WxMurray

Sounds good to me. :blink:

Wearing toupees can have that effect. :blink:

Ah, yes, I heard about that. :lol: I'm not going, of course. I'm not a big fan of speakers and speaking, even if it is LeVar Burton. :blink:

Huff, you've got a glazed look in your eyes. ...Oh, right, that's from all the donuts. :blink: Happy birthday. :lol:

Personal Log Stardate 0701.25 It took some doing, but we finally figured it out. That apparent NX class starship is the Richmond. Records indicate that it was originally an Intrepid-type starship, but it certainly doesn’t look that way now. My theory (and I suspect I misspoke earlier in my excitement), is that ships received upgrades to fight in the Romulan Wars. Phase cannons were installed, the warp drive improved, computer systems upgraded, conventional torpedoes replaced with photonic torpedoes, and later with nuclear warheads once the photon torpedoes became in limited supply. So with all of these NX class parts and systems, it would stand to reason that they would be carrying technical manuals for that class of starship. As time went on these ships became part of an NX subclass. But why is the Richmond now a full NX class starship? I suspect that someone has been rebuilding the wreck based on the technical manuals they were able to salvage from the computer core – the tech manuals for the NX class. Everything in those manuals is now part of that ship. If we get into a firefight, we’re going to have to dig up those manuals out of our own computer core. Let’s just hope that whoever rebuilt it didn’t add some of their own technology.

“Have a seat, Saf. Talk to me.” Murray sat. He was eager to talk with his friend and subordinate. He had been stuck on the tertiary section of the Agincourt since he had gotten back. He had met up with Williams there, but that still left Prell, Kairi, Dickinson, and Brady that he had yet to find. Prell had come back over, and he had just been ignored by both Prell and Kairi. He looked up to see Dickinson staring at him. “Um…yes?” “You look like you could use a donut.” Murray nodded. “I have had a craving for donuts. How could you tell?” Dickinson shrugged and walked over to the replicator. “Your eyes were glazed over.” Murray smiled and accepted the donut she brought back. He bit into it and smiled. “So,” he began, “what’s new with you?” Dickinson smiled. “Not a lot, really.” “Yeah, don’t give me that.” “What makes you think something happened?” He pointed to her collar. “That. That wasn’t there when I left.” Dickinson smiled and touched her collar. “That wasn’t too long after you left. I pretty much forgot about it. I got so used to it. But yes, Prell put me in for a promotion. I wasn’t really expecting it. I mean, I’ve been on the Agincourt for a while, but I didn’t think I was up for promotion.” Murray put down his donut and licked his fingers. Mmm…glaze.... “Nikki, being promoted doesn’t entirely depend on how long you’ve been here. I mean, you’ve been onboard since the launch, but you really weren’t a very prominent figure in engineering. You were on the graveyard shift. However, you volunteered to join us on the Pax Primus mission. You impressed me, and so when we returned I put you on my engineering team. You have become a very valuable engineer, and you aren’t quite as shy about your duties. If you have an idea, you speak up. When we launched I don’t think you said any words other than “yes, sir”. That’s all anyone ever heard from you. You were hardly recalcitrant.” “I’d like to think that I’m not a recalcitrant now.” “Well…a little recalcitrancy can be a good thing in a fashion as long as it doesn’t get to the point of insubordination. In a discussion of a plan or in a similar situation, you can recalcitrantly contribute to aid in finding flaws in a plan. But that’s beside the point. As I was saying, you were a very reticent person. Now you contribute; you give us your two cents. You are much more vocal and outspoken, and you know your engineering a lot better than you used to.” Murray paused to take another chunk out of his bagel. “I think I did well with you.” “Yeah, whatever,” Dickinson giggled. They sat in silence for a few seemingly long moments. Murray finally broke the stillness and asked, “So what’s up with Prell and Kairi? I went down there to talk with the Chief, and he hardly noticed me. And then I went over to talk to Kairi, but she just kept staring at his office. Neither of them looked very comfortable. Did something happen?” Dickinson shook her head. “Like I said earlier, I don’t know much. I’ve heard gossip from the other engineers, but a lot of it just doesn’t sound like either of them. And I’m not about to tell these stories to anyone. On a starship, things get about fairly quickly. I’d hate to get on Prell’s bad side for spreading wildly exaggerated tales. So if you want to know, you’ll have to ask one of them yourself.” “Um…yeah, how about not?’ Murray wondered just what had transpired between those two. They certainly weren’t acting normal, and they both seemed very unnerved. But he wasn’t about to ask them what was going on. Kairi had gone into Prell’s office, so hopefully they were talking about it. Murray didn’t really care if he ever found out what happened, as long as they got everything sorted out. He and Dickinson once again allowed a hush to descend upon them. He devoured the rest of his donut and got up. He had a hankering for another donut. This donut, however, seemed a little oddly shaped; it looked like there were two holes taken from the center. I guess that makes it a double-o donut.

