"THE" Captain's Log

Coming back bit by bit.

noreply@blogger.com (THE_Captain) — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 18:53:00 +0000

Taking a step back seems to be working for me.

I can see the light at the end of the tunnel

Stuck day 9 .....

noreply@blogger.com (THE_Captain) — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 04:32:00 +0000

Still caught in that place we all hate when we write.

I just can't get my mind to free up enough to work.

sigh.....

Stuck

noreply@blogger.com (THE_Captain) — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 04:10:00 +0000

I'm pretty stuck creatively right now. I sit in front of the computer and try to write and pretty much nothing comes out right now.

I figure it's stress related and all that. I have a lot going on in my life right now that is tearing me up pretty good.

sigh.....

An early premier.

noreply@blogger.com (THE_Captain) — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 12:18:00 +0000

I figure those who actually take the time to read the tripe i post deserve an advanced peek at this stuff. So without further delay i present an amazing project created for me by a wonderful new friend. I brought him some pretty crude line drawings and a few ideas and he delivered all of this wonderful stuff to me. Ricky MadMan Wallace created the mesh and brought the Nu trek design to life you can find more of his wonderful stuff at http://www.madshipyard.com/.

She's a ship with a history that goes back to before Bravo Fleet before Futility's End. Before star trek the next generation and online role playing really. She traveled the galaxy at warp factor awesome for over ten years boldly going in a play by email internet role play and before that in live table top game created by alex.

I present to you Expedition Fleet's "Great Experiment" The most advanced ship in starfleet. She's a new ship that follows in the best design traditions of this newly expanding Nu-Trek universe. Cick on the image below to see the whole big big show!

USS Venture Star!

Short explanation ...Her design borrows a bunch from that other "Great Experiment" Excelsior and our reasoning is that during a known crisis Starfleet advanced the design past theoretical along with the Enterprise and into production utilizing some new technology. Below is the opening for my new Favorite TV show in the universe i inhabit. ;)

Remember this April and then May,9th forget everything you think you know....

March 31st premier

noreply@blogger.com (THE_Captain) — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 03:15:00 +0000

Be here on the 31st for the premier of Star Trek Venture Star! A Nu ship for a Nu golden age!

Been quiet

noreply@blogger.com (THE_Captain) — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 01:27:00 +0000

I've been quiet here for sometime. I just didn't feel the need or want to share anything. That's changed in the last few days. With developments on the Expedition fleet front i figure I'll premier a few things here first before i release them to the world. First is the new design for USS Venture Star along with a video for her and an announcement for Expedition Fleet as a whole. Stayed tuned because i think your all going to be pretty impressed.

I've been disappointed in the last few days about a few things. Decisions at ACEirc have caused me to leave there. I'm not happy about it but i cannot be somewhere or endorse a place that would believe a lunatic over me. It's a long story but suffice to say it deals with being accused of actually being alex again. Doing something about the harassment then having the decision overturned by someone who i thought had my back.

Thanks to Dan for trying and having my back when others pretty much left me hanging. I've been told i should offer up proof of who i am and what happened to my brother. I'm not going to and i'll tell you why. I've been honest since i showed up online in the simming world. Since day one. If you believe me great i thank you for your support. If you don't believe me well...pardon my french but FUCK YOU!

I've done nothing to deserve such treatment and thoughts nor did my brother. Who yes did indeed die in January of 07. The idea that i "popped" up to soon after he passed is insane. I've known about and been involved in alex's online life well before january of 07. Hell i filled in for him the summer before when he got into that accident and couldn't even speak for months let alone move. Alex was always sending us in the family links to things he did online so we could read the adventures he wrote.

I'm familiar with everything because i was a silent observer for so long. After he passed i did loads of research in the materials he kept and printed before i even though of joining this unique collaborative writing you all do.

But i rant.....mostly the people accusing these things are at the worst mentally troubled and at the least jealous of what alex did had and accomplished. Some of them even seem to hold weird grudges of twisted things that seemed only to happened in there minds. I wish them well and only hope they can move on.

To end with a quote or two from alex.

"keep on keepin on."

Albert Edward Chadwick

New Trek Trailer

noreply@blogger.com (THE_Captain) — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 07:49:00 +0000

Snot

noreply@blogger.com (THE_Captain) — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 05:12:00 +0000

I never knew how many wonderful colours it came in.

The story of a hero.

noreply@blogger.com (THE_Captain) — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 22:24:00 +0000

It's only been told to a few people.

Alex while on his way home for lunch from work was hit by a drunk driver and killed.
While that mostly tells the story it is only partially the truth.

It was a somewhat clear and crisp January night when alex was driving his truck home for lunch. I was on call at the fire station in town working ems. I remember the moon a lot during that night.

