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[gwendolyngrey]

Been feeling moody and mopey recently.

Sewing progress has crept to a slow halt... I lost most of my motivation somewhere, and without a local sewing buddy to spur me on, it's just too much effort to make myself work.

I have, however, rediscovered my love for the Star Wars EU. I just finished reading Outbound Flight by Timothy Zahn, and it was SO GOOD. I really hope he writes a sequal or two, explaining how it is that Thrawn eventually gets exiled by the Chiss and discovered (and recruited) by the Empire. It gave me a lot of sympathy for Thrawn... I've always admired him, in spite of his wanting to kill Luke (who kinda deserved it at the time... he was very annoying as an idealistic young wannabe master). And it just solidified my feelings on the Jedi of the Old Republic. In short, that I despise them and their pious traditions. Nothing excuses mass murder, but the old Jedi order really did need to crushed and forgotten.

And while we're on the subject of fandoms, I'm starting to really get mixed feelings about Deathly Hallows coming out so soon. There's a huge part of me that doesn't want to know how it ends, who doesn't want it to end at all. I'm both looking forward to, and dreading, reading it. So many what-ifs...

But the root of things is that I miss people. I miss seeing Adrianne and Gill and Ian and the others on a regular basis, I miss having Rebekah around, I hate that Katie Jacobs is gone for the summer, and most of all I wish my Mom's family didn't all live so far away. It really sucks knowing that it'll be at least two years until I see any of them again.

Comments

[quincy134.livejournal.com]

I haven't read that Zahn book, thanks for reminding me about it! I read his original triology and then that Thrawn duology, and I liked them alot.

[idlewild-grey.livejournal.com]

He is undoubtedly the master of Star Wars books... if you think about it, he basicly single-handedly created the entire extended universe! Not to mention he's an EXCELLENT writer.

[quincy134.livejournal.com]

I was reading an article about Zahn and the initial planning of the Bantam Star Wars books. It was really interesting, and I agree, it really showed how much he is responsible for the EU. Though I also like the Rogue Squadron books by Aron Allston, too. Zahn and Allson are my faves.