STSF Precip

Name: Mitar Precip Species: Bolian Sex: Male Marital Status: Single Height: 1.98m Weight: 99.8kg Hair: None (consistent with Bolian Physiology) Eyes: Black Distinguishing Features: Large Bifurcated Ridge running down center of face (consistent Bolian Physiology). Darker Blue skin pigment than the average Bolian due to childhood illness. Subject: Biography, Ensign Mitar Precip Stardate submitted 0210.19 Born on Bolarus IX on stardate 8204.04 in a rural community farm owned by his parents Zita and Sebar Precip. Precip suffered from a rare skin disease that affected Bolian children until age 8 which left his skin color a darker blue tone than the average Bolian. Precip was spared the full effects of the Bolarus Skin Redux Disease when his parents had the opportunity to have a Starfleet Physician treat him onboard the visiting USS Anaheim. While undergoing treatment for two weeks onboard the USS Anaheim, young Mitar enjoyed touring the Ambassador Class Starship and made up his mind he'd become an officer in Starfleet, to tour the stars in a Starship. By age 15, Precip was preparing himself for applying for the academy. His mother wasn't thrilled about her only child leaving her and tried to pressure her husband to convince their son that a rural way of life was the way to live. Mitar's father insisted that they not steer the young man one way or the other and support his decision regardless. Mitar had prepared well, especially in statistical probabilities and science. He was accepted to the academy on stardate 9808.10. Starfleet Academy on Earth was a bit of a culture shock for Bolian from rural Bolarus IX, San Francisco was the largest city he had ever been to. Precip was noted by professors to be extremely analytical and driven to surmount any challenges he faced. Extremely athletic despite his large size, he placed in the top five in the Marathon made famous by Jean-Luc Picard each year. Swimming and sharpshooting were also skills Mitar Precip won respect for. Senior year at the academy was the toughest, for counselors at Starfleet Academy had a security/tactician role in mind for Cadet Precip. Attached to Nova Squadron, Precip was adept at piloting a wide range of shuttle/short range flight craft. The last few months of Mitar's experience at Starfleet Academy was aboard the USS Royal Star, a training vessel. The Royal Star had an unfortunate run-in with a Ferengi Marauder on stardate 01.11.25 in which several Starfleet officers were killed, resulting in several Cadets, including Mitar to handle bridge positions until the Royal Star was rescued by the USS Holy Grail. Cadet Mitar Precip graduated from Starfleet Academy on Stardate 0207.19. Having been already in combat, Ensign Precip found it was odd that he was being assigned to the USS Manticore,a spacetug (as informed by his Assignment officer). Several months passed before he was able to finally catch a shuttle to the Manticore, during that time took some advanced tactical training classes. Somewhat cautious, Ensign Mitar Precip considers all options before executing any courses of action. The rather tall Bolian is also rather shy, but will take on any challenges given to him by fellow officers on or off duty. Mitar still loves to run, swim and compete in target practice. End of File.

Happy Birthday Team! -Precip

Dear cadets and fellow GMS, I apologize for my unexpected absence for the Late Night Saturday Academy. I knew Kbear was having connection difficulty and would not be able to attend...I unfortunately had a later shift than normal for a Saturday..and was not up to par for running an academy. My apologies to those who were inconvienced, Precip

Well Ron Moore said it best the way I felt about the show. Unfortunately it's a quote with some profanity in it. Essentially I didn't buy into Voyager's survivability...I sure as heck did not like what they did with the Borg on that show. Nonetheless it is Trek and always will be considered canon. Precip

Thank you.

