September 18th, 2009 by Sydney
Driving home from school the other day, stuck in traffic downtown, I noticed the car in front of me, some sort of black SUV Acura, had one of those frames around it’s license plate that read, “Starfleet Reality.” I thought to myself, “That can’t be a Star Trek reference… or can it?”
It was.
When I got home, I looked up StarfleetReality.com. At first glance, the website looked pretty normal and trekless. And then I read the about page.
“At Starfleet Realty, our prime directive is to provide state-of-the-art customer service. We believe in the beauty of the human spirit and we are firmly committed to treating everyone with respect and dignity… Although it is a big planet, we will help you find your place in it.”
A few days later, I was at school again and parked outside the art buildings guess what car I saw! The same black Acura with the Starfleet Realty frame around its license plate! ZOMG! Shit, why didn’t I take a picture of it!?!! I’m thinking I should probably leave a note on the car if I ever see it again. I’d love to talk to them, or whoever they know from the company. I do kind of wish they just would have gone all out with their trekdom, instead of hiding bit and pieces of it on their about page. You know, like those Star Trek dentists in Trekkies. That would be awesome!
August 6th, 2009 by Amanda
Sydney is currently conducting interviews about the Future. You can read my answers to her questionnaire on her website Future-Speak. She also encourages everybody to fill out the questions and send them to her at sydney@future-speak.com or via the Future-Speak contact page.
1. What does the future look like?
2. What color is the sky?
3. What does the future smell like?
4. What does the future taste like?
5. What color is the future?
Read More »
July 19th, 2009 by Sydney
“Sneaker freaker” Daniel Reese, also known as Brass Monki, designs custom shoes featuring characters from of your favorite games and films. While he’ll definately make you a pair with any of his featured designs, he’s open to custom jobs at his clients’ requests. Here are a few of my favorites.
(Via Kotaku)
July 9th, 2009 by Sydney
Last night while sifting through the sites on blogged.com, I stumbled upon Bad Spock Drawings, a blog dedicated to… uh… bad Spock drawings. Now I’m obsessed. Artists and free thinkers are encouraged to submit there drawings as long as they meet at least a few criteria:
- When some else looks at it they should ask you, “Is that meant to be Spock?!”
- Hackneyed- maybe you were drunk when you drew it
- Totally Punk Rock- you should actual break your pen when drawing it
- Half Baked- the dumber Spock looks the better
- Don’t let your ability to draw (or lack there of) get in the way of drawing Bad Spocks!
- No bearded Spocks! You know! The evil one from TOS episode Mirror, Mirror!
Drawn by Rob Sacchetto
Drawn by Ricardo Gonzalez
Made by Fred Petrovsky
July 8th, 2009 by Amanda
Always dreamed of being a zombie but never had the ability or means to make that dream a reality? Well now you can!! Thanks to artist Joel Harris you too can be zombified. All you need to do is send a photo of yourself and he will create a graphic drawing of you for $15. For more information check out his website.
www.joelharrisart.com
June 15th, 2009 by Sydney
Over at GEEK DAD, Curtis Silver recently posted a list of tips on how to raise kids to be trekkies. My personal favorite? Tip #2: After dinner every night have a family discussion concerning the positives and negatives of the Prime Directive. God, I wish my parents raised me this way! Read the full article here.
(Photo from Star Trek: The Original Seires, Season 3, Episode 4, “And the Children Will Lead.” Watch it here.)
