The other day I was in a bookstore and found a toy on a shelf where a mom with 2 girls had just been--I brought it up to her: "Is this your Princess Amidala?"
"Oh yes!....We didn't know her name."
"Well actually, she's dressed as Padme here."
It's at this point that I realize that owning every version of Star Wars ever made (video and dvd, original and remake, separate and box set) and knowing that actually, come to think of it, Amidala is a Queen and a Senator, but not a Princess...is perhaps not as normal as I thought it was.
I never thought of myself as the bi-mon-sci-fi-con type, but when I'm watching Heroes and I notice that Hiro's dad's license plate is the serial number of the original Enterprise (because of course he was Mr. Sulu in the original Star Trek series), I have to begin to wonder...
Of course, I'm married to someone who knows how many TIE fighters chase the Millenium Falcon out of the Death Star and can win Star Wars Trivial Pursuit before I even get a turn...and I think that's awesome!
So, here's to all of you who had Star Wars bedsheets, dressed up for the midnight showing of Episode III, learned to sing Ewok, or tried to use the force to get out of a speeding ticket. Let's all go to Tosche station and pick up some power converters.
Luke: Heather Romano ~~~ Han Solo: Me ~~~ Princess Leia with 5 0'clock shadow: my brother Garney
