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Deviousness `anmari has been spreading her infectious positivity throughout our community for over 6 years. Throughout this time Ana has been at the core of all things devious, passionately developing an eclectic gallery, helping organise devmeets, participating in chat events and also recently completed dedicating her time as a Community Volunteer. We are absolutely delighted to bestow the Deviousness Award for May 2013 to `anmari, congratulations! Read More
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I remember my first doll lightsaber--a long thin scrap of lucite from the wastebasket in our school's Industrial Arts class; some guy had sawn it off the edge of a plaque he was making.
I grew up in the Sixties when there weren't nearly so many interesting toys, and I didn't WANT my Barbie to go to the dance with Ken; I wanted her to command spaceships, fight sword duels with evil knights, hunt wild animals with a stone knife, be mummified in a pyramid with all her grave-goods.... So I had to make a lot of my own toys, or use things that were made for other purposes. Every Goodwill store and five-and-dime knew me by sight, I was in there so often.
These days, when I have money and energy, I run a little toy business at conventions, providing those kinds of adventure toys for people's Barbies and GI Joes, and since a lot of kids can't afford the $5-12 for a good 6" lightsaber, I also sell cheap versions made from swizzle sticks or dollar-store paintbrush handles. Toys are where you find them, and half the fun is showing kids where to find their own.