My armor is complete and is in the mail on the way to me. Care to see? You know you want to!

At long last, my wait is FINALLY over! My new helmet has arrived! Marvel at it's beauty!

I got a surprise call yesterday afternoon from TK-4510 in San Diego. He shipped out my new helmet via UPS, and I should have it this coming Tuesday! Needless to say I can't wait! You know I'll have pics to post!

Well I finally have a few things to show you guys as far as the progress goes on my Tie Pilot. Many thanks go out to my good friend Vader Dave who has been helping me greatly on my journey. (He also made the belt and fixed my flightsuit for me)

It's finally away! After many months of waiting and finding someone to buy them from, I have sent way my order for my new Stormtrooper helmet! Let me tell you, it's going to be the most beautiful thing you've ever seen.

The helmet I'm getting is called a TE2. They come in kit form, which consists of 5 or 6 pieces. The guy I'm getting it from gets the kit, constructs the helmet, paints it, and adds all the details. He does an AMAZING job on them. Here is a picture of one of his pieces of work:

Last night was very exciting for Tricia and I. The first major piece of her first 501st costume arrived in the mail! This piece was none other than the TIE Fighter Pilot flight suit. Of course, she had to try it on as soon as she got home from work and I was ready with the camera.

Okay so I know I've kept you all quivering in suspense for the second half of my 24 hours with Jeremy Bulloch, aka Boba Fett.

So without further adoo....

(or is it adeiu?...abu..achoo...whatever)

A couple weeks ago I was asked to take a photo of myself in my Stormtrooper armor and send it in to a big Star Wars fan out in western Nebraska. They are friends of Trish's mom. I was more than happy to spread the word of the Empire to younglings on the outer rim! Here is the pic we sent him:

Some of you may be wondering just WHY I am called the Imperial Mistress. First of all, lets start out with the definiton of mistress from merriam-webster.com.

Main Entry: mis·tress
Pronunciation: \ˈmis-trəs\
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English maistresse, from Anglo-French mestresse, feminine of mestre master — more at master
Date: 14th century
1: a woman who has power, authority, or ownership: as a: the female head of a household b: a woman who employs or supervises servants c: a woman who is in charge of a school or other establishment d: a woman of the Scottish nobility having a status comparable to that of a master
2 achiefly British : a female teacher or tutor b: a woman who has achieved mastery in some field
3: something personified as female that rules, directs, or dominates
4 a: a woman other than his wife with whom a married man has a continuing sexual relationship barchaic : sweetheart
5 a—used archaically as a title prefixed to the name of a married or unmarried woman bchiefly Southern & Midland : mrs. 1a

And now that we are all properly educated on the term, lets start at the beginning.