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I know I'm late to the party, but as my Disney+ subscription is nearly over, I finally watched The Orville. I. Fracking. Loved. It.

It started out funny, and ended sweet and deep and tackling real life issues in a way Seth McFarland does so well.

Highly encouraged to watch if you like SciFi/Star Trek/Star Wars, as Seth pays homage to all of them.

Only took me 3 years to finish! It is 8x8 inches, 18 count Aida. Over 20,000 stitches/pixels.

I picked up cross stitch when sick with . As I got healthy, and ran out of a couple thread colors, I set it down. Did not pick it up until I went on vacation a couple weeks ago, and needed a project. And I finished it!

The pattern designer is Awesome Pattern Studio on Etsy, and they are a Ukrainian pattern maker. Love the use of color and color blocking. Have done a couple of her pieces and they are always striking.

Not sure I will do another all over cross stitch due to the amount of time they take, but I love the results.

A closeup of the stitches. Each cross stitch, resembling a pixel, is slightly rounded, adding texture to the piece. All the top stitches are in the same direction. There is no visible white fabric between the stitches.
The back of the piece. Loose thread can be seen, tied off all over. A ghost of the image can be seen, slightly messy, in reverse, and paler than the front side. Project backs can help show a work is real and not AI.
An all-over cross stitch design, resembling a tapestry. The design is from Star Wars, and had 2 at-ats (tanks on long spindly legs with wide feet) walking on a beach. In the background is palm trees, the Death Star (that's no moon!) And a moon. The design is in a pixel art style, color blocked in shades of black, blue, gray orange and white.

I’m not sure I would call drowning in your own lung fluid “passing away peacefully”, but I guess if that’s the story they have to tell themselves.

From the link:

“He had been admitted after a fall with an injured arm, however he quickly contracted Covid which developed into pneumonia. He passed away peacefully with friends at his bedside,” the statement said.

Kenneth Colley: actor dies after contracting and | The Independent https://www.the-independent.com/arts-entertainment/films/news/kenneth-colley-cause-of-death-b2781998.html

started reading History and Politics of Star Wars by Chris Kempshall

Chris Kempshall: History and Politics of Star Wars No rating

I've decided to start this book, after watching the recent excellent video on the #StarWars Series #Andor by #transwoman youtuber Jessie Gender (www.youtube.com/watch?v=SjMsPsaVyr8), which cites this study multiple times. I also feel that this could be an interesting tengential approach to the issue of #autoritarism and #fascism, as it appears that George Lucas' political messages (because, yes, Star Wars has always been political and well, woke) is based more on a popular idea of what #dictatorship and #imperialism are based more than on pure historical and political science theory. This is like looking at something from the embossed traces it left on the ground. It might also help me choose my next readings on these topics, while making for a really agreable reading, as I'm now quite exhausted and not in the state to digest more complexe analysis.

I am coming to the conclusion that the galaxy map of Star Wars (first created in 1998, I believe) makes no sense.

In the first movie they are going from Tatooine to Alderaan and to Yavin, which is pretty much a trip across the entire galaxy and appears to be maybe an hour of flight at most. (More examples in replies.)

If the distances and positions of the map are correct, then any jump is near instant teleportation to any location, making a map pointless.

Just finished the 4th chapter of Andor Season 2. This is SciFi at its absolute best. I want to hack IMDB so I can rate it 11 out of 10 stars.

I rewatched Season 1 before starting Season 2, and I've also watched the prequel movies and Solo. Next up is Rogue One, merging the two perfectly before continuing to the original trilogy.