As seen on Ross‘s LiveJournal, questions about life!” 1. Elaborate on your default icon. If I were a South Park character, that's the kind of South Park character I'd look like. 2. What's your current relationship status? Single. Never been married. Not currently dating. 3. Ever have a near-death experience? Yes. There was the accidentContinue reading “On Answering Life's Many Questions”
Tag Archives: Star Trek
On Shore Leave 2006, Day Two
Ah, the second day of Shore Leave. Today looks to be exciting and jam-packed. The panel I’m most anticipating today is at eleven–“The Original USS Enterprise, the early American Navy, and the Life of Horatio Hornblower.” I don’t know what this is, but I know that, just from the panel’s topic alone, I’ll be gluedContinue reading “On Shore Leave 2006, Day Two”
On the Road
Today begins Shore Leave, a science-fiction convention I attend every July just north of Baltimore. And so, I am on the road, from Raleigh to Baltimore. It’s a long, lonely road, enlivened by the craziness of the Washington mixing bowl, the hecticness of the traffic on I-95 from Fredericksburg north. Fun, fun times. Tonight’s programmingContinue reading “On the Road”
On Star Trek Vs. Batman
I downloaded the trailer for a new fanfilm, Star Trek Vs. Batman, from Rasco Films. The trailer is short, about a minute long, and shows actors recreating the ’60s Batman television series running around with actors recreating the ’60s Star Trek series. The Kirk actor doesn’t look quite right, the Spock actor is clearly wearingContinue reading “On Star Trek Vs. Batman”
On Star Trek: The Academy Years
Several years ago Pocket Books published two volumes of Star Trek scripts. One collection covered the Q episodes, the other covered Seven of Nine episodes. While a nice idea, the script choices were also slightly disappointing–the episodes were already out there in the marketplace to be viewed. I wasn’t sure who these books were supposedContinue reading “On Star Trek: The Academy Years”
On Constellations
On "The Lieutenant and the Doctor"
I should have known better. Oh, I should have known better. Jean Airey’s The Doctor and the Enterprise. Many years ago I tracked down a copy of this story, years later I found it online. A few years ago, I learned that Airey had written a sequel to her Trek/Who crossover story, entitled “The LieutenantContinue reading “On "The Lieutenant and the Doctor"”
On Klingon Lullabies
I mentioned Klingon fairy tales a few days ago. Today I receive an e-mail — Klingon lullabies. Courtesy of Chris Woodall and Top5, may I present a Klingon lullaby, the tale of the Three Blind Targs: Three blind targs, three blind targs, See how they run, see how they run. They all ran after theContinue reading “On Klingon Lullabies”
On Iraq and the No-Win Scenario
There’s not really an argument here, more of a statment—Is Iraq our own Kobayashi Maru? Iraq is fast becoming the Kobayashi Maru for the United States. If we stay, suicide terrorism will continue to rise. If we go, the civil war is practically inevitable. On the surface this Kobayashi Maru framework for Iraq seems toContinue reading “On Iraq and the No-Win Scenario”
On Jimmy Doohan
James Doohan, best known as Scotty from Star Trek, passed away today. He was 85. I had the opportunity to write for Scotty in my Star Trek: SCE novella, Ring Around the Sky. Scotty is the officer in charge of the Starfleet Corps of Engineers, and he doles out the assignments to the da VinciContinue reading “On Jimmy Doohan”