Nerd Post #11: Downward AT-AT

“Keep looking up… that’s the secret of life.” Snoopy

Ok, so the Star Wars title is a little misleading, since I couldn’t for the life of me figure out a dog in the Star Wars Universe, so I picked something that looks like the four legged furball.

Here we are, in 2021, where gyms are still at capacity during a Pandemic, and I can’t get into a yoga class even if I created my own in a park somewhere. So, I’ve resorted to P90x Yoga for the5th year in a row. Its just hard enough to make you sweat and effective enough in 30 minutes to loosen up all those muscles I spent the weak working. I have it on an USB drive that plugs directly into my smart TV, but DID YOU KNOW that you can get a free trial of BeachBody? (or join, if home workouts are your thing – I know a great coach – Katie Kilgore in the Reno, NV area! Look her up on FB or Insta).

On active recovery days, I do yoga. And I don’t bother with a yoga mat because I have this BEAUTY:

Check it out here: https://amzn.to/31FG9ww

This rug is far easier to clean than the carpet surrounding it, and it’s a great aesthetic. My love for Star Wars was immediate after watching the original trilogy, and its grown over time since I started researching the awesome spacecraft (Especially this icon) and it reinforces my love for flying. All things airplane (or airplane like) is my passion. And the Millennium Falcon is unmistakably remarkable. I digress…

To clean a traditional Rug:

1. Gather the goods: Mild dish soap or rug shampoo, a bucket, warm water, soft bristle rug brush
2. Remove dirt and debris: vacuum that sucker on both sides – be sure to remove that pesky pet hair too!
3. Mix the cleaner in the bucket: use warm water (NOT HOT) and dish soap or follow the instructions on the rug shampoo bottle
4. DO A COLOR TEST: Make sure the colors don’t run on the corner of the rug. That would be an unfortunate mistake!
5. Clean, baby, Clean: use your cleaner and the brush to clean BOTH sides of the rug
6. Rinse: Ideally you would ruse the garden hose, but if you’re like me and don’t have one, the shower works just as well
7. OPTIONAL: I left my rug to dry for DAYS, but if you lack the time or patience – squeegee it out going with the grain of the rug or use a wet-dry vac to get the water out
8. Dry: let ‘er dry before using it
9. Replace: Vacuum the rug and lay it flat where you want it. Voila!

The Millennium Falcon, originally designated YT 492727ZED and formerly known as the Stellar Envoy, was a Corellian YT-1300f light freighter most famously used by the smugglers Han Solo and Chewbacca, during and following the Galactic Civil War.

During the Falcon’s time in the possession of the smuggler Lando Calrissian, it accumulated numerous modifications in the name of convenience and luxury, including painted exterior paneling and a large escape pod. However, during Han Solo’s infamous record-breaking Kessel Run, in which he piloted the freighter for the first time, many of these additions were destroyed or lost, leaving the ship battered by the time Solo won it from Calrissian shortly afterwards in a game of sabacc. Its aged appearance still belied numerous advanced modifications to boost the ship’s speed, weapons, and shields, including a hyperdrive engine among the fastest in the entire galaxy, enabling it to outrun Imperial Star Destroyers. It also included sensor-proof smuggling compartments, which were used during the rescue of Princess Leia Organa in 0 BBY to evade Imperial stormtroopers. Afterwards, the Millennium Falcon saw further action when Solo chose to join the Rebel Alliance during the Battle of Yavin, where it was able to sneak up and fire on Darth Vader’s TIE Advanced, allowing Luke Skywalker to fire the proton torpedo that destroyed the Death Star.

After Solo was captured on Bespin, Calrissian took command of the Falcon once more to search for him. In 4 ABY, following Solo’s rescue, Calrissian flew the ship at the Battle of Endor, where it entered the DS-2 Death Star II Mobile Battle Station and aided in its destruction from within. Over the next decades, the ship fell out of Solo’s hands and was stolen by a succession of criminals and thieves, ending up in the ownership of the trader Unkar Plutt on Jakku, a remote world in the Western Reaches. The Falcon was eventually stolen by the Force-sensitive scavenger Rey, former First Order stormtrooper Finn, and Resistance droid BB-8 to escape the forces of the First Order in 34 ABY. Shortly thereafter, it was reunited with Solo and Chewbacca.

Following Solo’s death soon after, the Millennium Falcon became a Resistance vessel piloted by its new owner, Rey, throughout much of the First Order/Resistance War. In 35 ABY, the ship was once again captained by Calrissian during the Battle of Exegol, which saw a decisive victory for the Resistance and Jedi Order, before being returned to Rey, who had been newly dubbed a Skywalker. (Source: Wookiepedia)

That’s All Folks!

Until NExt Time,

-Jessica (@leaderofnerds)