When I was a small child I loved Star Trek.
This comes as no surprise to many of you.

I entered into a contest at Roddenberry. com for original props made for Star Trek. I Made it into the TOP 20!

I am asking for your help in my success. The voting for this contest begins today, June 24th 2008 and ends July 22nd 2008.
To vote please go to http://www. roddenberry. com/?action=site. showcase&sid=20

June 24 - July 22: We open up our voting poll to the general public. Everyone can vote once per 24 hours. From the votes, we will choose the top 2 contestants who receive the most votes and advance them to Round 3.

July 23 - July 31: During this period we will have a final round of public voting for our 2 finalists.

At 11:59pm (Pacific Time) of July 31, we will crown the contestant with the most votes as our "Grand Prize Winner!"

Well.....

Life has been full of changes lately.

My youngest son finally moved out, we got our first new car ever and we are definately not suffering from empty nest. It's a new beginning to a different part of life.

Of course, Dragoncon is on the 90 day horizon and that is taking up part of my bwain. The rest of the time I am at home taking care of all my critters. One dog, five cats, six fish and one snake. Then as before, I must get my chores done before I allow myself to play online.

To all..... life is a journey, not a destination.

After over a week... I am finally writing of my time at this year's Dragoncon.
It was real good, not perfect... but good.
A feeling of aggressiveness in the air I hadn't felt the prior 4 years. Though not one person bothered me personally; the air was charged with a sort of negativity.
The television and movie actors I chose to get autographs from, as usual, cost a small fortune. But for me, it is what I do, collect pictures and autographs of people on shows I watch. Most of the Sci-Fi crowd, alot of anime and gamers too.
Getting to meet quite a few of the Stargate SG-1 team was a highlight. The lines were semi-organized and the volunteers a tad militant; found out later that they had been having problems with crashers and badge fabricators.
As big as this convention is, sometimes I wish it were a tad smaller. I cannot help but tell people of the fun that can be had if you find the "right" crowd. This year I met up with a myspace friend that I tried to catch up with in 06, we had a hoot together; when our schedules allowed.

Hung with the kids a bit... generally watched people.

More later.....