Attention... Attention... Attention...
6 July 2010
We have been pulled into a previously uncharted worm hole. We are in uncharted space, and are unable to return the way we came. We are sending this message through the worm hole back to Earth. We do not know how long it will take for you on Earth to receive it.
We want you to know, we are making our way back to you. We want you to know Space Vessel The Warp Project and its crew are determined to return. As we make our way back, we are charting never before seen amazing things.
p.s. Please feed the dog.
Showing posts with label Meta. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Meta. Show all posts
Monday, November 8, 2010
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
Sabrina 10 Years Old
Congratulations are in order to Sabrina 10 years old, whose sign on name has changed by one digit. Why? Because she's not 9 years old anymore. Sabrina 9 years old had a birthday, and so now logs in and reports as Sabrina 10 years old.
From what I can tell, her brevity and charm are consistent, however, with her lovely 9 year old self.
From what I can tell, her brevity and charm are consistent, however, with her lovely 9 year old self.
Saturday, October 10, 2009
Spock! Picard! Sarek! Birthday Party--Yes!
TNG: Season 5: Episode 107: Unification (Parts 1 and 2)
Okay, fine, I get it. This is WAY out of order. We're only 7 episodes into The Original Series and here I am 107 episodes into The Next Generation. But, here's the thing, it's my birthday. For weeks people have been talking to me about how birthdays are for doing something really special, for really taking the time to celebrate your life, for coming up with an activity that honors the day with genuine regard. On my birthday, however, I have a meeting to attend, and no real plans for celebration. Finally, it occurred to me there was only one real way to celebrate--bring together my favorite Star Trek moments in one perfect episode. The truth is, I frickin' love Spock. This has been said. I also admire Sarek very much. And, honestly, even though I would never marry Jean-Luc Picard (because I'm previously committed to Spock (he only gets better with age)), I would do anything he said. The wonderful thing about saying such things is that Spock and Jean-Luc are so completely trustworthy. So, I can say something as dramatic as "I'd do anything Jean-Luc Picard said to do." and honestly mean it, all the while knowing he'd never put me in immoral circumstances. There's nothing more attractive than that.
So, how to spend an almost perfect birthday? Bring together Spock, Sarek, and Jean-Luc in one episode, side by side with Data, Geordi, Worf, and Crusher. So excellent. It would only be better if my Trek friends were here with me too. Whenever it is they come visit I'm going to propose we get a big Trek-with-beer pile of the handful of us set up on my bed to watch these episodes. By the way, Data and Picard dress up as Romulans. How hot is that? Also, this episode was dedicated to Gene Roddenberry, who died shortly before it aired.
Since we're out of order here, I'm not going to summarize the episode. I'll wait till I watch it again with Sabrina 9 years old later in the year. For those of you that want to enjoy my birthday celebration with me, here's the links from youtube. Cheers, and enjoy!
Unification, Part 1
Part One
Part Two
Part Three
Part Four
Part Five
Unification, Part 2
Part One
Part Two
Part Three
Part Four
Part Five
Okay, fine, I get it. This is WAY out of order. We're only 7 episodes into The Original Series and here I am 107 episodes into The Next Generation. But, here's the thing, it's my birthday. For weeks people have been talking to me about how birthdays are for doing something really special, for really taking the time to celebrate your life, for coming up with an activity that honors the day with genuine regard. On my birthday, however, I have a meeting to attend, and no real plans for celebration. Finally, it occurred to me there was only one real way to celebrate--bring together my favorite Star Trek moments in one perfect episode. The truth is, I frickin' love Spock. This has been said. I also admire Sarek very much. And, honestly, even though I would never marry Jean-Luc Picard (because I'm previously committed to Spock (he only gets better with age)), I would do anything he said. The wonderful thing about saying such things is that Spock and Jean-Luc are so completely trustworthy. So, I can say something as dramatic as "I'd do anything Jean-Luc Picard said to do." and honestly mean it, all the while knowing he'd never put me in immoral circumstances. There's nothing more attractive than that.
So, how to spend an almost perfect birthday? Bring together Spock, Sarek, and Jean-Luc in one episode, side by side with Data, Geordi, Worf, and Crusher. So excellent. It would only be better if my Trek friends were here with me too. Whenever it is they come visit I'm going to propose we get a big Trek-with-beer pile of the handful of us set up on my bed to watch these episodes. By the way, Data and Picard dress up as Romulans. How hot is that? Also, this episode was dedicated to Gene Roddenberry, who died shortly before it aired.
Since we're out of order here, I'm not going to summarize the episode. I'll wait till I watch it again with Sabrina 9 years old later in the year. For those of you that want to enjoy my birthday celebration with me, here's the links from youtube. Cheers, and enjoy!
Unification, Part 1
Part One
Part Two
Part Three
Part Four
Part Five
Unification, Part 2
Part One
Part Two
Part Three
Part Four
Part Five
Friday, October 2, 2009
The Set-Up
Okay, here's the viewing info on the Star Trek universe.
