…yeah, as if. My buddy Chris (Thanks, Chris! I’ll call you soon, swear…) sent me this last night, and it was good for a laugh. Even with the detestable faux-Japanese accent.

No - I’m not in San Diego basking in all the geeky glory that is the San Diego Comicon. Nope, just sitting around my pad playin’ Battlefield: Bad Company and counting the days (18 to go!) until the other geek-fest, Gen Con Indy. So naturally, at 4am there isn’t much to do other than vicariously peruse photos taken by other people at the Comicon and see what kind of fun I’m not having.

So - by way of getting that out of my system, and as a means of paying homage once again to the lovely Ms. Olivia Munn, I bring you this - probably the best photo op at the Con. To wit: Olivia Munn accompanied by a gaggle of Princess Leia cosplayers decked out in metal bikinis. While it’s not nearly as gratifying as Ms. Munn’s own Leia cosplay, it does have a certain appeal of its’ own.

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Variety Asia reports that Japanese Star Wars fans attending the Star Wars Celebration Japan will be treated to a glimpse of the upcoming ‘Star Wars: The Clone Wars‘ CGI film, as well as the ‘Clone Wars‘ TV series, set to debut later this year. I have to admit my interest in all things Lucas has dwindled to a singularity, but I’m actually kinda, sorta, looking forward to ‘Clone Wars‘.

Japanese fans will be the first in the world to see clips from the new CG toon. produced by Lucasfilm Animation. Also, director Dave Filoni will fill in fans on the pic’s production process in a talk with Japanese animator Atsushi Takeuchi, whose credits include “Ghost in the Shell” and “The Sky Crawlers.”