I have some OCD tendancies

Hello all! Merry christmas and that (I say that now because I'm unsure whether or not I'll posting again before Christmas). 

Now, what was I saying? OH! Yes, OCD tendancies. 

First off, I do not actually have Obsessive Compulsive disorder. I refuse point blank, because it'd just be another thing to add to my growing list of disorders. But there are a few things I get crotchy about if they're not done or if they're not right.

For example, all volumes must be set on an even number. No, I don't know why, it just has to be an even number. The TV, radio and computer systems' voumes must be set at an even number and if they're not, I get cranky and try to get whoever has control to amend this problem. It's not a weakness, just a preference.

My Internet tabs are another area I have some OCD qualities. Hotmail must be the first tab open, Facebook must be the second and if I have Twitter open, it must be the third one. Don't ask, I don't know either.

That's about it really. If I have any other OCD tendancies, I've not found out about them yet. Maybe in 2013...

Live Long and Prosper!

Batman is Right

So today, I watched Justice League: Doom for the first time. For those not in the know, it's based on a Justice League comic book known as Tower of Babel, which is well worth a read. It details how a supervillain, Ra's al Ghul in the book, Vandal Savage in the film, steals Batman's plans to take down a member of the Justice League should he or she go bad. The League is obviously upset by Batman's actions and, after stopping Ra's'/Savage's evil plot, they vote on whether or not to kick him out of the League.

But you know what?

Batman's right to have those plans.

Every single member of the Justice League, past and present, is a Superhero. On their own, they've got amazing powers. In a group, they're practically an unstoppable force. If any one of them went bad, it would be a majorly bad situation. And the thing is, it's not unheard for any member of the League to go nuts and start randomly killing people.

Just look at J'onn Jonzz! In the storyline where he got over his phobia of Fire, he became a giant, firey rage monster determined to burn the world in order to create MORE giant, firey rage monsters. After the destruction of Coast City, Hal Jordan fell under the influence of the Parallax and killed dozens of fellow Green Lanterns. And I have lost count of how many times Superman has been brainwashed into a mindless destruct-o monster. Even Green Arrow, who's only power is his dry sarcastic wit, would be a danger, since he probably has a mini-nuclear arrow in case Mongul decides to attack Star City.

So yes, I am in full favour of Batman having these plans. If I were in the DC universe and didn't have powers, I'd want something like that there, just in case. Some people have suggested that had Batman told the other members of the JL that he had these plans, they wouldn't have minded AS much. 

I call those people idiots.

As soon as you find out that someone has a plan to take you out, the first sensible thing you'd do is figure out the various ways that you could hypothetically be taken out, and take measures to avoid them being effective.  

As for Batman's so called contingency plan to take himself out being the Justice League... that's a really shitty plan, considering that he has just proven that he can take out the entire Justice League, and when you realise that this is Batman we're talking about, you can bet that these are just the plans he wrote down on his computer, and that he has at least ten other ways of taking you out.

After all, He's BATMAN!

Excessively paranoid? Maybe, but he has damn good reason to be.

Live Long and Prosper

Majel Barrett-Roddenberry (1932 - 2008)

I can remember first seeing Majel Barrett-Roddenberry only in a vague sense. The year was 1993 or 1994 and I was about 5 or 6 years old. My family and I sat down to watch the newest episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation. It was during its final season, and I had very vague memories of previous series (we had a few VHS but nowhere near the complete set). Then Lwaxana Troi appeared.

I had absolutely no idea who she was. 

I asked my source of Star Trek knowledge in those days who she was, and Dad smiled at me and said "She's the computer." Naturally, this confused me even more, and it wasn't until a few years later that I realised he thought I was talking about Majel Barrett, not the character. 

Majel Barrett-Roddenberry was known as the first lady of Star Trek, and for a very good reason. She was involved right from the very beginning, appearing in the pilot episode "The Cage" as the unnamed Number One, first officer of the USS Enterprise. Although the option for a second pilot was picked up, the network told Gene Roddenberry to drop the Devil alien and the woman from the bridge. Roddenberry kept Mr Spock and, after the series ended, married the woman.

