May the 4th Be With You

It is Star Wars Day already; this is the third Star Wars Day I’ve celebrated on my blog!

I haven’t talked about Star Wars in a while but today would be a good day to tip my hat to the saga once again, as being that first big fandom that grabbed my heart and admiration by the first movie. Star Wars is what helped connect me to many of my long time internet friends and it was there for me during family difficulties and a transition of churches and friends. It helped bring me and Kayla together to bond over something special and fun and put me on the road of loving sci-fi and fantasy.

What I love about Star Wars:

“Do or do not, there is no try.”

Darth Vader.

The Millennium Falcon.

“I love you.” “I know.”

Chewbacca.

“Who’s scruffy looking?”

Imperial March

Lightsabers

Princess Leia

“Would it help if I got out and pushed?” “It might!”

Jedi Knights

Carbonite.

“Either shut him up or shut him down!”

Han Solo.

Jedi tricks.

Rebels.

I’m not sure what we’ll be doing to celebrate other then maybe listen to the soundtracks and walk around wearing our helmets.  Maybe I’ll dress up as Vader for a little while and hopefully we’ll watch one of the movies, but nothing is concrete. Any of you have plans to enjoy some Star Wars today?

Anyway; may the Force be with you! Fly your X-wings safe and don’t stick anyone with your lightsabers today.

….I have a house to go decorate.

~Jamie

11 is a fun number

The 11 Tag has come back around and I was tagged by two different people on the same day! I thought that was hilarious! So. Here we go, 11 facts about myself, I will be answering 11 questions from both LouPat and Solace Utara. By the way, thanks for tagging me, gals! I feel special when I see my name on someone’s list of tagged people for some reason. XD

1. I’m a bad writer; I should have been working on world building for my NaNo fantasy novel today, but instead I did lots of research on the Royal Opera Theater in London. All for a book idea that just popped up out of no where the other week. It has me very excited though; as of now, it’s’ a steam punk/Victorian murder mystery set in 1892 in London. And Sherlock Holmes might have a cameo in it. I’m very mad at myself about all this.

2. I just started a journal with one of the notebooks given to me for graduating. I always miserably fail at keeping journal’s, so we’ll see how long this one lasts.

3. I love Adrian Von Ziegler’s Celtic and Gothic music, it’s the bulk of my inspirational writing music. He’s also composes World music and Film music. Don’t be scared away by some of the darker pictures he uses; he writes amazing music which I would recommend all writer’s checking out at least once. CHECK OUT HIS YOUTUBE CHANNEL.

4. While our family has never celebrated Halloween, I enjoy seeing all the costumes that come out around this time of year. I’ve even been taking advantage of things that I don’t normally see in stores. I’ve bought enough things to pull together a Biker/Victorian-esque outfit, completed with a feather hat, delicate gloves, a leather jacket, dark sunglasses, and spiked bracelets. Along with my black boots and blue skirt, it looks awesome. All I’m missing is a motorcycle.

5. My sister and I just finished watching both Anne of Green Gables and Anne of Avonlea. I like Anne of Avonlea better.

6. Video game music rocks. I just found the soundtrack to a super old army game called People’s General I used to pretend to play when I was younger. The Intro music itself is so stirring and makes you just want to march off to war!

7. I have a thing for BBQ chips. ‘Nuff said.

8. I’ve decided I really want to see an accurate Dracula movie, but according to all my friends, there is yet to be one made…. I just did a Google search and there have been about 28 different Dracula films made but I don’t think any of them stay close to the actual story. SOMEBODY, PLEASE, FOR THE LOVE OF MARSHMALLOWS, MAKE A DRACULA MOVIE THAT ACTUALLY FOLLOWS THE BOOK FOR A CHANGE! I WILL PAY MONEY TO SEE IT! AND PLEASE CAST TOM HIDDLESTON IN IT SOMEWHERE! THANK YOU! AMEN! …. somehow that turned into a prayer. Lol!

