May the Force Be With Us All.

[athene]

Not sure how many of you have been following the story of Katie, a first grader who was getting teased by the boys because she brought a Star Wars thermos to school and that is a "boy thing." Katie's story went viral and gained the support of the geek community. Someone started a Facebook Event to support Star Wars, Geekdom, and Katie. Just check out #maytheforcebewithkatie on Twitter to see comments and pictures from people all over the world.

As many of you I have a deep love of Star Wars. It started back when I was around 3 or 4. I remember playing Star Wars with the boys. I was always Princess Leia. In high school I joined a Star Wars role playing chat room. I attended one of the meet-ups for the chatroom when Episode I came out in 1999. I'm still friends with many of the people I met there, thanks to the internet and facebook.

Today in honor of Katie, I am wearing my very old and much loved Princess Leia shirt. It's so worn that you can't even tell that she's standing in front of a Tantive IV anymore. Here is a picture of me in my shirt and holding my USB Lightsaber Lamp from ThinkGeek:


May the Force Be With Katie. May the Force Be With All Of You.

Comments

[acadecian.livejournal.com]

I'm wearing my I <3 Scoundrels shirt today. Gotta get a picture up soon.

[felisviolaceous.livejournal.com]

I'm wearing my kitty ears...well...the beginnings of the new incarnation. :)

[safirerings.livejournal.com]

Let me be the first one to pointout...HOLY PREGNANCY BOOBS BATMAN!!!!

[nireena.livejournal.com]

i actually don't have any SW clothing. shocking, i know.

i sympathize with her, tho. i caught flak at that age for having the leader thundercat, lion-o. none of the other boys did. they wanted to play with him and i said, "fine- if you'll let me play with your thundercats" (since i only had lion-o). they said no, so no trade for them. *shrug* their loss.

[rainking1.livejournal.com]

I got grief from my parents for wanting Star Wars action figures because they referred to them as "dolls" and thus "girl toys." Meanwhile, my friend Angie also desperately wanted Star Wars figures but was told that they were "boy toys" and wasn't allowed to have them.