At least on Star Wars Dot Com. Why? Because I took exception to Karen Traviss, the author of several clone novels, calling the Jedi Nazis and slave owners.
She also insulted Star Wars fans, said reading was boring, but then went on to wonder about the effect on kids. Calling reading "boring" is a good effect to have on kids? Excuse me?
Well, she's the root of the problem, but the MAJOR PROBLEM is Dark Moose! His head is so far up her butt that one has to believe they're living together.
So I've been banned permanently. Moose has been itching to do this since 2006. He is totally out of control, a power freak of Palpatinian proportions!
He says I "flamed" her... OMG, SHE'S the one who brought up Nazis and slave owners... in published comments! When someone does that, they are opening themselves up to criticism!
My young Padawan, Qui-Gon Reborn, was also banned for posting the links to Traviss's remarks. I am puzzled how Moose justifies this, since they were merely links. In no way did she exaggerate with Traviss said. She took exception to the remarks, as I did, and I think we were justified in our outrage.
How Lucasfilm can support an author who knocks the fans and a major part of the franchise, merely in order to promote her own, tiny little piece of the saga, and her warped agenda, is beyond me.
Will I miss it? I suppose so. It's been a haven for me for over two years. I've met some of my closest friends there.
I can keep blogging here, without fear of censorship, but who's going to read it? Probably no one!
I'm going back into my hut to pout now.
This isn't a well written entry, but I'm ranting...
Thursday, October 30, 2008
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
Thank You, Obi-Wan, But I'm Here for the Mayhem!
"We're here for rescue, not mayhem," Obi-Wan said in Ep. III.
But even a Granny has her dark side. And I've found mine in "Star Wars Galaxies."
Let me explain something... I don't own a gaming system, I'm not good at games that take thumbs... I've played on my grandsons' games before, and I stink at it... those controllers are not made for people with carpal tunnel problems!
So, when everyone was oohing and aahing over The Force Unlashed, I got jealous and decided to try out the two-week free trial of SWGalaxies... By the Force, that game is addicting!!!!!!!
I'm a Jedi, of course... and once I reached Level 26 and got my first lightsaber, I've been practicing mayhem all over the place... It doesn't seem very Jedi-like, but it's FUN! I even got to kill Gungans! (Die, Jar-Jar, die!)
And I've killed battle droids, gang members, slavers, assassins, bounty hunters, womp rats, rock kreetles, sand mites, things that go bump in the night.... Bad guys of all species... good thing I'm not a pacifist...or a vegetarian...
Then there were the genetically altered arachnids... Brood #1 started out with bugs the size of a bicycle... by the time Brood #5 came around they were the size of monster trucks and the queen the size of a small Tatooine house...
I have a house on Tatooine that makes my house on Earth look tacky...
So, as much as I hate to disagree with my beloved Obi-Wan, I'm here for the mayhem. I can't wait until I get to kill some Mandos...
I'm up to level 55... I'll report in when I reach 90... then *I* will be the Master.
But even a Granny has her dark side. And I've found mine in "Star Wars Galaxies."
Let me explain something... I don't own a gaming system, I'm not good at games that take thumbs... I've played on my grandsons' games before, and I stink at it... those controllers are not made for people with carpal tunnel problems!
So, when everyone was oohing and aahing over The Force Unlashed, I got jealous and decided to try out the two-week free trial of SWGalaxies... By the Force, that game is addicting!!!!!!!
I'm a Jedi, of course... and once I reached Level 26 and got my first lightsaber, I've been practicing mayhem all over the place... It doesn't seem very Jedi-like, but it's FUN! I even got to kill Gungans! (Die, Jar-Jar, die!)
And I've killed battle droids, gang members, slavers, assassins, bounty hunters, womp rats, rock kreetles, sand mites, things that go bump in the night.... Bad guys of all species... good thing I'm not a pacifist...or a vegetarian...
Then there were the genetically altered arachnids... Brood #1 started out with bugs the size of a bicycle... by the time Brood #5 came around they were the size of monster trucks and the queen the size of a small Tatooine house...
I have a house on Tatooine that makes my house on Earth look tacky...
So, as much as I hate to disagree with my beloved Obi-Wan, I'm here for the mayhem. I can't wait until I get to kill some Mandos...
I'm up to level 55... I'll report in when I reach 90... then *I* will be the Master.
Wednesday, October 01, 2008
Broccoli and Green Peppers... Not Going to Happen!
It was 1977...a long time ago, in a theater far, far away... a kindly old man with sparkling blue eyes calmly uttered the words that ignited a fire in my imagination. For over a thousand generations the Jedi Knights were the guardians of peace and justice in the Old Republic. Before the dark times. Before the Empire.
The Jedi. The Force. The Force is what gives a Jedi his power. It's an energy field created by all living things. It surrounds us, penetrates us, it binds the galaxy together.
All my life I'd struggled with the inability to have faith in anything I couldn't see or touch. I accepted the possibility of almost anything being possible, but while not disbelieving, I couldn't accept anything on blind faith.
So there before me was the idea of a higher power that one could touch, and feel and use... and heroes with the power to do wonderful, good things...to protect and serve, so to speak. That kind and wise old man sacrificed his life to save others, and he did it without fear or regret.
