One Thousand Words

My husband and I were sitting around talking about lightsabers, as one does, specifically about The Dark Saber which is very very cool and which let me tell you I SCREAMED when I saw Moff Gideon use it.

Specifically we were talking about lightsabers and kyber crystals and whether or not lightsabers had personalities and how kyber crystals call to specific people (sometimes).

So like... is Din Djarin going to keep ending up with the Dark Saber? Are he and Bo-Katan going to be constantly swapping ownership? Time will tell! (probably not though)

In addition to THE DARK SABER there's a few different kinds of them:
- There's different lengths
= There's one called a switchblade that has two parallel blades and you can turn them on/off so you have only one blade then BOOM SURPRISE TWO MOTHERFUCKER
- There's the pikes used by temple guards (one saber coming out of each end, you hold it in the middle)
- That stupid crossguard one Kylo Ren used
- The spinning helicopter things the Inquisitors use
- A MOTHERFUCKING WHIP
- Ezra's super cool lightsaber gun
- Something called a lightspear which I don't know anything about
- Some different grips including a curved one and one shaped kind of like a riot baton that you hold sideways

Personally? I want more.

I want:

- Scimitars
- Giant bastard longswords where the hilt is heavy to counterbalance the very long blade, and this takes people by surprise when they pick it up
- A matched rapier-esque and dagger lightsaber set
- Tridents
- Scythes (especially if they, like, are actively used as scythes also)
- Axes (especially, again, if they are used as tools and also if you can throw them)
- Machetes (see above)
- Ornate handles, carved, inlaid with things. Heirlooms. Maybe with secret compartments.
- Modular lightsabers
- Prosthetic arms or hands that are also lightsaber handles - the saber part just comes shooting out of the palm or something, boom.
- Tiny dagger lightsabers, ornate handles like hair sticks, easily over looked but used for up-close assassinations

Mirrored from Words, words, words, art..

I’m sure you’re interested in more hot takes on my ass and preparing for a pilonidal surgery but instead I’m going to talk about “Star Wars: The Force Awakens.” Obviously there will be spoilers.

There is a problem with people of a certain age writing about Star Wars. For many of us, there is no time before Star Wars, no time we don’t remember having seen it. It’s sunk deep into our bones, soaked into our souls, flavoring the stories we’ve told ourselves and the play we’ve shared with others. So when a Star Wars movie or tv show or book comes out, it’s hard to separate our sense of self from what we’re consuming. It’s hard to accurately judge the product because there’s so much established emotion, context, hope, love, and projection going on. There are high standards to meet, but enough love and good will that a mediocre product can still be lofted up as long as it hits the right notes. The Prequels didn’t hit the right notes, for a number of reasons.

“Star Wars: Rebels” does hit the right notes, albeit on a smaller and more intimate scale. Please read more behind the cut.

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