Missa no getin it!!

Can someone explain to me why no one likes Jar Jar Binks?  I LOVE his character!!  I can understand not liking back stabbing Lando or even the Dark Lord Vader (even though he is pretty cool), but Jar Jar brought comic relief to these movies.  Children love him, does this make me simple minded or just young at heart?

For those who don't know, Jar Jar Binks is a fictional, digital character from Star Wars.  I have located a lot of sites, blogs, and comments online about how much people hate him.  But WHY???

I remember when the movie was coming out there was an uproar about this character and how people thought he was speaking Ebonics and was, well, basically making fun of Black people.  Which this went along with many of the comments about the lack of "color" (black people) in the earlier Star Wars movies.  Then for "the man" George Lucas to actually have the nerve to place a digitally animated character into his movies that may or may not represent someone from the black community is ridiculous.  I mean seriously people!! Seriously!!  This poor, clumsy, good guy who was made an outcast by his people is just trying to get by in this cruel world like everyone else.  So, why the hatred?

Robot Child

So, I was just sitting here wondering what I should write about, and it came to me R2TD!  For those who don't know who this is.  He is our Robot Child.  My dear husband built him literally from the ground up.  I am so proud of him.  I am happy the main project is done with, because I saw little of him when this was happening.  One of my friends and fellow "geek wife" says we should get shirts that say "R2 ruined my married".  As much as it bothered me with the amount of time he was gone.  I am happy he was able to complete such a project.  But know he (the robot) sits in our livingroom and does nothing.  I keep telling him he needs to figure out a way to attached a vacuum so he is at least pulling his weight around here. :)

One of the main reasons I did not see Jeff for almost a year (insert exaggeration) was due to the fact, he was trying to finish R2-TD for a Star Wars Convention in Florida and to be able to meet the man!

The Man "George Lucas"

R2-TD among is brothers and sisters

Florida was an amazing experience and we were happy to be able to be apart of the convention.