I Always Knew There Was Something Different About Me

Something to Keep in Mind

An Incredible Opportunity

I was only three years old when Neil Armstrong set foot on the moon and, with the 40th anniversary of that event looming a couple of days, I (and you guys) can experience the mission in real time. The website We Own the Moon is providing "live" coverage of this event, as it occurred 40 years ago through a variety of media, including the web, Twitter and desktop monitoring of the Apollo 11 mission that first put man on the moon. Although I couldn't easily follow the progress of the mission with the rest of the world, I am told I toddled out there on July 20th, 1969 and asked why I couldn't see the astronauts. I am darn sure that I am going to go for the whole buffet this time. Don't miss out on a a unique historical experience of one of the greatest achievements of mankind!

The Scientific Method at Work

I Can Attest

Being someone who sat glued to the television set while Video Killed the Radio Star by the Buggles launched the new network - MTV, I can attest that the following is, unfortunately, true:

Fan Fiction

Fanfic...so rife with the fun and the atrocious. If you have a favorite science fiction or fantasy movie, book series or television show, you have probably investigated the fan fiction scene. Fans writing their own stories for their favorite characters. Some of it is very interesting, some of it is simply awful, but all of it investigates unexplored plot lines, character interactions and alternative universes. Considering the wide published AU's of Star Trek and Star Wars, it should not be surprising that an unpublished, unofficial community of writers has been hard at work expanding the mythology of popular franchises. Want more Stargate or Stargate: Atlantis? Tons of stories. Star Trek- those have been around for decades and are still going strong with the addition of the additional series beyond TOS. Star Wars - you can't throw a rock in the fanfic arena without hitting a Star Wars tale. And Dreseden Files, and Smallville and tons of anime titles...

If current offerings are not to your liking - write your own! Choose your characters, your plot/situation. Outline the story, write the dialogue, describe the action. Read, revise, rewrite. Choose an episode/book/movie and rewrite something that you think the original writers messed up. Don't worry if it is "good" or not, just make sure it satisfies your expectations. Don't be afraid to share what you've written with others. They may have good suggestions for enhancing your story. In every scifi/fantasy aficionado lies a geek who has their own vault of possible tales to tell. Get cracking and write them down!