This topic also made it onto NPR's weekly news quiz show "Wait, Wait...Don't Tell Me!". The audio is available on their website.

Ah, yes, the two-fingered salute. :D

And for those interested, STARTREK.com has an article and transcript. http://www.startrek.com/startrek/view/news...icle/39115.html :D

Grommie! The person that is the item of my affection torture. :D

Wow, the exact same thing goes for me, word for word. :D Cool. :)

The story is also that archers who still had that first finger would show it off to the enemy, hence the "two-fingered salute". But I've heard that it's not true, too. :D

I'd like "Lightningstruck!" please. :P

I loved that game. I don't think I ever succeeded, but I liked it. :lol: Ah, yes, I remember watching those. Heh. Reminds me of a line from Ghostbusters II when discussing childhood toys, Egon says, "We had part of a Slinky. But I straightened it." :P

#53. You're a member at STSF. :D

However, since they carried the Force, I don't think it would be unreasonable for them to remember images of their mother through the Force. Those are called "garbage mattes". You can see them in Star Trek IV around the Bird of Prey as it heads for the sun early in the movie. And I, too, am kind of surprised that things like that weren't fixed. Another thing, in the space battle in IV there is a shot of a pilot inside an X-Wing who pulls up from the Death Star. As he does so, you can see through the smaller of the windows behind him that they forgot to put an image in over the chromakey (green screen). One would think that he'd have fixed that, too.