Alex was struck while going through an intersection and his truck was knocked into a fairly deep ditch/culvert. The truck landed upside down. Estimates put the drunk ladies rate of speed as high as 100mph. Alex was hit on the drivers side breaking his left arm and shattering a bunch of ribs and so many other injuries it's amazing he lived past the initial impact.

Now this was a quiet country sort of road so nobody happened upon the scene until well after EMS got there.

Alex badly injured managed somehow to kick out the rear window of his truck and crawl back onto the road. I know this because of the blood trail and crawl marks left from his truck to the drunk womans car.

Alex must have saw that the womans car was on fire and he somehow managed to make it to her auto. With strength from somewhere i can only imagine alex managed to rip the door from the womans badly damaged car. pulling her unconscious body out he got her far enough away from the burning auto.

Someone was assume him dialed 911 on his cell phone and the signal was triangulated.

I got the call very early in the morning. I didn't know my brother was involved until we arrived on scene. The drunk woman was essentially just bruised up with a few cuts that were minor. I am amazed from the look of both car and truck that anyone at all lived through the accident.

Alex lay dead on the side of the road. He had even thrown what was left of his coat over the unconscious drunk woman who had cost him his own life.

That was the night i truly saw my brother for the amazing individual he was.

Alexander P Chadwick.

MY Hero.

Alex......

noreply@blogger.com (THE_Captain) — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 16:12:00 +0000

Today i think about my lost brother alex. Like i did in the year past i went to his grave. There sits a small locked metal box. Inside the complete printouts of the FE universe saga for the entire year. Even though he can't be here i want what FE has done for an entire year to be near him and with him. I replaced the many printed pages with an even larger stack of paper.

Each time i read him something important that happened in FE. This year i read him the death of Admiral Bryan Cash. I know the entire thing would have tickled him pink. It's the best thing i've ever written.... My only regret is that he himself didn't get to write the piece.

Here's to ya brother.

Albert

Albert R busy

noreply@blogger.com (THE_Captain) — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 04:42:00 +0000

Regular albert service will be disrupted for a short time.

Expect frequent albert outages and shortages. While we endeavor to make your albert service as quality as possible during this time.

Not much happening

noreply@blogger.com (THE_Captain) — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 04:02:00 +0000

The title says it all. Not a whole lot going on at castle Albert. Not a whole lot going down in my life at the moment.

I guess it could be a whole lot worse. I do so enjoy the after holiday lul. :D

Keep on trekkin
Albert

noreply@blogger.com (THE_Captain) — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 10:49:00 +0000

Happy new year.

noreply@blogger.com (THE_Captain) — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 00:15:00 +0000

This time of year is rapidly becoming a time of remembrances for me. Another new year without my brother and father. Now another new year without mom. Seems like the lord has a jones about collecting Chadwicks lately. heh heh. I'm not really sad anymore that they've passed. I've gotten over my sad feelings and moved on in life like i know they all would have wanted me to.

It's just strange the situation i find myself in. I live in alex's old house. Now filled with moms old furniture and fixtures with a new wife and hopefully family soon. I'm basically Alex MKII In his Futility's End and Expedition Fleet online life. I never thought i would have lasted as long as i did with the whole thing. I never liked writing much before and still don't think i'm all that good at it.

It was an eventful real life year. I got married decided to go back to school to finish one of my two degrees i started. Bought myself a few nice things i've always wanted. A new truck and a new car for the wife.

The online life was interesting to. I actually killed Admiral Cash in Futility's End. I restarted Expedition Fleet and recast the cash character with someone besides fonzie. Finished the civil war arc in FE. And so much more.

like Captain Kirk said.

"It was.......fun" :)

Keep on trekkin
Albert

Happy Holidays

noreply@blogger.com (THE_Captain) — Thu, 25 Dec 2008 09:58:00 +0000

To the people who read this insanity.

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from the Chadwick Family to yours. I hope you all have a fantastic new year with many many more to come.

Next Great Step

noreply@blogger.com (THE_Captain) — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 19:39:00 +0000

The announcement. :D

Greetings to you fellow EF'ers! For a while now you've been teased and told that some changes had been planed for ol Expedition fleet. Well the wait is finally over to see what those changes are going to be! Effective with the opening of the infobase and the unveiling of the Expedition fleet web site you'll see that EF is going to embrace certain design elements and story plots dealing with the brand new Star Trek Movie coming out in May of next year. It's an exciting time in Star Trek Fandom and embracing the elements of the new movie puts EF in the right position to massively benefit from the scope and marketing of the film.

