Author Archives: Solonor

Music Meme

Posted on May 23, 2005 by Solonor

Curses. Someone discovered that I hadn’t been tagged for this music meme. If I were a good rebel, I’d refuse to comply when tagged. Sadly, I am but a poor, wee sheep. Continue reading →

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World View

Posted on May 23, 2005 by Solonor

I like the memes and quizzes that challenge me to think, moreso than the “What Kind of Cheese Are You?” ones. So, I thought I’d give this one that I found over at JR’s a shot. Continue reading →

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Impressive. Most impressive.

Posted on May 21, 2005 by Solonor

Just finished watching the original Star Wars again. I never thought anything could make it better, but after last night… wow. The tie-ins and the backstory (yeah, yeah, I’m sure they didn’t know the whole story they were acting out … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith

Posted on May 21, 2005 by Solonor

Well, we made it. Complete, the circle is. What we thought was as the tale of a young boy, Luke Skywalker, learning to use a mysterious Force to rid the galaxy of the evil Empire and its dark lord, Darth … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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I gave my left arm to be in that picture!

Posted on May 20, 2005 by Solonor

There is at least one picture from the Solonor-Busy Mom summit in Nashville. It might just be me, but I think the photographic evidence may have been tampered with… See for yourself. Continue reading →

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Use the Force on you do not make me!

Posted on May 20, 2005 by Solonor

I don’t know how I missed it, but as the world’s biggest Star Wars fan* pointed out, Darth is not the only one with a blog… Master Yoda has a blog at http://masterjediyoda.blogspot.com/ Even Chewie has a blog called hbrrrrrrrrrrrrhhrrbawwwrr. Continue reading →

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If I could be… a Jedi?

Posted on May 19, 2005 by Solonor

Oh suuuure… screw up my perfect Star Wars day with a meme. Thanks a lot you! Well, we’ll just see about this… The Rules: Pick five of these Continue reading →

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Hokey religions and ancient weapons are no match for a good blaster at your side, kid.

Posted on May 19, 2005 by Solonor

In case you haven’t quite gone overboard enough, I’d like you to study the tenets of the Star Wars Religion, then take the quiz on beliefnet.com. I scored 100-percent on the test, but it was a toughie. Damn, that “GE … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Longest. Two Days. Ever.

Posted on May 19, 2005 by Solonor

Is it Friday, yet? Here’s a nifty link: The first mention of a Star Wars film (directly) on Usenet (or at least the oldest one I could find in Google Groups). Newsgroups: net.movies From: ucbvax!upstill Date: Wed Jun 9 01:35:39 … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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The End of the Darth Side

Posted on May 18, 2005 by Solonor

While Lucas may or may not capture all of the nuances of his own creations on film, at least we have the inspired writings of Star Wars fans. I’m not big on fan fiction, usually. However, this has been one … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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