For various reasons, I 1) ended up in a major shopping mall on a Friday evening less than 2 weeks before Christmas, and 2) ended up in a Target on a Saturday afternoon less than 2 weeks before Christmas. *pants* And this is why I've switched almost entirely to Christmas shopping online. TOO MANY PEOPLE. GYAH. Also, because of the many, many people ( Read more... )

Japanese version of Star Trek Into Darkness teaser trailer here, which apparently includes a bit extra on the end (haven't had a chance to see the original, so I can't confirm that it's extra). ( Cut for embed and spoilers )

And yet another thing imagined of in the Star Trek universe appears to be coming true: Transparent Aluminum, as first "invented" by Scotty in Star Trek IV: The Voyage HomeWow. I have no notion of the science behind this, and obviously there's no hint of using it as a super-strong glass replacement as in the movie, but this is pretty cool ( Read more... )

I totally forgot some vids that I wanted to include in my last post, but I don't want them to get lost in edits at the bottom of that post, so I'm starting a new one.

The Test by heresluck. Star Trek, reboot + TOS. Kirk/Spock, loads of fun. The music is awesome and perfect, and I love how she switches effortlessly (or so it seems) between reboot and TOS. ( Read more... )

It is difficult to work up the oomph to go to work when 1) you only have to work 3 hours (due to working the other 5 earlier in the week, and 2) your boss won't be there, so the only thing you'll be doing is waiting for the phone to ring or the email to come in. *sigh ( Read more... )

isagel just asked for New!Star Trek fanfiction recs, so I decided to post what I gave her over there, in a more cleaned up fashion. I will warn you that my main ST fanfic interests thus far have been: Kirk/McCoy (which I would never have gone with for TOS Trek but which for some reason is actually my favorite here), Kirk/Spock, Kirk/Uhura/Spock, and ( Read more... )

... I forgot to mention. I was walking out of the movie theater tonight after seeing Star Trek, and what do I overhear? Several people talking about Klingons, Romulans, and debating the merits of warbirds. Heeeee. This is not spoilery, don't worry.