Now i know some aren't so sure about canon details in the movie. Let me assure you EF will be creating a hybridized EF canon from what we already have established and what we will start to establish in regards to the new film as we learn more info about it. This won't be a magical "Hey look! Everything in EF is just like the movie suddenly!" It's going to be a more organic slide into certain new things for EF. Firstly the new style uniform for example. After Venture Star comes back from her maiden voyage the first thing she's going to deal with is the quarter master issuing out the new style uniforms to wear. It'll be a nice simple progression of things from there. We'll deal with these new fangled phaser weapons being installed on ship's of the line. Eventually rolling out hand phasers for crews to "test" You'll still have the same bridge on your ship if your GM wants it to stay the old way. The individual ship insignia stay the same. You'll still be able to perform the same classic trek missions we all know and love. This is going to be the same EF you all signed up for when we first started. Just kicked up a few notches to appeal to a winder range of people.

A lot of people have been working very hard to spruce up our infobase and design a beautiful new website for us in EF. I hope you all join me in thanking them for all the hard work and dedication they put in for us. Firstly Dan taylor for making it all work so smoothly. Futility's end's own "THE" Doc for the wonderful new infobase and our Mr.SparrowHawk here for the fantastic new EF website that we should all see very soon. This is a great new step for EF and one that positions us for a solid footing from here to the future.

Yours
Albert Edward Chadwick
AKA Captain Bryan Agustus Cash EFCO.

Sneak peek.

noreply@blogger.com (THE_Captain) — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 08:34:00 +0000

Tomorrow sometime the EF changes are revealed to the world. Tonight a special sneak peak at the new face of Captain Bryan Cash. ;)

I think he works out pretty good for my version of the good captain. He has a nice look about him and just a hint of what's to come in the corner of his eye. :)

Buckle up!
Albert

NuCash

noreply@blogger.com (THE_Captain) — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 03:37:00 +0000

I finally decided that with the changes coming down the pipe for Expedition Fleet that my version of Captain Bryan Agustus Cash deserved a face all his own. So after much searching and trying to choose i finally decided on a new face for our captain. Watch this space for the unveiling of the new cash after the first of the changes for EF are announced.

noreply@blogger.com (THE_Captain) — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 04:27:00 +0000

End of line

noreply@blogger.com (THE_Captain) — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 04:12:00 +0000

Majel Barrett-Roddenberry passed away in her home at 12:27am this morning after a battle with leukemia. She was 76 years old.

You loved her as the other of counselor Troi. You wished Mr.Spock would admit to having feeling for nurse chapel. You expect to hear her familiar voice when you query a federation computer. She was the voice of the enterprise and she will be missed.

Warp Speed number one.

Albert

Venture Star

noreply@blogger.com (THE_Captain) — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 12:08:00 +0000

As i sit here on vacation i stare out at that crystal clear ocean my mind wanders to thoughts of fantasy. I really love the opening monologue that alex wrote for Venture Star all that time ago.

"Space. . . The Pinnacle of man's Final Journey, The Greatest of unknowns. This is the journey of the Starship VENTURE STAR. Her five year mission to patrol and defend the Federation frontier, visit worlds not yet set foot on,by the feet of men, to brave the vastness of the last, great dark unknown."

It really is well put together and flows nice. I've had a million and one bursts of inspiration while i've been relaxing. I can't wait to come back refreshed and really give Venture Star quite the run.

Keep on trekkin
Albert

Greetings from sunny Acapulco!

noreply@blogger.com (THE_Captain) — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 05:53:00 +0000

Hey they everybody just wanted to drop y'all a line and let you know i arrived safe and sound yesterday. Posting this with help from my phone. Didn't know i could access anything like the net around here so i was surprised. Had my first full day here and it was great! Sunny and nice! Tomorrow looks even better with a high here of 87! :D

Tomorrow the wife and i are going whale watching. Then it's a helicopter ride to go visit some ruins a few dozen kilometers from here. Ahh yeah vacation mode engaged. +100 relaxation mode. :D

Keep on Trekkin
Albert

Expedition Fleet

noreply@blogger.com (THE_Captain) — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 06:04:00 +0000

We've got some really fun things coming down the pipeline for EF. Middle December to early jan is looking to be pretty amazing. Sort of a mini reboot to the EF universe that should make us stand out and bring a lot of fun to the TOS realm. Keep watching the blog here for some lil tid bits I'll be sharing to tease the coming changes. ;)

Ideas

noreply@blogger.com (THE_Captain) — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 06:53:00 +0000

Been thinking about Starlight today. I have a few fun ideas for what kinda trouble we can get into when i come back from my vacation. Can you say cannibals? :D

Until then i leave you with this wonderful bit o fluff by the doc.

Spock!

noreply@blogger.com (THE_Captain) — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 22:55:00 +0000

Warms the heart to see old friends again. :)
I have high hopes for this movie. Canon biblethumpers can take a walk for all i care. This just screams great star trek to me. Action adventure with a great story all wrapped up nicely.