
The bridge on Casual Tuesday – We have pockets and the replicator only serves hot wings and jalapeno poppers.
You may be aware that I’m a fan of Star Wars.
But what you may not be aware of is that I dig Star Trek. Admitting that takes a little bit of a risk in modern society. But really it shouldn’t.
The Captain and I went to the Star Trek Exhibit yesterday and it was actually pretty cool. They wove real-life space exploration landmarks and vessels into the timelines and displays. I kept staring at one vessel trying to remember if Zefram Cochrane worked for NASA or not.
Mike is the Captain and I am the second-in-command. I actually almost sat in Deanna Troi’s seat. I don’t have the figure to pull off the spandex. I see myself more as a bearded warrior.
Frakes on a plane:

There are Frakes on the [bleepity bleep] plane!!
We took a Star Trek trivia test. Mike scored high enough to be Admiral. I am but a Science Officer, but I would have had a higher score if Reginald Barclay had been the focus of the questions.
Being a fan of the little details, I enjoyed learning that:
- The names of the cast and crew from Next Generation are on the display read-outs behind Worf. Initials like “PA ST” and “WI WH” stand for Patrick Stewart and Wil Wheaton, but look like settings on the scanners. In engineering they have a button for an Infinite Improbability Drive and the Oscillation Overthruster.
- The seats are from a Pinto.
But there were some things about the exhibit that bugged me as a librarian who innately catalogs and sorts.
- There’s a uniform from Star Trek II that is labeled as Kirk’s, but the shoulders were wide (and, ironically, the waist was narrow)(this being a key clue). When you look at the sleeve, it is the rank of a Science Officer. Yep. They have it labeled as Kirk, but it’s Nimoy’s costume.
- Picard’s uniform is on display, but on the neck it has three gold circles and one black circle. He should have four gold circles if he’s Captain Picard. Did he get sortof demoted?
It should be noted that if I picked up on these discrepancies, imagine the reaction for a fan in actual uniform. (Pictures not included to not induce Internet mockery.)
You should know, though, that NASA created the Science Officer position on their shuttle programs from Spock’s inspiration. I’m tempted to petition for Grand Moff to be the person in charge of the ISS. They are already struggling for names, right?









