Before performing, James Tiberius Kirk (portrayed by Amy) talked about "his" conquests.

The series was not just a form of entertainment; it also engaged its audience through interactive marketing strategies. For instance, it featured commercial tie-ins with toys and mail-order premiums during the commercial breaks, often integrating the premium of the month into the storyline, which allowed young viewers to feel like they were part of the adventure.

One of the most notable promotions was the "Name the Planet" contest, where the winner received a life-sized model of the show's Terra IV spaceship. This prize was a giant trailer shaped like the spacecraft featured in the series.

Of course, Leeloo is going to perform as well.

Now, if you had told me going in that I was going to see Leeloo, dance. I'd say "awesome!" If you told me Leeloo would be a guy with a beard, I'd say "not so awesome". Having seen it, it was awesome.

JaRaj El Man-Schwa as Leeloo.

I love, love, love these giant granny squares! I definitely want to make one for myself, as soon as I figure out what colors to use (which, for me, is the difficult part!).

1. i love the simplicity of the pattern matched with the colors, 2. giant granny square, 3. granny square goodness, 4. giant granny 7, 5. Icy pink crochet blanket, 6. finished giant granny afghan!

Created with fd's Flickr Toys

I did a LOT of furniture rearranging this weekend. My craft area has now been relocated to the office, and these bookcases were moved to the living room. I was smart and emptied the shelves before I moved them, but WOW was it still a lot of work.

I really like having all of my books in one place. I can't believe how few books I have compared to a few years ago, but moving every couple of years forced me to pare down. Before we left Chicago, we donated about 8 paper boxes of books to Open Books. Probably the smartest thing I have ever done.

2005 Mazda3 Sport, Yakima Spacecase, Curt Cargo Rack.

This is how you put 2 small children and all their stuff for two weeks in a hatchback.

I should stress that the children are in the car. :)

The economics of the situation should be obvious. I could drive a minivan, burning extra fuel around the city all year, averaging about 10,000 km/year, just so I'll have enough room for this one yearly trip. Instead, I burn the extra fuel being less aerodynamic on the 700 km trip to the cottage.

If I could do it all again, I think I'd get an even smaller car with good torque, and a motorcycle trailer.

Cheers to Curt Manufacturing model #18145.

www.curtmfg.com/part/18145

my brother, the connoisseur of stuffed puppies, lego space ships, and space maker pencil cases