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A Goodbye and a “Say What?!”

Intrepid Sovereign — Tue, 01 May 2012 13:13:44 +0000

The goodbye is for the passing of composer Joel Goldsmith , son of the Mighty Jerry Goldsmith. He was 54.

The “say what?!” is this spoiler/rumor regarding the upcoming Star Trek XII (highlight):

The villain will be Khan 2.0. Source: AICN

This isn’t really much of a surprise; it’s been talked about since XI came out. Not reason enough for me to go see it in 20-whenever.

New Bloggage

Intrepid Sovereign — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 02:39:18 +0000

I’ve started a new blog geared toward fanfic writing and writing in general at Ad Astra . It’s called Docking Bay #94 , and some of the articles will be cross-posted here.

Gratuitous Smiling Spock Pic

Intrepid Sovereign — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 20:36:53 +0000

Behind-the-scenes filming TWOK. Leonard Nimoy has always had a great smile.

(h/t Trek Core Rare Photos )

Damage Report

Intrepid Sovereign — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 20:03:00 +0000

Last year, I didn’t have a working computer for two months. Hurricane Irene came through in August, which took out the electricity for a day and a half. I kept my computer on all the time because if the power cut out for more than an hour, it would take popping the power switch on and off for a long time before it came on. So after the power came back on, no computer.

This was very bad, and not just because I couldn’t get online. My money’s always funny, so I couldn’t get it fixed or a new computer. Because of the lazy way I back up my files, only the oldest and the near newest files had ever gotten copied to the external drive (which is still working). That includes a huge file of images I’ve collected over years for photomanipulation work. All of my finished fan fiction work is online somewhere, either in archives or on my own website. But the drafts–mostly gone. Or ostensibly gone. The problem with the computer could be something like a busted power supply, which can be replaced. If it’s the hard drive, then all bets are off.

Now I’m using my sister’s old iMac, which is kind of weird. I’m scared to install new software, even though she said I could download and install what I want to.

Ignore

Intrepid Sovereign — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 20:54:13 +0000

Looking for a bug.

Bug squashed!

Some Housekeeping Chores

Intrepid Sovereign — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 20:17:57 +0000

Along with a WordPress upgrade comes an upgrade in comment handling software. I’m using Disqus , testing it out to see if it works for me.

Also, some domains will be blocked from posting comments in order to get a handle on the recent wave of spam clogging up the works. To post, sign up for an account at Disqus (quick, easy, free).

Gratuitous Ambassador Beauty Pic

Intrepid Sovereign — Sat, 05 Nov 2011 19:32:46 +0000

A gorgeous render of the Ambassador class by Tobias Richter for the 2012 Ships of the Line calendar.

(h/t Drex Files )

Gratuitous Beardless Frakes Pic

Intrepid Sovereign — Sat, 02 Apr 2011 16:33:45 +0000

Jonathan Frakes’ boyish grin without Riker’s trademark beard. I assume this is from Insurrection .

(h/t TrekCore Rare Photos )

The Price Was Right

Intrepid Sovereign — Wed, 02 Feb 2011 03:04:27 +0000

On the weekly trip to Wally World I snagged the second season of Voyager , even though I’m only half way through the first season. Well, the price was right, and it was there . Good enough reasons to get it. The second season was where I stopped watching when it was first-run. I vaguely remember that the episode has something to do with Seska. Anyway, I’ll get to it whenever.

In Remembrance

Intrepid Sovereign — Tue, 01 Feb 2011 14:36:14 +0000

Space Shuttle Columbia OV-102
STS-107
February 1, 2003

David Brown • Laurel Clark • Michael Anderson • Ilan Ramon
Rick Husband • Kalpana Chawla • Willie McCool

“The same Creator who names the stars also knows the names of the seven souls we mourn today. The crew of the shuttle Columbia did not return safely to Earth; yet we can pray that all are safely home.”
- President George W. Bush