance using examples that make sense to me.

Drudgery and Excitement; Balancing the Jedi Life Another perspective (probably a repeat of someone else's) on Anakin's feelings regarding his Jedi training during AOTC.

Shades of Gray in a Black and White World The importance of "gray" characters, whose motives and allegiences are not always obvious, in a black and white galaxy.