9. I feel weird during autumn. My family lives in Arizona and here you don’t see much when it comes to season changes. No leaves changing colors or temperatures dropping very noticeably. No scarves or sweaters till November at the least. And seeing everyone on the blogosphere prattling on about, “oh i just love autumn when the leaves change brrr i get to wear my scarves now this is totally my favorite time of the year forget christmas now i’m going to starbucks for my pumpkin latte luv you bye.” LOLOL  Teasing aside, I feel left out not seeing weather change like everyone else. :*(

10. I still haven’t started reading Lord of the Rings yet. Grrrr. And there will be no time during November either. Oh well. I will put it on next Summer’s reading list, lol.

11. I love Donald Duck cartoons. Period.

LouPat’s Questions:

1) What is your earliest memory?

That’s kind of hard; I’m not sure how to separate memories and home video! LOL. Especially since I’ve been watching home video of myself since I was about two years old! So… kinda tough. One early memory I have is riding bumper boats at a kids park in our neighborhood.

2) What is your favorite holiday tradition? {Any holiday will do.}

Mmmm, maybe looking at Christmas lights with the family during Christmas. Probably anything to do with Christmas really.

3) What is your favorite musical? {This can be Broadway, a Disney film, Rodgers & Hammerstein, etc.}

All musicals I’ve seen are leaving my memory very fast, so I’m just going to say Beauty and the Beast because those songs are genius because they actually help the plot along and they’re beautiful.

4) Would you consider yourself an early bird or a night owl?

Mmmmm, more night owl than early bird but I can’t stay up super late like my sister does.

5) How has the Lord worked in your life since this time last year?

He’s certainly shown many instances of Providence that are too obvious to push to the side, so I think He’s helped me put more faith in His control over all things.

6) If you could have dinner with three theologians and/or heroes of the faith, who would they be?

OhMyGosh how are you suppose to do this???? Going off  the top of my head, I will say John Calvin, Martin Luther and William Tyndale.

7) How would you describe your favorite kind of fictional hero {not heroine}? Are you generally attracted to or intrigued by the aggressive, scholarly, reckless, quiet, jovial, brooding, tender, or straightforward?

Well, I like all sorts of different hero types. Take Luke Skywalker and Han Solo. Two very different male leads but both extremely heroic. And I like both of them very much. I know some people prefer Luke over Han and other people prefer Han over Luke. But me? I like them both equally!

8) What are you currently reading for pleasure? Schoolbooks don’t count

A Study in Scarlett is the book I’m reading now and AM LOVING IT. SHERLOCK HOLMES, HOW I LOVE YOU, YOU WONDERFUL WRECK OF A HUMAN BEING! *swoons*

9) If you could live in any other state, which one would it be and why?

Oh, I don’t know. Maybe Oregon or Washington State. It rains in those states a lot and I love rain very much. I could be sensible and say Texas because that’s a pretty conservative state but in all honesty, most people from Texas irk me. Texans, please don’t take offense, but you guys do seem to brag a lot. The general feeling I get from Texans is quite a bit of pride which just rubs me the wrong way. I know you’re very proud of your state, but please. Tone it down a little bit, okay?

10) What is your opinion of coffee? Do you drink it? If so, how do you drink it?

Coffee is fine for some people, as long as you do not get addicted to it. I personally do not drink coffee.  My mom only drinks coffee once in a while and my dad doesn’t like it. We don’t keep very much coffee in the house and I don’t even know how to make it. You pity me, perhaps. Oh well.

11) You’re about to go on an extraordinarily long trans-Pacific flight and you’re only allowed to take one DVD with you to watch on your laptop….. Jamie Joyce: your favorite Star Wars movie (I believe it’s Return of the Jedi) or…The Avengers. I may have just made you VERY desperate.

IT IS UNBELIEVABLE, I AM BEING FORCED TO CHOOSE BETWEEN STAR WARS AND THE AVENGERS! OHMYFREAKINGGOSH! ….. I’m going to say The Avengers though, because it is my recent favorite. Seriously, if you haven’t seen this movie, go see it now. Unless, of course, you haven’t seen Captain America, Thor or Iron Man. Watch those first, than The Avengers. TRUST ME, YOU WON’T REGRET IT!

Solace Utara’s Questions: (wordpress squished these together, don’t know why)

1) What are your fandoms?

Ah, I love talking about fandoms! My fandoms include Star Wars, The Avengers, and even Dr Who, although I’ve never seen the show. I’ve seen so much of it on Tumblr though that I feel like I could be part of the fandom in just a small way. And while I’m not a huge Batman fan, you could say I’m in The Joker fandom because I really like The Joker. And I’m in the Disney Fandom too.

