This Hoth crewneck is releasing on KITH starting on Monday, December 20, 2021 as part of their Star Wars collaboration. Actually, there are several interesting pieces in this collection.

This six-quarter R2 can definitely handle the pressure while housing Luke’s whereabouts. Check out more Star Wars x Instant Pot gifts at Williams-Sonoma.

Except that you can’t find any Baby Yoda merchandise – nothing official anyways. But assumedly, that is going to change. There’s no way Disney can forgo this Force-ful opportunity. Yes, Baby Yoda was purposely hidden from marketing to surprise The Mandalorian viewers, but now that the entire galaxy has seen the big ears and innocent eyes, Baby Yoda’s likeness will be everywhere December 2019.

And the Force will be with anyone toting any of these Igloo x Star Wars coolers. Even better, this is vintage Star Wars stuff featuring the old school action figures from small kid time. Talk about fun, talk about distinctive, talk about nostalgic, talk about a great gift!

November 1 is the day to shop for your Star Wars fan, and no lie, these Levi’s logo shirts are very cool.

But where can you get said space pants? These are the closest I have previously found.

Perhaps these from eBay will do the trick, especially since they are sized for Asians.

The pixelated text says:

The Empire doesn’t care about your stick figure family.

Gotta love it!

Finally saw The Force Awakens, Episode 7 of the Star Wars saga. I enjoyed the show especially the nostaligia it brought back, but I have questions about the film that I need to capture.

Needless to say, spoilers ahead. So don’t read any more unless you’ve seen The Force Awakens or don’t mind learning a few details from the movie.

Who’s Your Daddy?

Kylo Ren’s father was identified in The Force Awakens but there are still mysteries behind Rey and Finn’s lineage. Is Rey the daughter of Luke or Han? Could be either. First, I thought Luke, but then Rey’s familiarity and taking command of the Millenium Falcon hints at a Solo background. Sharing an embrace with General Leia looked materally intimate.

Who’s Finn’s daddy? For obvious reasons, Finn’s dad has to be the Lando Calrissian. Possibly Mace Windu (as the only other prominent brother in all of Star Wars) but I don’t think the timeline matches up.

Is Maz Kanata daughter of Yoda or possibly Mrs. Yoda? Too many hints indicate her ties with the Force are just a little more than coincidental.

Names without Flair

Sorry, I’m just not digging the names of the new characters – Rey, Finn, Kylo Ren, Poe Dameron, Captain Phasma, Maz Kanata. These just don’t have the flair like the originals of Skywalker, Darth Vader, Han Solo, Chewbacca, and Boba Fett.

Star Wars Redo

The storyline of The Force Awakens surely felt like that of the original A New Hope. This has to be intentional, but will Episodes 8 and 9 follow this familiar pattern? Maybe. Is Jedi Master Luke essentially replaying the past timeline to make corrections leading to a different outcome?

We know something went wrong leading to Luke’s disappearance. While the details haven’t been revealed, we know establishing his new order of Jedi didn’t succeed, bringing the rise of the new bad, Kylo Ren. After Return of the Jedi, the good guys with the help of the Ewoks had won, defeating the Empire. Ultimately was balance of the Force achieved? Seemingly not.

After the downfall of the new Jedi, perhaps Luke realized that everything that had transpired was not the end game. He and his father had not brought order to the Force…yet. So why not redo the past, but this time make different decisions, leading to different outcomes that could stabilize the balance of good and evil forever.

So maybe, we’ll see familiar storylines in Episodes 8 and 9 but with slight wrinkles, orchestrated by the last Jedi. Or maybe, all of this is just a ruse to draw out the new holographic big bad, Supreme Leader Snoke (another name without flair).

Stance already makes awesome socks of good quality and great design, but socks depicting droids, the Jedi, and all your favorite characters will truly awaken the Force within you. Heck you can even get a mixed pair featuring R2D2 on one foot and C3PO on the other. Or how about Jabba and Leia?

The best “value” however belongs to the Stormtropper trio for $25. That’s three socks featuring different Stormtrooper looks. Otherwise, all pairs are $20.

Who knows, but if you’re buff enough, walk around in this Darth Vader compression shirt from Under Armour and no one will say anything.

Wow, are all of these Star Wars replicas constructed purely using Lego bricks? If so, that’s very impressive work and also very costly for that many pieces!

Before watching the sun set from Hawaii Kai, we went to a first birthday party that included a balloon artist and a tattoo artist. I should have asked the balloon artist to make me a light saber to match my tat of Jedi Master Yoda.

It’s a good thing this is only a temporary tattoo. Yoda looks creepy.

If you’re not into baking, Williams-Sonoma also offers Star Wars sandwich cutouts and pancake molds. Breakfast, lunch, and snacks infused with the Force!

I thought the plastic blister packaging was over the top but it’s supposed to mimic the packaging for Star Wars action figures from back in the day.

Vader, don’t hurt’em!