Monthly Archives: July 2011

Starship Log: 01A

Heard a couple of engineers complaining about the temperature in their quarters. Apparently they are propping their doors open at night. Almost makes all the hassle worth it. Spent most of today finishing the disassembly. Tomorrow is scheduled doing the in-place particle scrubs. … Continue reading

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Starship Log: 019

Got pulled from the cushy landing vessel maintenance to work on that thermal dump unit shut-down. Apparently Dirk really sold that request at the A-tor meet. Maybe he saw the irony? Anyway, today I was swimming in thermal paste and … Continue reading

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Starship Log: 018

We’ve started decanting and initial preventative maintenance on the landing vessels. Very dense to work on; Mostly just checking brand new systems for corrosion and double lubing everything. Kick can sometimes disturb internals, so flight crew is doing SSF testing. … Continue reading

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Vertiginous Revelation

Occasionally, we meet with a Midas thought, massive, unexpected, totally transforming. It will transmute the landscape of our thoughts, if we let it. Gold is a poor structural material, however, and this transformation often leads to wholesale collapse. The worlds in our … Continue reading

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