Then came Master Yoda. Luminous beings are we, not this crude matter. Yoda taught us that anger, fear and aggression were bad, and the power of the Force should only be used for good. The idea of inner peace was irresistible.
Then a mature, heroic Luke Skywalker saved Darth Vader from the dark side and caused the destruction of the evil Emperor. The Empire crumbled; people were freed, good triumphed over evil. A Jedi was willing to die for what he believed in. I went to see the movie over and over because it made me feel so good.
At my workplace, we tagged anyone who was particularly good at their job as being '"Jedi." We kept a Yoda figure on the computer so the Force would be with us! When I was calm in a crisis, my boss would say I was like a cool breeze of the Force.
The Jedi are heroes. I like my heroes to be good guys. Is it some damn fool idealistic crusade? Possibly. But it's fiction. It's a fantasy world. It gives us hope that good things can happen, even in the face of evil. I'm quite cynical in real life; I don't need it in my entertainment.
So, what do have against the Mandolorians? Nothing in general. I see them in the GFFA along with Bothans, Duros, Hapans, Mon Calamarians, Ithorians, Sullastans, etc. Each could be the basis of an interesting story, but none of them are a major part of the story line like the Jedi are. (The Clone Wars story line would have been the same if the clones had been Corellians or Chandrilians or some previously unheard of group, so don't even go there.)
What I don't like is having them shoved in my face at every possible opportunity. They just aren't that important. They're like broccoli... not particularly pleasant, but an occasional change of pace from string beans... but I don't want an entire head of it, and I don't want it at every meal. It's boring.
And, I don't see why it has to be served with such anti-Jedi sentiments. That's like green peppers... no apparent nutritional value and they leave a bad taste in my mouth. And, I'm certainly not going to make heroes out of the traitorous, murdering clones; nor do I care to revere bounty hunters and mercenaries who sell themselves to the highest bidder without loyalty to anyone but themselves.
So, I'm narrow-minded because I know what I like and what I don't like? I don't think so. At this point in my life there's very little that I have to do that I don't want to do. I read enough stuff I didn't like while I was in school; I see no reason why I should do so now for entertainment. I don't enjoy it; it offends me, and makes me angry.
And a Jedi has no use for anger... Fan your flames up someone else's chimney.
The Jedi. The Force. The Force is what gives a Jedi his power. It's an energy field created by all living things. It surrounds us, penetrates us, it binds the galaxy together.
All my life I'd struggled with the inability to have faith in anything I couldn't see or touch. I accepted the possibility of almost anything being possible, but while not disbelieving, I couldn't accept anything on blind faith.
So there before me was the idea of a higher power that one could touch, and feel and use... and heroes with the power to do wonderful, good things...to protect and serve, so to speak. That kind and wise old man sacrificed his life to save others, and he did it without fear or regret.
Then came Master Yoda. Luminous beings are we, not this crude matter. Yoda taught us that anger, fear and aggression were bad, and the power of the Force should only be used for good. The idea of inner peace was irresistible.
Then a mature, heroic Luke Skywalker saved Darth Vader from the dark side and caused the destruction of the evil Emperor. The Empire crumbled; people were freed, good triumphed over evil. A Jedi was willing to die for what he believed in. I went to see the movie over and over because it made me feel so good.
At my workplace, we tagged anyone who was particularly good at their job as being '"Jedi." We kept a Yoda figure on the computer so the Force would be with us! When I was calm in a crisis, my boss would say I was like a cool breeze of the Force.
The Jedi are heroes. I like my heroes to be good guys. Is it some damn fool idealistic crusade? Possibly. But it's fiction. It's a fantasy world. It gives us hope that good things can happen, even in the face of evil. I'm quite cynical in real life; I don't need it in my entertainment.
So, what do have against the Mandolorians? Nothing in general. I see them in the GFFA along with Bothans, Duros, Hapans, Mon Calamarians, Ithorians, Sullastans, etc. Each could be the basis of an interesting story, but none of them are a major part of the story line like the Jedi are. (The Clone Wars story line would have been the same if the clones had been Corellians or Chandrilians or some previously unheard of group, so don't even go there.)
What I don't like is having them shoved in my face at every possible opportunity. They just aren't that important. They're like broccoli... not particularly pleasant, but an occasional change of pace from string beans... but I don't want an entire head of it, and I don't want it at every meal. It's boring.
And, I don't see why it has to be served with such anti-Jedi sentiments. That's like green peppers... no apparent nutritional value and they leave a bad taste in my mouth. And, I'm certainly not going to make heroes out of the traitorous, murdering clones; nor do I care to revere bounty hunters and mercenaries who sell themselves to the highest bidder without loyalty to anyone but themselves.
So, I'm narrow-minded because I know what I like and what I don't like? I don't think so. At this point in my life there's very little that I have to do that I don't want to do. I read enough stuff I didn't like while I was in school; I see no reason why I should do so now for entertainment. I don't enjoy it; it offends me, and makes me angry.
And a Jedi has no use for anger... Fan your flames up someone else's chimney.