Princess Leia is 50

Carrie Fisher is celebrating her 50th birthday today. She was one of the first women that I can recall being attracted to. I was three years old when Ms. Fisher donned the metal bikini, an image firmly imprinted into not only my mind, but firmly deposited in the spank-bank of many geeks the world over, to be recalled when using the force.

I last saw Carrie Fisher on the William Shatner Roast, hilarious event in its own right. But there were passing moments of utter sadness, such as the 2 or so minutes of camera – time that Carrie received. She looks like she was rendered from silly putty, to which someone applied a mallet thereby producing this facsimile of the woman who was Princess Leia. That made me sad.

But then Betty White came on tv. That made me happy again.

Then I realized that I would rather do a golden girl than Princess Leia. That made me scared.

Then I realized that at least it wasn’t Bea Arthur. That made me better.


HAPPY BIRTHDAY PRINCESS LEIA!