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I'm amused that the banner references some moderately obscure ships: Sugi jealously looking at Obi-Wan and Bo-Katan. Anakin jealously looking at Obi-Wan and Padme.

And, most importantly, some Muun---Mak Plain?---jealously looking at Anakin jealously looking at Obi-Wan and Padme.

 

lol Kyle was just having fun with you, the Smoke Monster is actually one of his dark side powers.

 

I miss the Otter love but a reminder that Obi-Wan is a playboy works.

 

So I got the SO a Harley Quinn - related gift, and thought - briefly - that she's a somewhat worrisome person to relate to Valentine's Day.

But then again, she got me the Lego A-Wing with Ackbar that I mentioned wanting months ago, so there's that.

And speaking of Ackbar, the It's A Trap song by the Rifftones.

 

Happy Valentine's Day to errrrrverybody!

For those of you who amuse me so often, I have so much affection and admiration for you.

And now to reference an old game I recently replayed and beat for the first time.

I love you. For 129 damage, apparently.



Also, I love spoon.


*squeaky sounds* Muuuuuuah!

You are now paralyzed.

 

Watching Snow White "I'm Wishing" and I like how the Prince dude climbs a wall and takes over her song. TOOOOOODAAAAAYY.

Then he does it again in Sleeping Beauty (because they're the same guy), "the way you did once upon a dream".

 

I love it. I need to order a dozen of those.

--Adm. Nick

 

Not really. One of the significant problems with Stewart was that his brand of "engagement" was worthless -- really, counterproductive.

A healthy political culture requires a certain level of mutual respect, a willingness to accept disagreement -- to accept that your father could think differently than you and not be an imbecile, that your neighbor could disagree without being a villain. But that respect has to go beyond just cutting slack to the people you know personally, to tolerate differing opinions in general even while vociferously disagreeing, to engage their arguments on their own basis rather than dismissing or delegitimizing everyone who doesn't agree with you as a fool, dupe, or malevolent enemy of humanity who can be vilified and ignored rather than engaged.

Yet this is distressingly prevalent in political culture, especially among the sort of crowd that reveres Stewart, and his schtick played right into that. In Stewart's world, anybody whose views he didn't like was a moron to be mocked or a sinister villain to be comedically reviled. "Look at how stupid these people are for thinking [thing I disagree with]!" "Look at how bad this person is for [taking position I disagree with]!" Sure, it's innate to a comedy show -- but that doesn't make it a positive contribution to the culture. In helping create a mindset in which politics is not a debate between people of differing opinions but fundamental goodwill, but a lolpwning of the stupid and wicked, Stewart's influence has been a huge negative.

 

Well what else is there to do when you are the thirteenth son? It's that and growing sideburns.

 

Have to disagree, SW prince is doll like and lack any kind of personality outside of seems nice and good singing voice. Philip on the other hand are shown to be a good friend with his horse, have a sense of humour and not caring about rank.

 

I read SW for "Star Wars" here, and was like "well yeah, his name is Ken, even"...

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I've seen a few of these posted around Lit, but I don't know if anyone's linked the whole collection (maybe I just missed it): here are the artist prints for Celebration Anaheim. All good, but some standouts for me:

• "Burden", by Drew Baker, featuring the 181st
• "Encounter on Panna Prime", by Matt Busch
• "Mission: Mos Eisley", by Jeff Carlisle, featuring the Rebels gang and a lot of cool details
• "Heroes of the 501st", by Chris Dee
• "The Legend of Thrawn", by Grant Gould
• "Apprentice Leia", by Lee Kohse
• "Sparring Practice", by Jake Murray, featuring Maul vs Tuskens
• A modern take on the Marvel Star Wars #7 cover (original), by Alex Ross
• "The Folly of TK-421", by Chris Trevas
• "The Call of Destiny", by Jerry VaderStelt

 

I like how Trevas always finds these little lost moments that we know happened but never saw.

 

Poor TK-421, if only you had waited for Han to shoot first.

 

Okay, the red in the latest episode of GoT (Season 4, episode 8, commentary here, etc etc) was certainly not Valentine-themed red. Certainly an episode-ending that sticks in your mind. And shoes.

 

"Apprentice Leia" is nice. "The Legend of Thrawn" would be my pick though.

 

So. It snowed a few centimeters in the American midwest today. And then a local news station ran this Star Wars themed editorial cartoon.

 

Definitely picking up (and framing) the "Legend of Thrawn" at Celebration. Soon TM.

 

That was really interesting. I've never really edited Wikipedia so it hadn't occurred to me that they used a different tense.

 

Looking forwards to Jurassic World more and more.