May the Force be with her - always.
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RIP Carrie Fisher
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Pretty damn shocking. It had been reported that she was getting better. She will always be the fearless and beautiful Princess Leia to her galaxy of fans. Just a horrible ending for 2016. R.I.P.
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Carrie Fisher told this joke :
Remember the white dress I wore all through that film? George came up to me the first day of filming, took one look at the dress and said: 'You can't wear a bra under that dress.'
'OK, I'll bite,' I said. 'Why?' And he said: 'Because... there's no underwear in space.’
He said it with such conviction. Like he had been to space and looked around and he didn't see any bras or panties anywhere.
He explained. 'You go into space and you become weightless. Then your body expands but your bra doesn't, so you get strangled by your own underwear.'
I think that this would make for a fantastic obituary. I tell my younger friends that no matter how I go, I want it reported that I drowned in moonlight, strangled by my own bra.
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Amidst the praise , she ( and others )lived life made harder by their own choices. They endured, for the most part, because of who they were, but also paid a price for those choices. I don't want to diminish what she did, but I have to wonder, had there been fewer self inflicted setbacks in her life, she might have lived a longer, happier one. Same goes for so many who have left us too soon.
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Originally posted by Riverlove:
Pretty damn shocking. It had been reported that she was getting better.
That was because it was so close to Christmas...They say that so the family has time to come visit and so they won't have actual time of death reported on Christmas.
It would have taken a miracle for her to regain consciousness.
She lost 35 lbs for her appearances in Star Wars, and I guarantee it killed her. Every woman I've ever known that lost weight after 50 died within 5 years.
Here is some Trivia about her I did not know...
She was engaged to Dan Aykroyd while on the set of Blues Brothers. (He has Aspergers, she was Bi-polar, btw.)
[on the sale of Lucasfilm to Disney] I'm now a Disney Princess!
Fisher described herself as an "enthusiastic agnostic who would be happy to be shown that there is a God". She was raised Protestant, but often attended Jewish services, the faith of her father, with Orthodox friends.
Also, she will appear in the next Star Wars, having already filmed the scenes.
Here is a Jewish Poem I have found in her honor, being that she died on a Tuesday....
When Will I Be Myself Again by Rabbi Lewis John Eron
“When will I be myself again?”
Some Tuesday, perhaps,
In the late afternoon,
Sitting quietly with a cup of tea,
And a cookie;
Or Wednesday, same time or later,
You will stir from a nap and see her;
You will pick up the phone to call her;
You will hear her voice – unexpected advice –
And maybe argue.
And you will not be frightened,
And you will not be sad,
And you will not be alone,
Not alone at all,
And your tears will warm you.
But not today,
And not tomorrow,
And not tomorrow’s tomorrow,
But some day,
Some Tuesday, late in the afternoon,
Sitting quietly with a cup of tea,
And a cookie;
And you will be yourself again.
So long, Princess......
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Originally posted by AURaptor:
I don't want to diminish what she did, but I have to wonder, had there been fewer self inflicted setbacks in her life, she might have lived a longer, happier one.
For being Bi-polar, she did well. I've known a couple kids diagnosed with it that committed suicide or tried several times. It's a rough brain to have. If she were neuro-typical she wouldn't have been as good at acting and screenwriting as she was.
Besides...
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Well, her use of drugs and alcohol didn't help matters, regardless of her bi-polar condition. I don't buy that merely losing weight lead to her having a heart attack. Unless, of course, she did it too fast, too unhealthy, and was looking to hit a target weight and not just get into better over all shape. I had heard she did much to improve her appearance, but to be honest, she still looked unhealthy in the movie. There are women older than her who have kept themselves in better shape that look like a healthy 40 something. She looked every bit her age. And no, I'm not saying this in any misogynistic tone, or that she needed to fit into her gold bikini again, but it's clear to me she had little interest in 'going back' to play Princess. Not like I think JJ et al had hoped she would. She is missed.
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Originally posted by AURaptor:
I don't buy that merely losing weight lead to her having a heart attack.
I've seen it happen sooo many times though. Including my aunt. She lost 100 lbs and was dead the next year. All those toxins get released into the blood stream, into organs. When you are already in bad shape, it can absolutely be the catalyst for a heart attack or stroke.
EDITED TO ADD: Daily Mail is also now saying she had gotten back into drugs too, I'm sure that didn't help...
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Originally posted by Wishimay:
EDITED TO ADD: Daily Mail is also now saying she had gotten back into drugs too, I'm sure that didn't help...
I hope that's not true, but the revival of celebrity status, along with who knows what, may have contributed to driving here there ...I just have no idea. Only those closest to her would know, I guess.
Fathom the hypocrisy of a government that requires every citizen to prove they are insured... but not everyone must prove they are a citizen
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Originally posted by second:
Carrie Fisher told this joke :
Remember the white dress I wore all through that film? George came up to me the first day of filming, took one look at the dress and said: 'You can't wear a bra under that dress.'
'OK, I'll bite,' I said. 'Why?' And he said: 'Because... there's no underwear in space.’
He said it with such conviction. Like he had been to space and looked around and he didn't see any bras or panties anywhere.
He explained. 'You go into space and you become weightless. Then your body expands but your bra doesn't, so you get strangled by your own underwear.'
I think that this would make for a fantastic obituary. I tell my younger friends that no matter how I go, I want it reported that I drowned in moonlight, strangled by my own bra.
Q: At what part, anywhere in the SW saga, does anyone actually have to deal w/ the weightlessness of space ? She was 19. Lucas wanted to see her youthful figure 'bounce', and he came up w/ that excuse.
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