Thanks Scooter for the tip. -Precip

Props to Canada for the win. Props to the USA for making it a game. -Precip

Mitar was alone in the security bay, with time to think as Manticore attempted to find Cerebrus. Security Chief Precip was pondering how poorly he understood his team. Commander McFly, a likable officer..Precip thought he was also good in the field. Then what happened at Oppo? His second had given away Manticore fearing for another officer's life. That officer Cdr. Kansas Kenickie Precip now knew he was romantically involved with. Mitar did not quite understand all their is to human emotions, but how could Cdr. McFly's feelings for her jeopradize the entire crew of Manticore? Was this just a simple human flaw? Or just one officer's mistake. Commander Faldek, recently married..former member of the Obsidian order. Why did he act so rash? Getting thrown in jail on Atarxis after putting a phaser to a bartender's head...::Precip winced:: There was more to it, Mitar had to admit..he wasnt there. But his actions didn't jive with a former spy. One who has to be undercover for to get his mission accomplished. He apparently served the Order on Romulus; that certainly had to take restraint. But where had it gone? He thought the experience with the Cardassian Spy agency would make Faldek a more cautious individual..But that certainly did not happen on Atarxis. What did Precip not understand about the Cardassian? Commander Kenickie, a.k.a Kansas. Now involved with Commander McFly. Precip got the impression of her as a loose cannon. But admittingly this was the one officer he knew the least about. She was human, comes from an extended family; she had a very tough exterior. Would she make the same mistake Cdr McFly made on a mission? Mitar would have to keep the two apart from AT missions, something that was not Kansas' fault..but that of her...well significant other. Could he trust her with command in the future. Mitar Paused and stared at the streaking stars visable through the viewport. A Commanding officer who did not know the people he was in charge of. Mitar wondered if he was leading Manticore's security on a downhill slope. Perhaps he should not be CSEC if he couldn't yet read his officers. Maybe their problems were the result of his command. He needed to talk to someone ..Captain Sovak, the Admiral..Counselor Farrington. Was he the right Bolian for the job?

Frak it! Need more ordinance against these creeps! Send in the BUFFs (B-52s)...and carpet bomb their sorry faces so they will need a permanent Proactive Solution treatment..for their newly cratered face. -Precip

Yes!! Shuttle Launched! Curious how visible a launch at night would be from the Cape? Probably could see it from many places in Florida I gather. -Precip

The current administration axed the Constellation Program. Although extremely ambitious..it gave us a direction to where we were heading. Time tables most likely would not of been met. But I ponder how long it will take for NASA to develop another manned spaceflight program after so much work had been done on Aries/Orion/Constellation. I guess we will be renting seats on Russian Space Capsules for quite some time since the shuttle retires this year. -Precip

I dont have the super blue ray version, but I have heard that they put the New Enterprise at nearly twice the size of the old in commentary? I guess that would justify the brewery inside the ship. However ship sites are up in arms over what stretched the Enterprise to. As for the movie itself, you cannot argue with it's success. It brought in Trekkers like us, and more importantly...the general movie going audience. Sure we longtime Trekfans are going to disagree..or not like somethings from the movie. But the vast majority of reviewers and viewers overlooked the technical aspects of the film helping the film make over 300 million. Something no other Trek movie came close do doing. My only advice for the next movie is the old KISS philosophy ..Keep it Simple Stupid..and you should get the same audience to return. Just bring in the Klingons for the new Kirk. His first meeting with them would be interesting to see..and no doubt a torn shirt can be added to a scene to appease us oldtimers. -Precip

Hope you had a wonderful Birthday Huff! Maybe even some Vulcan Flan to go with those donuts!! -Precip

Old Saint Nicholas got me the movie for Xmas..but it is Federation Wrapping paper! I don't want to destroy it... But I must see the new ships on DVD so I can zoom and investigate... -STSF Precip

Just because I am white and over 30..I can't listen to Jay-Z Empire State of Mind -Precip

Happy Birthday Blurox! Have a great day! -Precip

Look out your window at the San Gabriel and San Bernadino Mountains. That be snow up there! -Precip

Did I read Avatar costing 280 million? Wow. From what I have seen in previews it looks fantastic..but dang..280 million.. -Precip

Lol...nice job as the frenchman on the tower. I had pizza for Thanksgiving by the way. Quite Tasty. -Precip

Happy Birthday Great Teacher! -Precip

Stoned. Despite the added ability for character development, and communication from home; I tire of these ancient devices that have been used. Frankly I don't see how they can work...so far from home. Yes I am happy for their glitches, but are there really people willing to allow their bodies to be used by another's consciousness? I mean...c'mon....you got to have an inkling that one of these desperate souls on Destiny will want to spend the night with a lover during their "stone-trip". I think it's getting out of hand. Heck the Colonel commandeers another's body just to slug someone back on earth? It's just stretching normal human reasoning for me. Please have those bloody stones finally get out of range! Character development can occur on Destiny...if you give it a shot. I am not going to discuss the temporal "keno" episode right now. Too tired. -Precip

I wonder at what age one can first view MP "The Holy Grail". I certainly recall my first time watching the Black Knight scene (Biggest laugh I started crying..I recall ), am certain I was under 12. -Precip

Thanks...thought I had the name of the song wrong last night. And yes Disney...errr......ABC used it to promote the reimagined "V". -Precip

The former STAR TREK THE MAGAZINE did an article on Redshirt Deaths. They calculated percentages...in a tounge in cheek article. So yes people have had the time to figure out the numbers on this topic. -Precip

I find it interesting that of all the networks..it was Disney's that decided to remake V. -Precip