2) Do you do fan art? If so, can you post it?

I’m afraid I don’t draw very well at all. I once drew a nice picture of Chewbacca in the middle of church (lol) but I’m afraid I lost the piece of paper. It was over a year ago.

3) What is your opinion of Ahsoka and why?

Oh goodness… I’m going to get A TON of hate for this. But I do not like Ahsoka. DISCLAIMER, I’M NOT SAYING ANYTHING ABOUT ASHLEY ECKSTIEN! But I do not like Ahsoka. To me, she messes up things and simply adds more questions to the Star Wars world. She’s such a big character, how come we don’t see or even hear about her in RotS? I could list other reasons why I don’t like her but that wouldn’t profit anyone.

4) Do you like to write?

Oh yes! I love writing!  I feel rather rusty with my fictional writing right now, it’s actually been a while since I did any decent fictional writing. But I’m hoping to loosen up during NaNo for the upcoming year of 2013!

5) Would you rather be an Elf or a bounty hunter?

I’m afraid I don’t know that much about elfs so I will go with bounty hunters, because they’re pretty swag. Lol. Cad Bane, anyone?! Or how ’bout Boba Fett? Some you up for a serving of Zam Wessell?

6) Explain your perfect fantasy relaxation place.

I actually have it right here in front of me. My desk, in my room, near the window, under the fan, with a candle next to me and my headphones on. I’ve not had my desk in my room for a long time, so I’m happy to be back in the quiet of my fortress.

7) Tell us a strange talent you have.

I don’t know if I have a strange talent! Lemme think….. no, I’m sure I don’t have a strange talent.  Lol. That’s sad.

8) What are things that make you happy?

Oh, good music, good books, good movies, good talks with friends, the good life, you know? Stuff like that. Oh. And ice cream. Yes, I sound very superficial but I believe in being grateful for the little things.

9) Harry Potter or Lord of the Rings?

I have not see either but I will easily go with Lord of the Rings over Harry Potter.

10) What’s the last song that’s stuck in your head?

I think it was the party music from the Toy Story short Partysaurus Rex. Watch the whole thing below. Why didn’t I get glow-in-the-dark bath toys when I was little?!?!?!?!?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tqv0n_uQfdY&feature=related

11) Have you ever been in love?

I seriously don’t think I have been. I’ve been attracted to different people and I’ve had crushes but I honestly don’t think I’ve actually ever really, truly fallen for someone. (I have more feelings for fictional characters than for real people, actually. You know, Steve feels, Loki feels, Joker feels, Robin Hood feels, Star Wars feels, Sherlock Holmes feels…. I’ll will bet that the longest crush I ever had on a fictional character was Captain America… but let’s not go there right now. XD

I don’t feel like tagging anyone and I can’t think of anyone who hasn’t already been tagged and I don’t feel like coming up with eleven questions either. LOL. So, I’ll be a rebel and just end here. If you haven’t already GO CHECK OUT THE MUSIC LINKS I LEFT YOU! RIGHT NOW! Please and thank you.

~Jamie

The Star Wars Test

It’s about time I did something Star Wars!

[] You own more Star Wars books than textbooks.

[X] You own at least one Star Wars shirt (Mawhahaha, I’m stocking up on shirts like there’s no tomorrow. I have at least six SW shirts)

[X] You have “used” a Jedi Mind Trick

[X] You can name all 7 movies in order without hesitating (seven? SEVEN? Come on. Seriously.)

[X] You have pretended to use the Force on moving objects (who hasn’t done this?)

[] You own at least one lightsaber (I actually don’t personally own one, but our house is full of them.)

[X] You watch the Clone Wars (I do watch the Clone Wars–very recently, anyway.)

[X] Your favorite video games are those with Star Wars in the title (I don’t play video games often, but my favorite is a lego Star Wars one.)

[] You’ve had at least one Star Wars-themed birthday party. (NO! I haven’t yet!)

[X] You can breathe like Darth Vader

Current Total: 7/10

[X] You hum the Star Wars theme song in the shower

[] You’ve seen the films so many times that the cases are worn down (since I’ve only gotten into it since last year, no.)

