My Friend Leonard

I was unexpectedly saddened by Leonard Nimoy's death. I mean, I didn't know him personally or anything. But I really loved the original Star Trek, and all of its cast. They were all so different, different cultures and attitudes, yet they worked together to do extraordinary things. Poor Spock had to put up with this horny idiot Kirk being in charge all of the time, when he would have done a much better job, and yet he never took anything personally. He was like "the Four Agreements" personified. The good of the many over the good of the one. 

   

I do realize that Leonard Nimoy was an actor who played Spock and many other roles. Leonard Nimoy was not actually Spock. But, by all accounts, he was someone who embodied the same beliefs and values, minus the pointy ears. He was Jewish, not Volcan. And he was very kind to his fans, of whom I was one.

Rest in peace, Leonard Nimoy. I'm not a religious gal, but I'm 99% sure you're sharing a campfire now with DeForest Kelley, somewhere in the heavens... And he's saying, "I'm a doctor, not an angel!"

So Very Wrong

Fun thing to do in your spare time: paint the Starship Enterprise and a red shirt onto a thrift store landscape print.

Fun! This stuff is done better by David Irvine. Still, I enjoy it. Close- ups:

He's Doomed

NCC-1701

The print (without Star Trek) was $6. Cheap thrills, I guess. :)

Yes... no. NO! Yes.

But wait, there's more!


Via Bad Newspaper.


I'm not procrastinating about anything. Oh, no. Not I.

The Rules for a Good Star Trek Movie, Old Style

As I continue watching the Star Trek movies, in order, one per weekend, I've started to notice a pattern.

First of all, let me mention that I have now completed movies one through six, which all feature the original cast, and only the original cast from the original TV series. I notice the next one will have some Next Generation characters, so this is probably a turning point in the movies. The best of the first six movies is Star Trek IV, the Voyage Home. The worst is the one right after that, Star Trek V, the Final Frontier, which was directed by William Shatner. So, the elements of a good Star Trek movie, thus far, are these:

1. Enterprise Worship: It must contain a long, drawn out shot of the Enterprise.

2. Mild mannered conflict between Spock and McCoy

3. A disobeying of orders from Star Fleet

4. Mechanical Failures

5. A triumph, against all odds, of emotion over logic

6. The friendship between Spock and Jim plays a central role

7. Either Jim or Spock makes a huge sacrifice and expects to die

8. Humor in the direst circumstances

I've noticed the more recent movies have left some old time fans disappointed, who say the new movies don't have the same spirit as the old ones. Maybe the new movies were missing a few of these elements? Hard core Trekkies, be sure and argue with me! I love arguing about Sci Fi. It's so much more fun than real life.



Spock, "did too much LDS in the sixties," says Captain Kirk.

I'm a doctor, not a quack!

Today is my 80th half birthday. I have lived eighty half years, today. In lieu of gifts, please donate to Heifer International. They seem okay. Unless you really really want to send me a gift. Then I would like this.

I spent my eightieth half birthday chasing ducks, mostly. And now, we are watching all of the Star Trek movies, starting with the first: Star Trek, the Motion Picture. I'm pretty sure I have seen them all, but I am getting confused. This is unacceptable. I must see all of the Star Trek movies, in order, and get it all straight in my mind again!

This first Star Trek movie is great. William Shatner was so young then! He's actually good looking. It creeps me out a little.

I love how, in the beginning, they spend a full five minutes of screen time just looking at the beautiful Enterprise, which has apparently been re-modelled, 1979 style! Sort of like our house.

It's hard to watch this, now, without looking at George Takei in an entirely different light! Before George Takei "friended" me, DeForest Kelly was my favourite. "I'm a doctor, not a [Insert whatever you like here]!"