My memories: You've ever ended a sentence with the word "PSYCHE!" - Yup. You can sing the rap to "The Fresh Prince Of Bel Air" - sadly (to everyone else, anyway), no. You remember when Kurt Cobain, Tu Pac, River Phoenix, and Selena died. - Nope. You know that "WOAH" comes from Joey from "Blossom" and that "How Rude!" comes from Stephanie from "Full House" - Nope. You remember when it was actually worth getting up early on a Saturday to watch cartoons. - YES! You got super excited when it was Oregon Trail day in computer class at school. - Goodness, I loved that game! You remember reading "Goosebumps" - I remember them, but I wasn't into them. You know the profound meaning of "Wax on, wax off" - :( You have pondered why Smurfette was the only female smurf. - :) No, but I did watch the Smurfs. :P You took plastic cartoon lunch boxes to school. - Yup. I've still got one somewhere...Where's Waldo, I think. You danced to "Wannabe" by the Spice Girls, Females: had a new motto, Males: got a whole lot gay-er. (so tell me what you want, what you really really want.) - Um... :D You remember the craze, then the banning of slap bracelets and slam books. - Oh, yeah, I remember those. You still get the urge to say "NOT" after (almost) every sentence...Not... - Heh heh heh. Where in the world is Carmen San Diego? was both a game and a TV game show. - And a darn cool one at that. :D Captain Planet. - B) You knew that Kimberly, the pink ranger, and Tommy, the green Ranger were meant to be together. - As sad as I am to admit it...yes. When playing power rangers with friends you fought over who got to be who...and still all ended up being Tommy. - Something like that, yeah. You remember when Super Nintendo's became popular. - Yup. I still miss the NES, though. You remember watching home alone 1, 2 , and 3........and tried to pull the pranks on "intruders" - Well, one and two, anyway. "I've fallen and I can't get up" - :) Heck yeah! You remember going to the skating rink before there were inline skates - I have never skated in my life. Two words... Trapper Keeper. - They seemed so cool then. You never got injured on a Slip 'n' Slide - That's right...because I never slipped and slid. Not on the brand product anyway. You wore socks over leggings scrunched down - Um...no. "Miss Mary Mack, Mack, Mack, all dressed in black, black, black, with silver buttons, buttons, buttons, all down her back, back, back" SHE ASKED HER MOTHER MOTHER MOTHER FOR FIFTY CENTS CENTS CENTS TO SEE THE ELEPHANTS PHANTS PHANTS JUMP OVER THE FENCE THE FENCE THE FENCE he jumped so high high high he touched the sky sky sky and he didn't come back back back til the forth of july ly ly he jumped so low ow ow he stubbed his toe toe toe and thats the end end end of the elephants show show show - Oy. I remember that. Heck, I've had campers that still do that. You remember boom boxes vs. cd players - Yup. You remember New Kids on The Block when they were cool - Vaguely remember. You knew all the characters names and their life stories on "Saved By The Bell" - Never watched it. You played and/or collected "Pogs" - I remember them. Never played or collected. You had at least one Tamagotchi, GigaPet or Nano and brought it everywhere - I had one of some sort. You watched the original Care Bears, My Little Pony, and Ninja Turtles - The last one. :P NANCY DREW AND THE HARDY BOYS WERE THE BEST MYSTERY BOOKS - Know of them, yes. Read them, no. Yikes pencils and erasers were the stuff! - Doesn't ring a bell. All your school supplies were "Lisa Frank" brand. - Sounds vaguely familiar. :P You remember when the new Beanie Babies were always sold out. - You mean there were times they weren't? :o You used to wear those stick on earings, not only on your ears, but at the corners of your eyes. - I know my sister did. You remember a time before the WB. - The what? :P You've gotten creeped out by "Are You Afraid of the Dark?" - Nope. You know the Macarena by heart. - Heck no! "Talk to the hand" ... enough said - Never used it myself. :P You thought Brain would finally take over the world - He's still trying, isn't he? :) You always said, "Then why don't you marry it!" - No...but I remember it. You remember when everyone went slinky crazy. - Yup. You remember when razor scooters were cool. - Um...was that really the 90s? :D

Hey, dude, don't be making fun of the silent "q" rule. I just hope he remembered to use the triple-u. :(

After using it last night, I've got to say I really like it. :(

Ah, the Smurfs. I know a girl that doesn't know who the Smurfs are. She's two years younger than me. :( Oh, Little People! I was all over those when I was little. :D

Transformers! They were (are) awesome, probably one of my all-time favorite cartoons. Heck, cartoons in general were much better then than they are today. Let's see...those Magic-eye things were pretty big around the mid nineties. Hotwheels/Matchbox cars; Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. And LEGOs, of course, and I still love them to this day. :unsure: I'm sure there were a few other things, but if I can't remember them, they obviously didn't leave much of an impression on me.

Dang, man. Sorry to hear that. :unsure: I hope things end up working out in some way that you would like, and I hope that we will one day be graced (read: terrorized) by your presence. ;)

The Mythbusters busted it. :unsure:

I'm in a computer lab at the moment, and the thought of cleanliness occurred to me. Every day scores of students use these computers. There are 42,000+ students on this campus, and I can guarantee you that not all of them are healthy. One look at the waiting room in the University Health Services building can assure you of that. That said, I can only imagine just how many and what sort of germs are on this mouse and keyboard. Would it really be that difficult to have someone from Housing go through during low traffic hours and give everything a quick wipedown with a Clorox wipe or something? Even worse is the meteo department computers. Those things are never cleaned. You can tell by the visible layer of grime on the computer keys that can be wiped off with a little effort. Those machines are even worse than the regular labs. There is something to be said for proper hygene and healthy practices on a campus this size.

I got mostly As and the occasional C. No Bs, though. :unsure: Of course, this is my desk in my dorm. And when I get a job I will be sharing a desk. ;)