let me make this clear: i am not a dog hater. in fact, i’m a dog lover. i love dogs. i have cats because dogs aren’t allowed in my apartment. but I really, really, want a dog, and will, hopefully, have one in the future.

now, dog owners (not walkers, because they’re supposed to be professional) who don’t pick up their dog’s poop really piss me off. first of all, it’s just rude, especially if it’s on someone else’s or a public lawn. then, there’s the issue of stepping in it.
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I’m just not sure what to make of it. Is it healthy? When does a SW fan cross the line into freakdom? I don’t want to be judgmental; I just want to understand the costuming culture.

I mean, I would have no qualms about dressing up as a Jedi for like, Halloween, but to go as far as to join a…a…a club?

These are a couple that I’ve come across:
The Rebel Legion
The 501st Legion

A requirement, apparently, is to have “professional”-looking armor, for the stormtroopers. There are even sites that provide instructions on what to use for armor and weapons: TK-409.com Do-It-Yourself Star Wars Props.

Also, there are sites on how to create a Jedi costume: Obi-Wan’s Jedi Academy.

So, is there anyone out there reading this? What are your thoughts?

I always thought they were. Celibate, I mean. They aren’t allowed emotional attachments, but wouldn’t having sex with someone you aren’t emotionally involved with be a DS act?

I also know that they’re allowed to have feelings, but they aren’t supposed to act on them. I think. Or at least, feelings shouldn’t motivate their actions, such as striking out at someone in anger.

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So, have they slept together? Does he “look” like a virgin?

(cover artists: Jan Duursema & Joe Wayne

On the Dark Horse boards, people assume that Quinlan Vos has a sexual relationship with Khaleen Hentz. This may be inferred from some of the issues in which they appear. Even though there’s obviously sexual tension between them, I’m not sure that they’ve actually done it.

I’m basing this on a certain panel in Republic #63, which unfortunately, isn’t part of the preview on the Web site. Anyhow, it occurs when Khaleen wakes Quin from a meditative nightmare. The characters are facing each other, but their faces aren’t shown. Instead, all that’s depicted are her boobs and his unlit lightsaber in his hand, pointed at her chest. How phallic is that?

The next panel shows only his eyes–he’s glaring at her. Then a picture of her face telling him why she disturbed his meditation.

Finally, there’s a picture that shows both characters fully, with Quin re-attaching his lightsaber onto his belt. In this panel, a rattled Khaleen says, “You were about a heartbeat from putting your lightsaber through me!” His answer? “No, I wasn’t.”

Everything but, perhaps? And if he had put his lightsaber through her, would it symbolize the physical act, the result of which kills Khaleen? I’ll have to think about the implications there.

Anyway, my question is, if they have had sex, wouldn’t Quin have been a virgin? I mean, he was raised in the Temple and all, and peer pressure, if any existed within, would probably have been on things such as lightsaber combat or something. More than likely, he didn’t have to cope with “normal” pressure that “normal” teens confront: drinking, sex, stuff like that.

And yet, some of the forum members think he’s a player. Personally, for Quin, I prefer the term “playa.” “Player” sounds too…well, clean-cut. Or something. And let me tell you, when he first appears as his bad undercover self in Republic #49, he is most definitely a P-I-M-P. Look at him on the cover (cover artist – Ryan Benjamin):

If this ain’t a Jedi gangsta, I don’t know what is. Holla!

Anyhow, perhaps people think he’s a sex machine because he doesn’t “look” like a virgin. But then, what does a virgin look like? A Jedi virgin? Obi-Wan? :d Hmm…