Has embedded itself in our common culture the way few movies do. Even people who aren't big fans of the movies know the Imperial March music means something wicked this way comes. Big cinnamon rolls can make one think of Princess Leia. 

Share your memories of that galaxy far, far away. Did you (or your parents) wait in line for hours to see the original?

Did you and your friends turn broom handles or sticks into lightsabers and have your own epic battles? Or maybe it was using your bikes for landspeeder races.

When you say, "I love you," does your spouse say, "I know?"

If you've ever used Yoda-talk with someone, called your principal "Emperor Palpatine," or referred to a particularly hirsute man as a Wookie, 'fess up here.

Were you a Han girl while your best friend was all about Luke? Perhaps you were more a Lando Calrissian kind of girl. Or are you young enough to wish you were Padme, so you could have Anakin and Obi-wan at your side?

Contact Matt at mnash@sequimgazette.com
Matthew Nash hails from Portland, Ore., and stumbled into writing for newspapers when his high school allowed him to write movie reviews. He holds an English degree from Concordia University in Portland. He married a kindergarten teacher and the couple expects their first child in June 2012. Nash enjoys writing in third person and hopes you’ll read his  pictures and thoughts on babies and pop culture. Opening scroll:
It is a good time for people with the Rebellion.

A new hope is found in space reporter Matthew Nash’s first born, Reed.

 

He and his wife, Stephanie, an academics teacher of Jedi younglings, await their son’s birth on the planet of three suns — Sequim.

 

Imperial forces led by the evil Darth Econon-mee make their way to their homeworld to pull them apart.

 

To spread the Rebellion’s message and fight the Sith resurgence,