My Collector's Code My take on enjoying the hobby that is Star Wars collecting.

The Darkness Within Two Jedi confront the darkness within as they struggle to learn what it means to be a Jedi.

Qui-Gon Jinn: A Jedi Defined Obi-Wan was clearly a great Jedi, but where did he learn the ways of the Force?

Becoming Padme A look at the conflict within as Padme struggles to find a balance between being Senator Amidala and Padme Skywalker.

Letting Go Of That Which You Feared To Lose It was not easy, nor was it a decision that I wanted to make. Yet the decision I had just made regarding my future meant that I had to do something.

Masks In the prequels, Darth Sidious and Padme wear emotional masks, meaning that while they do not hide themselves with a physical mask like Darth Vader, their true identity is hidden behind a public persona.

She Has Lost Her Will To Live. . . Or Has She? A different point of view about why Padme appeared to have lose the will to live.

Farmboys A comparison of two famous farmboys, Luke Skywalker and Clark Kent.

The Artistic Force of Walt Disney's Sleeping Beauty Comparing my favorite films of all time, Star Wars and Sleeping Beauty.

An Act of Compassion An examination of what might have been had Luke not forgiven his father for what Vader had done.