HAPPY 2014!

A new year is upon us. A clean slate.

Make your resolutions yet? Me neither. To be perfectly honest, I gave up on doing that a few years ago. But that’s neither here nor there.

Thinking about New Year’s resolutions, however, got me thinking about what resolutions some of our favorite characters might make. Read on to see if you agree with my assessments. Have different thoughts? Post your ideas. Did I omit anyone you’d like to see featured? Add them. I’m always open to suggestions. 🙂

Luke: “I don’t know how folks got the idea I do a lot of whining. You don’t always see yourself as others see you, I guess. But I get it. I resolve to stop whining.”

Han: “Geez, even my best friends think I’m out for myself. I’m not. My new year’s resolution? I’m going to try to show others that I really do care.”

Chewbacca: “Wahrrroooahh arrrghh shrff woof woof rrarr rraarrf rrarr.”

Leia: “I am not bossy! I’m a leader, and I believe in being direct. I guess I’ll just try to soften up around the edges. When it’s warranted.”

Darth Vader: “I don’t need to make any resolutions. I get done what needs to get done to further the Emperor’s objectives. Who can argue with that? Remember, I’m pretty handy with a lightsaber.”

Emperor Palpatine: “He who rules the galaxy does not need resolutions of any kind.”

Darth Maul: “I will try not to be so overconfident. However, that is an attribute of the Sith … so that isn’t really a bad thing.”

C3PO: “I’m a droid. It’s really up to my Maker to make any adjustments to my program.”

Padmé: “In the future, I will pay closer attention to those ‘red flags’ that crop up when I’m dating someone. They were there all along with Anakin. I just ignored them. It wouldn’t hurt to get some advice, either, where relationships are concerned. ‘Dear Ki-Adi-Mundi’ would be a wonderful idea for an advice column. Cereans’ binary brains allow them to consider different sides of an issue simultaneously. That would be a great help. I’ll have to talk to the Jedi Master about this.”

R2D2: “BeepBeep too-vweep garuupAYEA rrrrarruipp.” (R2 ends with a raspberry. That needs no translation.)

Yoda: “Almost 900 years old am I. Made every resolution I could by now.”

Obi-Wan Kenobi: “I’ve been accused of ‘lying’ in the past. Jedi do not lie. My intent never was to mislead Luke. My best friend did die the moment Darth Vader was ‘born’ … so I really did not lie … from a certain point of view.”

Grand Moff Tarkin: “I resolve not to underestimate pitiful little bands of rebels in the future.”

There you have it. I know I didn’t include everyone. Feel free to add to the list. 🙂 Or give your own take on what some of these characters might resolve to do. 😉

I might not make any resolutions of my own anymore, but I certainly have a wish for all of you:

May 2014 hold a plethora of wonderful surprises in store for you! By the time this year comes to a close, may you look back on it, and smile … knowing you’ve collected happy memories to set you off toward 2015. MTFBWY 🙂