Happy New Year!

 

Bones has an Idea

 

TOS Star Trek Merry Christmas!

 

RIP Kirstie Alley

 Live long and prosper, Lieutenant Saavik

Happy Halloween Spock!

 

Happy BIG 50 to Star Trek!

RIP: Yeoman Janice Rand

The Irony

McCoy, Spock, and Scotty all outlived Kirk, however, in the real world only Captain Kirk remains. RIP: Leonard Nimoy

Tribble Pondering

Thoughts on Star Trek

First I would like to say, Thank you Paramount, from the bottom of my heart, thank you. You didn't bastardize the reboot unlike a certain cable channel that will remain nameless. Sulu and Chekov weren't turn into babes like that other reboot I won't mention. The Enterprise looked like the Enterprise while that other once proud ship didn't.

Star Trek was true to the original series. Christopher Pike was the first captain of the USS Enterprise as was he in the original pilot 'The Cage'. Captain Pike returned for the two part episode 'The Menagerie'. He had been gruesomely burned by radiation and was bound to a wheelchair; Pike is seen in a wheelchair in the final scene of the movie, he's not severely hurt, just recovering from his injuries.

I got a little bit of a chuckle when Pike flew a shuttle to the Romulan ship; Kirk, Sulu, and a red 'shirt' make a secret drop to destroy the mining equipment and save Vulcan. Heh, guess who didn't make it! Alas, something else didn't either.

One could keep on writing on how many 'inside' jokes or references to the original series. One that many people may not be aware of is that the original script of 'Plato's Stepchildren', the episode that had the first inter-racial kiss, Spock was supposed to kiss Uhura. Someone's ego got in the way and Spock's superior kiss Uhura; however, in the movie Spock has his revenge.

I did and do plan on writing a Ryan Wolf spoof of the movie. I had planned on having my female Vulcan show her emotional side whenever she was with a certain charming, dashing, handsome lieutenant, er, I mean Captain. Imagine my shock when Spock and Uhura smooched away next to Kirk and the dismay of the studly Captain.

The good doctor, Bones, is still McCoy. It seemed like Karl Urban had channeled DeForest Kelly. Unfortunately we don't see a lot of Scotty, but when we do, he is a hoot! Lastly we have Kyle Reese, er, Chekov. Poor computer couldn't understand a lick of what he was saying!

Star Trek is back and will probably be better than ever. They now have a clean slate to start fresh, so Bones...Buckle up!

The State of RP

A dear sweet friend of mine, Tania, asked if 360 (Yahoo!) was pretty much dead; I replied stating that I thought RP in general was pretty much dead and that I would address the issue once I could collect my thoughts on the subject. Well, I think I collected my thoughts so here I go.

I started to RP in March 2000, but I had writing my own stuff for about 8 years and saw it as another avenue to hone my writing skills. I joined the Yahoo! Star Trek vs Star Wars RPG club. I enjoyed it, it was a learning experience; my writing tools were sharpened for the next big thing: Galaxy Wars.

It was started by a member of the Star Trek vs Star Wars club; this group was a tad different. Instead of having the Federation fight alongside of the Rebellion, the Federation signed a peace treaty with the Galactic Empire in exchange for the Empire to exterminate the Borg; in return the Federation would help rid the Empire of the Rebellion.

I had a ball playing the villain; especially when I forced the Rebellion forces at Deep Space 9 to fire on my USS Valkyrie, Federation Sovereign Class Battle Cruiser. The Valkryie had her shields down; thus the Federation was forced to accept the treaty with the Empire.

I saw the highs and lows come and go, but it eventually died out when the Rebellion stopped posting; most of it thanks to our resident god modders. They just had to have the biggest and best of everything and poke their noses into other people’s matters or have their padawans outmaneuver/out think/out due Jedi Knights.

The group died like all do eventually and I went back to writing stories. I created a couple of Myspace accounts and met Starr Magulta; Red, the Naughty French Maid; Lady Blue and Dana Tan, Double Trouble (GRRRRRR!). These four wonderful friends (notice how they’re all sexy females?) slowly got me back into RPing; I made Ryan Wolf and the after burners were engaged!

I’ve seen the highs and lows here too; RPing with a Chp leaves me in stitches, he’s a truly gifted writer. I can’t say enough about Lady Blue and Dana Tan, wow, they have been truly blessed by the Creator; lastly what bout Captain America and Ryan Wolf caving into donut temptation?

The lows coming in 2008 and staying into early 2009; there was a disastrous RP in which several young RPers were so consumed on achieving the goal that they forgot all about other players and important NPCs that were outside Doom’s Castle, that’s all I’ll say because I don’t want to start a fight. Several friends went inactive for various reasons: Schools, jobs, career opportunities, etc. Sadly, it seems my best friends were dealt the worse blow. Deaths in families and severe illness struck. Dana Tan, Captain America, and their respective families are constantly in my prayers.

As for 360, I think it’s pretty much dead thanks to Yahoo!’s inability to fix or improve it. I will continue to update my page and send flattering comments to Ultra Woman, Star Spangled Girl and a few others as well as writing a new story for them.

RP will always be there, you just have to know where’s it’s at. You may stumble upon it on happen chance or you maybe asked to join. If so, enjoy it! Seize the day! You are not promised tomorrow.