How awesome is this? Ok now that I got that out of my system, I have to address something. I most definitely have not always been into Star Wars as much as I am now. What happened? Well, my boyfriend Jeff happened. He is hardcore on another level though. He is a collector. As in, bins of memorabilia collector. Mostly of the last three episodes, the older ones, the originals. I myself, am not that hardcore. I don't know the names of each and every battleship or location or character, I have not read the fiction set in the Star Wars Universe, I get lots of facts wrong. But I'm not sure what it is, I like being a fan of it. I know that might sound weird or unauthentic, but I'm really not trying to be. (And by it I mean the older films, not Episodes 1-3) I like getting into vintage pop culture of the late 70-90's. Are the 90's vintage already? God I hope not. But you know what I mean. I think because of growing up with my sisters who were teenagers when I was a small child, I forever will have this tendency towards 90's alternative music, cult films like Clue, Labyrinth, Legend,Big Trouble in Little China, etc and in turn, Star Wars. I also really love Kevin Smith's films of the 90's (Ok, even Clerks 2), films which consistently love to dissect Star Wars and debate on minor issues no one ever thinks about but the die hard fans. I love Indiana Jones and Harrison Ford is Han Solo. I love to make fun of Luke Skywalker. I love the way the AT AT's look. And let's face it, probably above all I love how it's this weird, funny thing that Jeff and I connect on, one of our many. It makes things so fun and interesting when you can geek out. So yes, how did I go from minor appreciation of Star Wars Films to posting pictures of Star Wars Vintage Playsets on my blog? Just because it can be so damn fun. :)
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