Keep Your Priorities Straight

Most important about fandom are the fans. It's true, else it would've been called "idoldom". Just a heads up, sort of: Becky Heineke: http://thebchannel.blogspot.nl/2013/09/no-offense-intended-jake-fanz.html?showComment=1382714732298

Snape versus Data

Here it is:

Alan or Brent?

I'm sure I posted this before as well, but I don't care, cause this my freakin' blog:

Reason why:

This pits Alan (Rickman) versus Brent (Spiner...obviously). This idea never even occurred to me. When I found it about a month ago, I was flabbergasted.

We've got an 'A' and a 'B' now, let's see if we've got the alphabet complete by now:

'C' for Colin (Baker)...
'D' for .....hmmm....can't think of anyone starting with 'D'...

footnote: there's a Snape versus Data as well.

Data and data

The title of this post is not completely applicable, it just sounded nice.

First "Data". We're about three or four months into this fandom and I start to understand my own position in it. I'm almost just a bystander. I'm looking in from a distance. I'm sure Brent's fans are nice and sane women, but when I read how they talk about him...welll, it's a bit too much for me. I'm past that station. Also, I found out that I absolutely love "Data", not "Brent". Data is all sweet and innocent, everything that Brent is not. Not a bad thing, just an observation.

I'm sure I dished this one out before, but this is pretty much it: A fan about Brent at a convention:
Paraphrased: "When you see him sitting there behind his table, you know you've got Lore, not Data."

Onto the "data". It's not exactly the "data", it's more the system integration. And when you're talking about system integration, at some point you get to talk about the "data". I considered writing "Data" in every document, instead of "data", because it amused me. When putting this in action, I found out I actually never write "data", but rather the Dutch equivalent "gegevens". So I abondoned that resolution.

Quite a few rather big projects have started in my team or are about to start. I'm involved in a few of them. Actually, when it comes to writing the required designs for these projects, I'm probably going to be involved in most of these projects. Anyway, there's definately one big project that has been loaded onto my plate. I actually took the effort of setting up a whole project to do it. Something I haven't done since my internships for college.

I'm sure I wrote before, since my colleague is slowly moving towards a different function, I'm taking all the projects he used to do. My manager's and his faith in me is still a little nerve racking. However, I'm going to approach this something like I did my internships, then I should be all right.

Such a shame my energy reserves are the lowest at this point of the year. I need to take a break, not only to refuel, but also because I have too many hours left to spend on sparetime. If I don't take them this year, I'll lose them completely. I'm also planning to take a prolongued Christmas break. All of that I still have to ask permission for.


Still not up to post count for the day of the month, but I think I bored you enough for today.

One bone I'd like to throw out to you; another Star Trek Next Gen / Doctor Who crossover. Data and the TARDIS. How would their relationship develop since they are both machines in essence, but with a clear mind of their own?

Move On

Sometimes you just need a push in the back. Sometimes you just need the right words uttered at you. And sometimes you just have to get off your lazy backside and do something.


I’m still leaning heavily on “Sunday in the Park with George”. Especially on the song “Move on”, because in that song are the words I need. Now I only need to get off my lazy backside and do something.

A few phrases:

Stop worrying if your vision
Is new
Let others make that decision-
They usually do
You keep moving on

...

Look at what you've done,
Then at what you want,
Not at where you are,
What you'll be

I need to move on. Keep learning, keep developing, keep trying new avenues. Do where my heart sings to, no matter if it's new or not. I knew that already...Sometimes you just need to be reminded....

I can only apologies to myself, because it's only me holding back and standing still. Nobody else really cares or knows what I should do...

Here goes...

Forehead Check

Freakin' accurate observation:

Source: Bravura Brent Spiner

Attempt Reading Brent Tweets

Got nearly halfway through, then gave up. Not funny, not even mildly interesting.

This post is not funny either. I don't care. Thought I should say something about those tweets. Now I did I can move on.





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Moving on.....