Indeed your eyes serve you correctly: I am female. ;) I fell in love with Star Wars when I was eleven, but not because of Luke Skywalker or Han Solo (though their lightsaber and blaster skillz are to admire)—it was the whole new universe, strange and exciting and yet familiar at the same time. And Leia Organa. No, I didn't have a crush on her either, but she instantly became a role model of sorts to me. And she does have some of the most memorable lines in SW (…nerf herder!). Whenever I feel unsure of have a lack of courage, I try to think, "What would Princess Leia do?" Usually it works. In short, Star Wars has helped me to become a better person. ;)
As some of you who know your Tolkien might have noticed, I've snitched my screen name from the etymology section of The Silmarillion which explains the origin of Elvish words and names. Tinwe is Quenya for 'spark' or 'star.'
Tinwe Stargazer is my original Mary Sue-ish Jedi character from a fanfic I never got around to write. The last name is also influenced by Tolkien. He has a character whose epithet is Elentirmo (Elentirme in feminine form), which translates as Stargazer.
One of the reasons I love Wookieepedia so much—where else do you get to see images like this?
I mostly exhibit WikiGnome kind of behavior, editing random little things as they come along. Occasionally I have tinkered with certain articles more extensively, such as with Alderaan Ascendancy Contention. It still gives me headache (mainly because there are so many inconsistencies in the source materials), but as a side effect I've developed an interest in all things House of Organa and Alderaan. More recently I've been active on the Comprehensive article nominations page, both as a voter as well as nominator. I've noticed that writing CAs is a good way for me to satisfy my perfectionist tendencies without suffering a nervous breakdown, since all my more ambitious article projects tend to get out of hand.
"These are meager pickings to begin with. A Rodian and another human. Why must they always be humans? How I long to find a TrandoshanJedi, to compare my past control groups. Vivisection experiments become so much easier when limbs can be regrown. Who says there are no second chances?"
―Demagol, lamenting the lack of diversity in the unwilling test subjects used for his research on the Force[src]
"I have never understood discrimination against other species; in fact, it is the comparative differences that make beings so interesting to study. Pity the poor researcher who works only with a homogenous population. My laboratory welcomes all. Before my blade, all are equal!"
―Demagol, also known as "Mandalore's Mad Scientist"—I wonder why they'd call him that?[src]
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