When I was 13, I watched my first Star Trek episode. Being a teenager was rough, but being a Trekkie AND a teenager was something completely different. Add a writer to the mix and what you got was a awkward little girl who spent the majority of her time reading fan fiction and hanging out in the Star Trek chat rooms. I even designed my own website. As I grew up and out of adolescence, I thought I might let go of these childish dreams. Perhaps find something more...tangible...to believe in. At 27, I look in my mirror and see a struggling writer, a person who attempts to make connections with people around me, but can never quite seem to make sense of the transmission. I see me, 13, all over again.
My best friend (since we were both 13) encouraged me to start this blog. Writing has always been a way to breathe life into all this. I forget that sometimes. And as usual, when left with no specific recourse, I turn to Star Trek. I realize "space may be the final frontier, but it's made in a Hollywood basement," yet I can't let go. I can't believe that dreams such as these simply die.
This blog isn't for Trekkies or Trekkers. It isn't for me. It's for the stargazers, the dreamers. Those without vice need not read further. This is my exploration of this reality. Much as Star Trek was less about space and more about exploring the human condition, I hope to send this message out there into the void.
Each week, I'll announce the Trek episode I will watch and then spend the week thinking about--this will culminate in a weekly blog. I encourage you to join the search with me. Watch along. Think. React. Write. If you have episode suggestions, post 'em up and I'll get to it. Fair warning: your author can be sappy, idealistic, judgmental and critical. She also has a tendency to drink a bit too much. She may or may not believe that she is always right. And she will write under the influence of all these human flaws.
Episode #1: Deep Space Nine's "Babel" (Season 1, Episode 5)
End Transmission.