[X] You surf the Internet looking for funny Star Wars videos and pictures

[X] You listen to any of the Star Wars soundtracks in your free time

[X] You desperately wish that the Star Wars galaxy actually existed

[X] You freak out whenever there’s a sale on Star Wars merchandise

[X] Your favorite LEGO sets are the Star Wars ones

[X] You would totally dress up in full Darth Vader rig just for the fun of it (Excuse me, I HAVE done this, thank you very much.)

[] You want to join the 501^st Legion (My ignorance shows… what the 501st Legion?)

[X] Wookieepedia is your friend (I’ve not been on there much, but it has helped me several times, so, yeah.)

Current Total: 8/10

[X] Your avatar on at least one social site is Star Wars-themed (Yes! Actually, on two!)

[X] The wallpaper on your desktop has something to do with Star Wars

[X] You tie a lot of conversations back to something that happened in Star Wars

[] You write Star Wars fan fiction just for the fun of it

[] You have gone to a Star Wars Weekend and/or a Star Wars Celebration (I WANT TO SO BADLY!)

[X] Most of the stuff on your Christmas list pertains to Star Wars

[X] Your hero is a Star Wars character (Luke Skywalker is number three on my ultimate fictional heroes list!)

[] If you could spend the day with anybody, it would be George Lucas

[] You know the difference between astromech and protocol droids

[X] You think of time in years in relation to the 1977 theatrical release of A New Hope (yes! I actually do do that!)

Current Total: 6/10

[] You can think of ten good reasons why you should have your own Death Star

[] You can’t spell “rectify” but you can spell “Kashyyyk”

[X] You know more Star Wars planets than earth countries

[X] You argue with your friends and/or siblings over who would win: Boba Fett or Darth Vader

[] You are completely open to all Star Wars characters coming back to life – even Darth Maul (NOOOO)

[X] You dress up as Star Wars characters for Halloween (While we don’t celebrate Halloween, we did wear masks inside the house!)

[] You dress your pet up as a Star Wars character for Halloween

[X] You sometimes say “May the Force Be With You” instead of “good-bye”

[] You have seen the movies so many times that you can say the characters’ lines

[X] You debate with your friends and/or siblings about Star Wars characters

Current Total: 5/10

[X] You would put a Star Wars bumper sticker on your car

[X] You’ve been belittled or even bullied because of how much you love Star Wars

[X] The best gift you could ever get would be a set of storm trooper armor that had been worn in the movies

[X] The only books you really check out at the library are Star Wars ones (For a long time, that was all I checked out).

[] You would laugh out loud if somebody was talking about how the Death Star blew up Naboo

[X] You know which Skywalker twin is older

[X] You know what “lekku” are

[] Your favorite authors write Star Wars books

[X] Star Wars is still your favorite movie even after seeing it 10 times (I haven’t actually seen the movies this many times.)

[X] You were one of the only people who noticed that puppet Yoda was made CG in the 3D version of TPM (and was a little mad about it)

Current Total: 8/10

[X] You study Star Wars books and websites in your free time (not everyday, but yeah.)

[] Your YouTube or e-mail account name has something Star Wars-y in it

[X] You get an adrenalin rush and/or a tingly sensation up your spine whenever you hear the Star Wars theme song or see The Crawl

[] You know what “The Crawl” is, and you refer to it as such

[X] You have a hard time imagining life without Star Wars

[X] You feel sorry for people who have never heard of and/or never watched Star Wars

[] You can name and identify fifty or more different clone troopers

[X] You get kinda ticked when “uneducated” people mix up clone troopers and storm trooper

[] You can speak and/or understand Mando’a and/or Huttese

[X] If someone says the word “star” the first thing that comes to mind is an epic battle between a Jedi Master and a Sith Lord

Current Total: 6/10

[X] You would likely have a heart attack if somebody said, “Who’s George Lucas?”

[X] You think John Williams is the best composer. Ever. Period. Exclamation point.

[] You have made at least one Star Wars-inspired video (I don’t make videos!)

[X] You want everyone to ditch the webcams and invent holographic-enabled comlinks already!

