Garnoopy

Alrighty, from an all time fan of Voyager, (Voyager was my first Trek series) I shall give my opinion on the issues regarding the series, good and bad. Voyager started out badly. The first two seasons, in my opinion after seeing the entire series, were the worst. This is true though of most Trek series. Star Trek TNG was terriable the first season, not only were the uniforms scary, but the acting and plots were all over the place. It took time and feeling things out for the series to really take shape. That being said, we can all note how teh beginning of Voyager wasn't all that great. Janeway looked downright frightening in that bun (which I still assert was a great place to hold a phaser), The Doctor was a hologram which we didn't understand, Neelix was just plain annoying, and the confusion with the amount of shuttles Voyager had still reigns today. As the series moved on though and the plots developed, you can note that there were some excellent episodes that developed out of this series. The standard episode, in which the ship had some problem which was inevitably solved, has been used across teh Trek saga's. However, when you find a good episode that doesn't follow the standard plot scheme you can note that Voyager made progress and kept you attached to the show. The question of holographic rights, which TNG had a similar plot on regarding the question of Data's rights as an android, were discussed and debated in the series. If you watch it over time you note that in the beginning hte Doctor is regarded as a tool, and it does take seven years before the crew changes to seeing him as a real person. This did not occur in one episode, but occured over many many years. In order to see this you have to watch the whole series. Which brings me to my next point, many people have called Deep Space Nine the "Soap Opera" of Star Trek. The show contaied romance and threw in several wars between the Klingons and Federation, Federation and Dominion, Federation and Cardassians, and probabaly a few other I've missed inbetween. I held this viewpoint of DS9 for many years untill I finally sat down and watched the entire series, I have reached Season 7 but have not had time to finish it. DS9 needed two seasons also to get its footing, but once it set off the series was very interesting, under teh assumption you had watched the whole thing. It was not a series that you could truely enjoy if you were watching each individual episode alone. In-jokes and other plot twists that would be missed by teh casual observer can only be noticed by the serious watcher. And that probabaly explains one of the issues with Voyager, and all of Trek. You cannot watch many individual episodes and be "blown away" persay. You need to watch many episodes to understand why something is so downright hilarious. Having seen nearly all of Deep Space Nine I find comedy in places on the show that I would have missed had I just glanced at the episode. Voyager was not a series to be watched episode by episode, but to be looked at as a whole, as it is. Today, I will get emotional watching an episode in which they "nearly" get home but don't make it, because I have seen it all. The casual observer wouldn't understand why this was such a tradgedy. Putting all technical concerns aside (How did they get so many photon torpedoes? Where did all the shuttles come from? How did they travel so many light years?) and you get a show that is only truely at its best when you see it beginning to end. But, I think the same thing regarding TNG and DS9. Although TNG may have stood alone episode wise better than Voyager or DS9 it still was only at its best when you viewed it in order, beginning to end. Despite all of this though you may not have liked the series. We all have that at times. No matter how hard I try I cannot seem to bring myself to enjoy TOS or ENT. This does not mean in any way, shape, or form that those two series are bad, it just means that I don't hold an interest in them. You may just not believe that the series was all that great and that's your opinion to hold. It doesn't make you right and me wrong, it's just an opinion as we all have the right to hold.

Three years ago on USS Manticore . . . . . . It is Starfleet’s sad duty to inform you off the loss of the Federation Starship IKC Qob-Lakota, and all crewmembers aboard. . . . . . Doctor Garnoopy, your twin brother, was on board the IKC Qob-Lakota at the time, and he is presumed dead along with the rest of the crew. . . . . . The Federation sent out several ships to comb the area for any sign of wreckage, and none was found. . . Current day . . . Lieutenant Commander Garnoopy Chief Engineering Officer USS Manticore, NCC-5852 Personal Log Stardate 50412.19 “Alive” Garnoopy stared at the letter on his desktop screen and read it over and over again. He could have recited it backwards and forwards by now yet it didn’t seem quite to settle in yet. Denial had infested his brain and he couldn’t quite comprehend what the message meant yet there it sat in plain English on his screen. The grieving was over. The acceptance had occurred. Garnoopy had moved on with his life and now, well, what could he do now? Everything had changed in an instant. His closure that had taken months was shattered. He read the message again. Brother, I am alive.

Note that there are no stars in the background of the image. I believe that it's from the Voyager episode "The Void".

Found this online, you might as well just visit the web page, given that copying and pasting didn't turn out the way it should look. Buliding Your Own Star Trek Chess Board I also found this web page, which allows you to download (although it is a very old program) Star Trek 3D chess board and game. I haven't had time to use it, but I don't know if we can use it and save games to come back to the next day. hthttp://www.hemptrek.com/parmen.html

Absolutely. I'll have to figure out how to do it on my end, given that I have no 3D chess board. Maybe I can find an online version or something? What we can do is just edit one post... like so: Dec. 5, 2004, 5:01 PM CST: C5 to C6 Then, once you move, I can just edit my post to: Dec. 5, 2004, 5:01 PM CST: C5 to C6 Dec. 5, 2004, 8:00 PM CST: B2 to B3 If you want to do it on the board that is, which would give people a chance to see. Might be fun to, people discussing who's going to win. :lol:

Ohhh, I love chess. I would love to play 3D chess with you Huff. If I see you online and have the time I'll give you an IM on AIM.

Happy Bday A9!