This was far from Majel's role on Star Trek, however, as she later came back with dyed blonde hair as Nurse Chapel, a regular fixture opposite DeForest Kelley as Doctor Leonard H McCoy, appearing in 25 episodes of the series, 9 of the animated series and two movies. When The Next Generation came along. Majel protrayed the character of Lwaxana Troi, mother of regular Deanna Troi, in 6 episodes of the series, as well as 3 appearances on Deep Space 9. She also wrote the final episode in which Mrs Troi appeared. 

But this is was not the end of Majel Barrett-Roddenberry's involvement with Star Trek. As I said earlier, my father informed me that she was the Computer. What I didn't understand at the time was that Majel Barrett-Roddenberry also voiced the ship's computer. Thanks to voicing the Computer, Majel Barrett-Roddenberry has been a part of every single Star Trek series produced, as well as the last five films, as well as a voice role on Family Guy. In an episode of The Next Generation, there is a scene in which she acted alongside herself, protraying Lwaxana Troi interacting with the Enterprise's computer.

Thanks to her marriage to Gene Roddenberry, Majel Barrett-Roddenberry became known as "The First Lady of Star Trek".

After the death of her husband, Majel Barrett-Roddenberry helped two other series he had written be produced, Gene Roddenberry's Andromeda and Earth: Final Conflict. Her final role was, perhaps predictably, voicing the Computer on Star Trek, J.J. Abrams reboot of the Trek Universe. Her part in the film was announced just 8 days before her death.

Four years ago yesterday, the news broke that she had passed away following a short battle with Leukemia.  She was surrounded with friends and family, including her son Eugene "Rod" Roddenberry Jr. 

Rest in Peace
Majel Barrett-Roddenberry

A couple of quotes that I absolutely love

That's the thing about Faith. If you don't have it, you can't understand

it. And if you do have it, no explanation is necessary. 

Kira Nerys, Ascension

There is no point in being grown up if you can't be childish sometimes.

The Doctor, Robot

I'll admit that the part of me that is leaving will very miss the part 

of you that is staying.

G'Kar, Objects in Motion

And of course,

Live Long and Prosper

Spock & others, various.

2012 updates

Right, it's coming up on Christmas, so I thought I would do a blog to update you all on wonderful "old" me. Here it is, so enjoy.

First off, health updates. Since being put on a new medication who's name alludes me, I've had a lot less migraines (save for a couple last week). This makes me happy, since it means that I've spent a lot less time in pain and more time running around the Internet, looking for adventure and amusing sites - also, LOLcats. 

In other health news, I was due to go to the hospital for my annual check-up on the 10th. Unfortunately, Snow prevented this. We got as far as the Eldwick Moors near where I leave before Dad decided to turn around and, after a brief stop at Burger King, we went home instead. Fortunately, I'd not developed any new symptoms, and the appointment was put off until January. Should be interesting, to say the least.

On the Job front, I attended a Recruitment pitch for Call Centre work. I had been told it was an interview, but it wasn't. It also turned out to be commission based work, which is not something I'm looking for. Ultimately, they didn't call me back so it didn't matter, but I would've have taken the job had I been offered. So I've decied to cease continue looking until the New Year.

My birthday came as well. It was a very good birthday. As was traditional, I went up to Scotland the weekend before hand, and enjoyed Scottish banter, food and drinks (even if I was overcharged for the drinks part of that equation). My birthday night out was spent in Bradford, followed by a hasty return to Alex's house. I woke up feeling a little bit rough to say the least. Fortunately, by around 2pm, I had improved enough to enjoy food and Doctor Who dvds. 

That's really about all with this update. Return to your regular lives and I will probably update at some point in the New Year. Enjoy yourselves,.

Live Long and Prosper

My first blog as a 24 year old.

And I know, you're hoping for some words of wisdom or maturity that's associated with that age. Instead, HAVE A FREAKING LOOK AT THE TWEET JERI RYAN SENT ME!!!!!

This made my already brilliant birthday perfect!!