Not long ago in a museum not far away...

The ed was nice enough to allow me to skive off and attend the launch of the "Star Wars: Where Science Meets Imagination" exhibition at the Powerhouse Museum, which opens tomorrow and runs 'til April 26. Designed by the M/O/S, Boston in conjunction with Lucasfilm, it's ace: loads of models, costumes and props from the six flicks; the obligatory dedicated monitors showing mini-docos; and hands-on scientific demos that range from blocks and magnets to a steerable hover chair! For the event, the phm (as they style themselves) had enlisted the help of a Sydney costuming group whose outfits were uniformly great. Crap pun intended. I'd have liked a better look at the Twi'lek lass, but it's rude to stare and drool. Ultimately, my favouritest thing wasn't the full-size landspeeder or the droids on the lower level, it was the Wookiee display. Being towered over by Chewbacca and his even taller buddies, admiring the organic design of their weaponry and an intricate diorama of a tree city, and watching a vid on Kashyyyk (and a second on its earthly inspiration) gave me a newfound respect for the walking carpets. No, honestly, I dug the Wookiees. Catching up with AC, who was also part of the media circus, was a bonus.


Further enlivening this week: "UFC #91" (ta, GH), "Wallace And Gromit: A Matter Of Loaf And Death", "An Aussie Goes Calypso" (Gus rules!), new Heaven Dark Chocolate Truffle, lunatics on public transport.