Excuse me while my inner fangirl palpitates…

There was much excitement in the Beecrafty household last weekend! We went to Armageddon and met Marina Sirtis (a.k.a. Deanna Troi from Star Trek: The Next Generation - see the signed photo we got)!

Even Mr Beecrafty was so star struck that he lamented having to wash his hand after shaking hands with the beautiful Betazoid heroine! Marina (yes, we're on a first name basis now) was just lovely, so warm and funny despite saying that the hardest things about conventions was having to be nice to people for so long! We were all amazed to hear her British accent, so different from her screen persona's voice.

I asked her whether she thought Riker was more handsome with or without the beard - she preferred without, while I preferred with which she said was no surprise when she saw my bewhiskered husband. I admitted that the Young Lad actually preferred Star Wars, as I haven't fully indoctrinated him yet, and we left to her cry of "Bad parent, bad parent!"

All in all, as Miss Missy put it, it was the best day ever. So, in honour of this momentous fangirl experience, I have scoured the catalogue for all things Trek. Naturally we have Star Trek on DVD, and plenty of Trek fiction of course. But wait, there's more!

If cosplay is your thing, then Star Trek: The Visual Dictionary: the Ultimate Guide to Characters, Aliens, and Technology or the five decades of fashion from the final frontier found in Star Trek Costumes are sure to inspire.

You can read about Kate Mulgrew's life before Janeway in her memoir Born With Teeth

For fans of Mr Spock:

• Leonard Nimoy's autobiography I Am Spock
• Leonard, William Shatner's personal tribute to his longtime friend and co-star
• Listen to Spock reading H.G. Wells' The War of the Worlds
• Nimoy talks about his introduction to the theatre world in A Hand to Guide Me

I'll have to take a look at Star Wars Vs. Star Trek - even though we all know that Stormtroopers are the worst shots in the Galaxy, not to mention their susceptibility to Jedi mind tricks would surely mean they'd be no match for the Vulcans. Now to convince the Young Lad...

And if you still want more, then why not take a look at my Trekdom list?

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