For you Vanroy, a song. ;) Happy birthday. Well, it's time to celebrate your birthday, it happens every year We'll eat a lot of broccoli and drink a lot of beer You should be good and happy that there's something you can eat A million people every day are starving in the street Your daddy's in the gutter with the wretched and the poor Your mama's in the kitchen with a can of Cycle Four There's garbage in the water There's poison in the sky I guess it won't be long before we're all gonna die Happy birthday Happy birthday to you Happy birthday Happy birthday to you Well, what's the matter little friend, you think this party is the pits Enjoy it while you can, we'll soon be blown to bits The monkeys in the pentagon are gonna cook our goose Their finger's on the button, all they need it an excuse It doesn't take a military genius to see We'll all be crispy critters after World War III There's nowhere you can run to, nowhere you can hide When they drop the big one, we all get fried (Come on boys and girls, sing along, ok?) Happy birthday Happy birthday to you Happy birthday Happy birthday to you wow! (background screaming, sound effect) Well there's a punk in the alley and he's looking for a fight There's an Arab on the corner buying everything in sight There's a mother in the ghetto with another mouth to feed Seems that everywhere you look today there's misery and greed I guess you know the Earth is gonna crash into the sun But that's no reason why we shouldn't have a little fun So if you think it's scary, if it's more than you can take Just blow out the candles and have a piece of cake Happy birthday Happy birthday to you Happy birthday Happy birthday to you

None of these wheels are actually spinning. My apologies to those of you with slower internet speeds, it's a large image.

Well, tis that erie time of year again when the scary stories and costumes come out for all to see. That time of year when children aquire cavities like adults aquire ulcers. This isn't a time for just children to dress up in costumes, most of the people I know will be dressing up as well for parties and group gatherings (I haven't trick-or-treated in many years). So, regardless of your age... Are you dressing up for Halloween and if you are, what are you dressing up as? Lets see who will be the most creative with their costume! :P

Many years ago whe I was first introduced to Star Trek I was given a uniform for my birthday. I of course thought this was the coolest thing in the world and proceded to excessorize it with a phaser, tricorder, and comm badge which truely chirped. I haven't pulled that costume out of the closet in several years, untill yesterday. I was invited to a party and didn't have a costume, hadn't really thought about it since I had no plans this weekend and don't trick-or-treat. Well, turns out Star Trek is cheesy. I proeceded to win a prize for the cheesiest costume at the party. It was great fun. Oh, and let me tell you, when you're wearing a comm badge that actually chirps when you tap it, many people will go around tapping your chest all night because it is apparently highly entertaining. :P

That's not a Cessna 180. A Cessna 180 is a taildragger, that's a tricycle gear.

Ha, lets try something hard for once... A 1964 Cessna 180, blue paint scheme, with small N numbers on the tail.

::dies laughing:: Travis, that reminds me of this summer, I visited the National Zoo just outside of Washington D.C., for the purpose of seeing the pandas. My friend really wanted to go, so we did. Well, we entered the panda exibit, and the pandas were inside in a large room eating and such. This one panda decided to come right up the glass, sit down, and spread its legs. My friend and myself just about died laughing right there. It was hilarious.

Ahh, just the thing to wake up to, hell freezing over. Morning. :P

What do you do when your drunk, you have a lime, a cat, a knife, and too much free time on your hands?

I've visted 31 states and 15 countries. State wise I've done many trips, including camping at national parks all the way up the eastern seaboard, gone gliding in Pheonix, seen the flat plains of Kansas, and even done a road trip with friends covering 14 states in 14 days (Many of them were just driven straight through, they don't count :P ). Country wise I've visisted, many of the Carribbean nations, Germany (Many cousins there, including one that is identical to me), Austria, the United Kingdom, and I spent over a month in Australia traveling up and down the eastern seaboard. Australia is beautiful, I would consider moving there. Favorite total location? Australia. I would like to see Washington D.C. again. I've been there four times I believe but it hasn't been enough. There is just to much to see in that city, it's amazing. I've had the honor of recieving a private tour of the Pentagon (Uncle who works there) and the capitol (Uncle who works there too). I'd also like to go back to Salt Lake City. Many people rave about the sking in Colorado but not me, I love Salt Lake. No place I'd rather ski. That's a trip I hope to do next year at some point but I've got to budget, sking is very expensive and I have to plan accordingly. I have had a lot of fun visiting all the locations I have and I hope to travel more. If you do it right it's inexpensive and easy to do, not to mention an absolute blast.

Remember when the "Night Vision" home camera's came out years back and there were all sorts of rumors about how they could see through walls and things of that nature? :P

Well, the actress does play in the video game... I suppose that's the same thing. I'd like to see a Cessna 180, 1964 version with a blue paint scheme and small N numbers, not the big N numbers on the tail.

Woot! Woot! Happy Birthday!

It's Invader Zim! I've seen the show like once but I'd recognize that thing anywhere. As to what he's doing, I haven't a clue. Like I said, only saw it once passing through someone else's house.

Eaassssyyy. Lets see a cat talking on a cell phone.

And no, that is not a picture of a Garnoopy that Kroells posted. So everyone who thinks that's a baby picture of me, you're wrong. I'll find a picture of a Garnoopy at some point and put it here :D Someone find me a Foxtrot comic strip with Jason with a Klingon forehead.

I would like to see a picture of people on top of the Sydney Harbor Bridge. (I've climbed it and have pictures, it's legal to do :D )