live long and prosper

greetings

and so, if you are inclined to read the date the American (as in entirely incorrect, look you see) way, once more we have hit Star Wars day on the calendar. for those unaware of the reason, or generally do not care but are here now, it is so that "May 4th be with you" sounds a bit like "may the force be with you", a popular line of dialogue from the series of films which makes heroes out of fanatical religious zealots, fake orphans, people what wear buckets on their head, criminal smugglers and barley coherent space frogs. quite good films, as it happens. 

usually i would take this day as a time to reflect upon the magnificence of Lobot, who was by some distance one of the top three (3) characters to appear in any of the films, television shows or excessive merchandise. having done that last year (here) i figured it was time for something different. 

last year (2025) - July, for those with a sense for specifics - there was a "super hero fun day" thing up near my lodgings in my place of exile. as this was all going on near (indeed, around) the market i would usually frequent on a weekend, i went along. i suppose it was a bit like one of them "comic con" things, only it did not feature a largely forgotten actor or actress who(m) had an obscure part in a film or television show and was now able to charge £50 or so to pose for a picture. much of the stuff was, as you have likely worked out, of Star Wars. 

just worked out that yes, indeed, i "missed a trick" in the picture above. i for some reason did a bit of a nancy boy, effete sort of "hello" wave there. so, so close to doing that "vulcan" greeting thing what Spock does in Star Trek. oh well, if it is on again this year (and i make it that far) i shall try for another picture and see if i can remember to do it. likely people shall take it as "trolling", but really just a bit of fun. we are still allowed to have such. 

much of Star Wars, on paper (at least), really shouldn't work. it is absolute genius that the bloke what came up with it all managed to get someone to finance his vision of a shiny gold (latently gay) robot and also to give him (as a sidekick) what is effectively a bin with some rudimentary legs stuck on, with them subsequently attached to roller skates. 

oh yes, make no mistake, i would (surely) love to have a full tilt R2-D2 like this one. beyond the likely high expense of such a magnificent thing it's unlikely to be a practical addition to my modest lodgings. still, was really quite class to see one twatting about. 

for the picture above (and indeed the X Wing missed opportunity one) i did indeed pay some money. such is how things are kept viable as a going concern. actually, no, for the one above, with me holding a light sabre thing (and showing off my dapper NZ shirt), it was a donation. very happy to give a link here to the North East Legion (this is the link), who(m) happily attend these events in their amazing outfits in order to raise funds for charity. 

soon, i think, the latest Star Wars film, The Mandalorian & Grogu, gets released. rather likely that i will be making the effort to go see it at the cinema, since the tv show was ace. odd, i suppose, that they didn't opt to release it on what has been embraced (if not adopted) as Star Wars day, but i think the release date is to do with some American day of celebration for something or other. 

the needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!