uminks

December 27th, 2016 at 4:09 PM ^

Rogue One last night.  A bit slow in the beginning but much more like the traditional star wars flicks. They showed Fisher right at the end of the film. RIP Carrie!

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Wendyk5

December 27th, 2016 at 4:32 PM ^

I was 12 in 1977, when the first one came out. I saw it 16 weeks in a row. I was Princess Leia for Halloween. It didn't even occur to me that she was badass "for a girl." I just thought she was a badass period. And then it turns out she's not just a badass but she's funny and whip smart and a good writer. My hero. RIP. 

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Victor Hale II

December 27th, 2016 at 4:48 PM ^

I'm taking at least a little solace in the fact that my iPhone automatically capitalized "Princess Leia" when texting this news to a friend. The force is strong in this phone.

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rob f

December 27th, 2016 at 7:14 PM ^

but my sympathies to both her daughter and her mom. Carrie Fisher was only 60, way too young to pass on. Condolences to her daughter for losing her mother so unexpectedly. But condolences even more to her mother, Debbie Reynolds. I can't imagine any loss as painful as losing one's child.

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rob f

December 27th, 2016 at 7:58 PM ^

The little man was back at his vet's office last Wednesday for a recheck; the Vet told my daughter he'd like to delay the decision on surgery until the next appointment in two weeks, mentioning that this additional delay wouldn't negatively affect his long-term chances at full recovery. I then saw Udo on Christmas Eve. While he definitely appears to be doing better, he's obviously struggling to walk. Udo is still taking all 4 medications that were prescribed initially as part of the "medical management" plan for his condition. He's also being kept as immobile as possible with confinement to his cage being the rule. But one thing I immediately noticed: that tail was a-wagging something fierce when I got there Saturday. Udo loves his Grandpa (me)!

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Esterhaus

December 27th, 2016 at 7:35 PM ^

This past Labor Day in Telluride Colorado at the film fest. One-to-one on a couch no less and talking comfortably with nobody else around, she approached me. I have no idea what Carrie was like in her youth but the person I met was self-deprecating, seemed beautiful inwardly perspective, observant worldly, highly intelligent and philosophical, and willing to engage an admitted far, far extreme rightest like me following a very far left series of events. I rather liked her and wish she had more time to share with me. Carrie Fisher ultimately departed this mortal coil as a fine human being IMO. I wish her memory well.

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You Only Live Twice

December 27th, 2016 at 8:49 PM ^

It was intriguing the first time you shared this.  You were at Telluride and Carrie Fisher just approached you for conversation?  How does this happen?

I'm pretty much in awe and have not enjoyed your posting history much up until this point.

Thanks for such kind remarks about someone who has been an icon for many of us, for decades.  

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nerv

December 28th, 2016 at 1:51 AM ^

I saw Rogue One tonight and got legitimately emotional. Things kept coming up that stopped me from seeing it before this evening and I think that was how it was suppose to be.

Thank you Carrie, you've meant something to my life and I dearly wish for you to rest in peace.

Remember... There is no death. There is the Force.

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drzoidburg

December 28th, 2016 at 12:19 PM ^

Sorry for her, but i don't get the "mourning" over old celebrities either. Unless you know them personally, they basically 'die' to you when they stop producing entertainment you enjoy, i.e. when the character dies. In that sense she'd been dead for 30 years, and her role last year was very minimal and case in point, she didn't look or have the same vitality as her younger character at all. It was like a different person

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rob f

December 28th, 2016 at 10:08 PM ^

with the news just an hour ago that Debbie Reynolds has now passed away. Medically speaking, probably a stroke, but in every sense of the words likely due to a broken heart. Like I said yesterday, I can't imagine a loss as difficult for a parent as seeing their child die. So sad, RIP both mother and daughter.

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