"These aren’t the Droids you’re looking for." Hmmmph. Shut it Obi Wan, yes they are! Verizon + Google + Star Wars = Epic Geek Win
Check out the R2-D2 version of the Droid 2 slated to jettison in an escape pod and land on Earth Sept 30th.
Via Engadget, photo via Geeky Gadgets.
Remember that awesome Teenage Mutant Ninja Bear from the Hiroshima Zoo? Some creative folks have now gone and Jedified it…and you know what a huge Star Wars fan I am.
Check it out:
After watching those videos, one thing appears to be clear….bears must have some sort of molecular anomaly hidden within their DNA that renders them impervious to the business end of lightsabers. Perhaps an abnormally high midi-chlorian count?
[via Mashable]
+10 geek points if you can cite the origin of the play on words I used the title of this post to caption this pic with.
via Powerpig on Flickr.
Caveman Circus is back with Episode II of “Star Wars in Odd Places”. Here are 2 of my favorite pictures from this episode:
“Jealousy, the shadow of greed that is.”
~Jedi Master Yoda, Episode III: Revenge of the Sith
Tuesday was Star Wars day, and Geeks are Sexy found an incredibly creative video in which a couple edited a clip from Episode IV: A New Hope to announce their pregnancy.
Awesomeness. Here’s what Geeks are Sexy says:
A couple using the Death Star trench run scene from Episode IV to announce that they’ve got twins on the way? Now that’s what I call awesome.
Star Wars geeks unite! Be sure to wish all of your friends, droids, taun tauns, and bounty hunters a happy Star Wars Day.
May the Fourth Be With You.
Source: AFP/Getty Images, via Telegraph
Who knows where the best movie marathons, jedi battle reenactments, or nearest space ports are today?
The folks over at Geekologie have uncovered an unbelievable LEGO stop motion lightsaber battle of epic proportions. I dare you not to watch it…
And if that weren’t awesome enough on its own, I give you the Darth Vader disco ball, via DVICE…
I am sad. Tomorrow morning I take my wife to the airport where she’ll get on a plane–without me! *sniff sniff* (Maybe if it’s foggy I’ll do a little Humphrey Bogart re-enactment for her, lol) She’ll be flying to D.C. to be a part of a dear friend’s wedding where she’ll get to see some friends she hasn’t seen in a long time. In her absence, I decided that I would spend some time this weekend practicing the disciplines of silence and solitude.
The incredibly spiritual things I have planned in order to do so are as follows:
I know what you’re thinking. “Wow, what a spiritual sage!” Ha ha, yeah right. As I read some recent PS2 game reviews in my attempt to narrow the field of games from which I would choose to master this weekend, I happened across a VERY interesting discovery. A game could be rated very highly (9 or 10 out of 10) on graphics, sound, and playability (the ease of learning how to play), which happen to be 3 out of the 5 categories that contribute to the whole rating, but could receive an overall score of merely 6 or 7. How? Because the gameplay and storyline are linear! Gamers today do NOT want to be locked into to a predictable and structured story, they want to create their own story. (By the way, contrary to popular belief, this is why the Grand Theft Auto games are SOOO incredibly popular–not because little boys are all twisted and demented freaks who enjoy car jacking and killing at random.)
Not to overspiritualize the scenario, but in the moment of this discovery, I realized something. *Note: the following is NOT a bash, it’s an observation* The seeker sensitive form of “doing” church offers an experience which can often be rated VERY highly in graphics, video, sound, and “playability” (or shall we say convenience). But still people under the age of 35 do not darken the doorsteps because it fails to address the broader issue–the differences in how we think (not to mention the still broader journey of spiritual formation, thanks for calling my attention to that dog–you know who you are). All the slick presentation in the world can’t hide the fact that many of these churches are still modern and linear at their core, and thus, in their thought–and hear me when I say, that is ok! That is how the majority of their members think, so that is what they need to be.
My hope and dream is that we communities of faith that happen to be more fluid, relational, and “postmodern” (for lack of a better term) in thought will TRULY be able to cooperate and partner seamlessly with more linear, seeker-sensitive, modern churches to further the Kingdom of God–and finally say together, “Screw building up our own individual kingdoms.” (which is how we unfortunately tend to view our congregations)
So tomorrow is the big give-a-way garage sale at the Dane’s house as well as the free water hand out. Yep, several folks in the area have donated some cool stuff for us to give-a-way (yes, as in for free) tomorrow. We’ve got about 20 folks from South Alabama (Roll Tide!) coming up to give us a hand with this thing as well as to hand out free water and Gatorade to some very thirsty people at an area greenway, lake rec area, boat ramp, skate park, and construction site–I don’t think it could happen if it wasn’t for them, thanks Gary and your crew at Excel Baptist Church.
You scored as Obi- Wan Kenobi. You are Obi-Wan. You fight for truth, and justice. You taught one of the most powerful force users in the galaxy, and lost all your friends to the Sith overlords.
Star Wars: Who Are You? |
Though I wish I’d have scored as Yoda (and kind of secretly as Darth Maul, because his double ended light saber, acrobatic ability, and long black cloak rocks) and be able to rightfully refer to myself as “the wise one” (just kidding), I guess being Obi Wan Kenobi will work too. Hey at least I still get a light saber! YES!…I just hope all my friends and visiting volunteers don’t fall prey to any Sith overlords lurking about tomorrow…