The Shows
The Pilot:
"The Cage" (written to be the original pilot; not released to the viewing public till 1988): 63 min
The Original Series:
aired 1966 to 1969, 79 episodes, 51 minutes a piece, 4029 total viewing minutes (including the second pilot)
The Animated Series:
aired 1973 to 1974, 22 episodes, 30 minutes a piece, 660 total viewing minutes
The Next Generation:
aired 1987 to 1994, 178 episodes, 45 minutes a piece, 8010 total viewing minutes
Deep Space Nine:
aired 1993 to 1999, 176 episodes, 45 minutes a piece, 7920 total viewing minutes
Voyager:
aired 1995 to 2001, 172 episodes, 45 minutes a piece, 7740 total viewing minutes
Enterprise:
aired 2001 to 2005, 98 episodes, 44 minutes a piece, 4312 total viewing minutes
The Movies
ST: The Motion Picture, (1979) 132 original minutes; 136 director's cut
STII: The Wrath of Khan, (1982) 116 viewing minutes
STIII: The Search for Spock, (1984) 105 viewing minutes
STIV: The Voyage Home, (1986) 119 viewing minutes
STV: The Final Frontier, (1989) 107 viewing minutes
STVI: The Undiscovered Country, (1991) 109 viewing minutes
Generations, (1994) 118 viewing minutes
First Contact, (1996) 111 viewing minutes
Insurrection, (1998) 103 viewing minutes
Nemesis, (2002) 116 viewing minutes
Star Trek, (2009) 127 viewing minutes
The Blog Set-Up
So, we'll watch in order according to date. In other words, at various points we'll have to go back and forth between watching The Next Generation and Deep Space Nine, and then later, Deep Space Nine and Voyager.
Posts will be tagged in relation to the series it's pertaining to. So, for a while each post will be tagged with TOS, The Original Series. Posts about the Star Trek universe, or the project as a whole will be tagged "Meta." Or, posts talking about the Franchise influence in our own universe will be tagged "Pop."
Thursday, October 1, 2009
The Project
I don't make new year's resolutions. It's guaranteed that if I do, I don't keep them. Not because I can't follow through with commitments. I'm quite good at that, actually. It's just that somehow setting them on the New Year, as if I wouldn't do it otherwise, seems false and I can't quite accept the set-up.
One year I decided to make goofy resolutions to see how that went--I promised to watch every Arnold Schwarzenegger film that I could actually get a hold of in the order that it was released to the general viewing public. Not because I'm a fan. Because the idea was ridiculous. I laughed over the Conan movies; got into Terminator; reveled in Red Sonja; couldn't find Commando, or Raw Deal; loved Running Man all the way through Total Recall (his best); etc, then hit Christmas in Connecticut and gave up. That would have left 14 movies to watch, all before he became governor, and three more since.
But, clearly, life is good for pursuing projects, and I do well at completing them when they're not resolutions made on January 1, or December 31. So, this summer I've constructed a big one with the promise to complete it over the course of the next year.
Starting today, I will watch every Star Trek episode and movie, in chronological order, starting with the Pilot for The Original Series, all the way through the recent movie titled simply Star Trek. It turns out, accomplishing such a task consists in watching 34,001 total minutes of Star Trek heaven. That's 566.68 hours, or, 23.6 days. You are invited to come along for the ride.
The Invitation
This blog has been named The Warp Project because completing the task will demand watching an average of two hours of Star Trek, five days a week, every week of the year. In other words, it'll mean moving through the Star Trek universe at high speed. As the project persists, the blog will be updated with responses to each episode and movie. The nine-year old I live with too will add snippets of her thoughts, as she is quite excited by the prospect of upgrading her current status of ST Apprentice to Star Trek Journeyman. (I suspect "expert" class pushes us into a level of commitment beyond simply watching the materials available.)
With the plan laid out--set a course: The Star Trek Pilot. Engage!
One year I decided to make goofy resolutions to see how that went--I promised to watch every Arnold Schwarzenegger film that I could actually get a hold of in the order that it was released to the general viewing public. Not because I'm a fan. Because the idea was ridiculous. I laughed over the Conan movies; got into Terminator; reveled in Red Sonja; couldn't find Commando, or Raw Deal; loved Running Man all the way through Total Recall (his best); etc, then hit Christmas in Connecticut and gave up. That would have left 14 movies to watch, all before he became governor, and three more since.
But, clearly, life is good for pursuing projects, and I do well at completing them when they're not resolutions made on January 1, or December 31. So, this summer I've constructed a big one with the promise to complete it over the course of the next year.
Starting today, I will watch every Star Trek episode and movie, in chronological order, starting with the Pilot for The Original Series, all the way through the recent movie titled simply Star Trek. It turns out, accomplishing such a task consists in watching 34,001 total minutes of Star Trek heaven. That's 566.68 hours, or, 23.6 days. You are invited to come along for the ride.
This blog has been named The Warp Project because completing the task will demand watching an average of two hours of Star Trek, five days a week, every week of the year. In other words, it'll mean moving through the Star Trek universe at high speed. As the project persists, the blog will be updated with responses to each episode and movie. The nine-year old I live with too will add snippets of her thoughts, as she is quite excited by the prospect of upgrading her current status of ST Apprentice to Star Trek Journeyman. (I suspect "expert" class pushes us into a level of commitment beyond simply watching the materials available.)
With the plan laid out--set a course: The Star Trek Pilot. Engage!
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