You know you follow too many fan activities when... I was watching the Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi recently and suddenly realized that I no longer can watch one of the SW movies without associating it with some kind of fan activity.

The value of our diversity--Inspired by yesterday As I was reading through the litany of comments on yesterday's post, I started to think about how much a part our personal styles comprise our Star Wars 'personality.' First off, it seems sort of odd that any of us have a personality based on fictional

Friday the Thirteenth and Thursday the 19th--A DaVinci Code/Star Wars parallel First of all, I'd like to announce that in 13 days, this account will expire. As of yet, I have no way of renewing it, so I'll just let you all know that I have highly enjoyed putting my thoughts out there and getting your input in return. It's been

Just toying with you A dream fulfilled.

Do you remember your mother?--About the Skywalkers in the OT One of my absolute all-time favorite scenes in Star Wars anything is the bridge scene on Endor. Luke, on the verge of having to face the full consequences of his birth, doesn't ask Leia for assurances. He doesn't start out by making a heroic

What's the harm?--A thought on Jedi Attachments If anyone is curious, that's Attachments, not attachments and it's a bit of a joke with one of my cowriters. We started a series of stories about Qui-Gon's platonic but lengthy relationship with a Senator and the first time Obi-Wan heard about it, he

Why not writers?--A fan-activities rant Okay, I would like to vent a little on the matter of fan activities. I love things like fan art, fan films, fan fic, fan everything! I've done fanfic and fan art and would love to someday get involved in a fanfilm.

Constant Vigilance--a thought on the Jedi priorities My thoughts on what might have gone wrong with Jedi priorities at the end.

The Star Wars advantage--a comparison of this fandom to others Despite what my good friend Anne-marie thinks, it is virtually impossible to not serve two masters when it comes to fandoms in this day and age. If you like Star Wars, you're bound to have a fascination with something of equal or stranger value!

A thought on time travel I've been reading several fanfics involving time travel lately and was wondering what attracts so many to this idea. I think I finally figured out what intrigues me.