[] You know what “THX-1138” means and you look for it in all of the Star Wars films

[X] You know exactly what alien species you would be and what kind of job you would have if you lived in the Star Wars galaxy

[X] Your favorite phrase is, “A Long Time Ago, In A Galaxy Far, Far Away….”

[X] The only comic books you read are Star Wars

[X] You can’t listen to Liam Neeson’s voice without thinking, “Qui-Gon Jinn!”

[X] You know more about the actors who were in Star Wars than you do about any others (Sorta… this would be tied with the Avengers Cast)

Current Total: 8/10

It Has Been Assumed That You…

[] Wait outside of the movie theater for two days to see the latest Star Wars film

[X] Exercise by staging lightsaber battles with your friends and/or siblings

[] Know all of the movies by heart

[] Don’t have a life beyond Star Wars

[X] Are mortal enemies with Trekkies/Trekkers (I rather am, because every Trekkie I’ve met has spewed some dislike for Star Wars…. no offense, Trekkies)

[X] Can’t go a single day without thinking about Star Wars (well, I can’t help that, because we have SW stuff all over our house.)

[] Have all of the answers to Star Wars-related questions

[X] Are obsessed with Star Wars

[X] Would buy anything with the words “Star Wars” on it

[] Only play Star Wars music (Okay, that’s going a little far…)

[X] Only play Star Wars video games

[] Only read Star Wars books and/or blogs

[] Would only marry someone who was just as crazy about Star Wars as you are

[] Don’t discuss current world issues, only current Star Wars issues

[] Only watch Star Wars

[] Wouldn’t ever speak if Star Wars had never existed

Current Total: 7/16

You Have Been Asked At Least Five Times…

[] What’s the difference is between Jedi and Sith

[X] Why you like Star Wars so much

[] What’s wrong with Star Trek?

[X] Why you talk so much about Star Wars

[] Why you still like Star Wars, since it’s a “kid’s” show

[X] What’s so great about Star Wars?

[X] If you went to see The Phantom Menace when it came out in 3D

[X] If you’re going to see the other Star Wars films in 3D

[] Which is worse: Ewoks or Gungans?

[] Why you fire up when someone disses Star Wars

[X] Why George Lucas made the movies in the wrong order

[] Why you get all excited whenever you hear the words Star Wars and Special Edition in the same sentence

[X] If you named your new pet something Star Wars-y (YES! I HAVE DONE THIS!)

[] If your family gets fed up with your love of Star Wars (I think my Dad gets tired of it…)

[] If you play SWTOR or KOTOR

[X] Who shot first: Greedo or Han?

[] If you can speak Huttese

Final Total: 8/17

SCORING:

0-5….Do you even know what Star Wars is????

6-25….You’re an average casual fan, but not a nerd.

26-50….You’re pretty knowledgeable, and therefore a Star Wars nerd. You probably also appreciate Wookie Cookies.

51-75….You’re a Star Wars nut and not afraid to let people know it

76-95….You’re a Star Wars geek, and you want the whole world to know it. Don’t tone it down!

96-102….You are a total, die-hard, super, ultra, unsurpassable, mega-humungous Star Wars geek!

103….It don’t get no bigger than you. You, my friend, are the ULTIMATE Star Wars die-hard! Wear your Yoda ears proudly ‘cause you are the ULTIMATE!

I got the total of 63! A Star Wars Nut.

How did I know this was what I was going to get? I have been called a nut all my life; how fitting to be an official Star Wars nut.

~Jamie

Star Wars Day

This the second time National Star Wars Day has rolled around here on my blog! (if interested, see the post I did last May 4th in 2011)

Prepare to be bombards screenshots, artwork, and videos (some I have posted in the past, but if you haven’t seen them yet, take the time today!).

I love this video. So much.

Everyone’s seen the Volks Wagon commerical with little Darth Vader. So, check this out!

I will never get tired of listening to this. Never.

Grocery Store Wars = Super Hilarious Parody!

ROFL Can I have that Death Star lego set??

Anyway, MTFBWY today!

PS WHO’S SEEING THE AVENGERS TODAY?!?

~Jamie

Pretty Picture Tuesday: Star Wars

I thought today I’d theme my pictures to be all Star Wars! I haven’t done anything SW themed in a while, so this is quite overdue.

Wow, aren’t there some incredible artists out there?!

~Jamie