Humans and aliens alike swooned over Captain James T. Kirk, so it was only a matter of time before someone claimed to have bottled his charms.

Firebox is now selling three scents designed specifically for Trekkies.

The first, called Tiberius after none other than James T. himself, is “a casual yet commanding cologne spiked with freshness and sensuality. Citron zest, black pepper and cedar create refreshingly clear top notes, layered over a wooded, spicy scent.” (No mention there of alien gore or spacecraft exhaust fumes).

For those who would admit to being a zero rather than a hero, there's a cologne called Red Shirt. Firebox says: “…this manly scent has been named after the apparel favoured by the bold but stupid saps/extras who, with grim inevitability, always met a grisly end during away missions.” It promises “top notes of green mandarin, bergamot and hints of lavender [and] base notes of leather and grey musk” delivering a whiff of “the sweet smell of…expendability”.

Finally, for the ladies, is the Ponn Farr perfume, which is named after the Vulcan mating cycle. Presumably it's designed to attract males of the human variety as well as those with pointy ears.

The three scents are available now from Firebox for £29.95 each.

• Today I had to work with 15 hyper kids from the ages of 2 - 8.  All I can say is thank God for Veggie Tales!
  

• I am pleased as punch!  My kiddo is turning out to be a die hard Trekker.  She's been watching episodes of Star Trek: The Original Series on YouTube.  She even made her version of the Enterprise out of a toilet paper roll and popsicle sticks.
  

How could I not be proud? She's also been imitating the characters.  She's been walking around with her hands behind her back with a serious look on her face while trying to raise one eyebrow and uttering, "Fascinating". LOL!

• The chocolate trifecta will be in full effect in two weeks!  My friend tristaprez aka videovixen will be coming to Houston and I can't wait! She, Environgirl and I were a force to be reckoned with back in the day.  We try to get together at least once a year because tristaprez  moved Las Vegas and then to Oregon.  Like a lot of women, the three of us feel like we've lost a little mojo due to the daily grind of life. Tristaprez and I joke with our husbands by telling them to watch out! We were dangerous when we went out because we were totally HAWT! The three of us would walk into a club or a bar and get loads of attention.  Personally, I think that we were alluring because often we'd be the only black women there in addition to being attractive! LOL! We liked to hang out at places that didn't seem to have a lot of black patrons.  Once in New Orleans we went to a club where a the band played 70 and 80's hard rock.  Not only were we the only black women in the club, we knew all the words to almost every song!  We all got hit on several times that night and the drummer was trying to get my attention throughout the entire set.  He was cute, but I flashed my wedding ring BIG TIME.  It was nice to feel like a desirable woman again.  Sometimes working, being a mom, a wife and in Environgirl's case, being a full time student and working full time sucks the life right out of you. I find it ironic how some of the most feminine roles like motherhood and taking care of the household can make you feel less feminine.

Houston 2006



New Orleans, spring 2007



Vegas, summer 2007 - That was SOME hookah bar!



Portland, OR - 2008

After we saw the Star Trek movie, the husband, who isn't a Trekker was wondering why J.J. Abrams found the need to have a relationship between Spock and Uhura.  I told him that in a couple of episodes of Star Trek: TOS Uhura flirted with Spock.  I found these clips on youtube as proof.

From the episode entitled "Charlie X".  Uhura sings a song about Spock being a heartbreaker:


From the episode, "Man Trap". Uhura get's frustrated with Spock's logical approach.

So my dad bought Star Trek: The Original Series the other day and I was watching it with him, and there's a lot about Star Trek that can make you laugh without that being its intention, and here's the bit that made me laugh.

It was an episode where the Enterprise accidentally goes back in time and accidentally abducts an air force pilot who is trying to pursue them, thinking they're a UFO. One moment he's in the cockpit of his little plane, the next he's dematerialised and rematerialised into the transporter room of the enterprise, facing strange people in strange clothing. He thinks he's on an alien ship. He is told that they are from the future. Soon afterwards, he encounters Spock, a green man with pointed ears, imagine yourself in the place of this pilot: He must be very confused and everything he believes about the world is challenged. Still, he handles himself remarkably well, accepting what is in front of him, taking everything in with coolness and an open mind.

That is, of course, until the nurse walks past and greets the Captain and the pilot retorts with disbelief,

"A WOMAN?!?"

I couldn't help it, I burst out laughing. I know that in the time the pilot came from, it would have been highly unusual to have women serving in a military fashion, but I felt it amusing that he was more astonished at seeing a woman than he was at seeing an alien, or at rematerialising in a space ship from the future!

Maybe he had never seen a woman before? No, I know! He had never seen a woman in a mini-skirt before!

If you haven't seen the new Star Trek movie, go see it. It's amazing. I saw an advanced screening of it here last Thursday and have finally rationalized that I can afford to see it one more time, I just haven't yet, and I've talked my parents in to taking me to see it again because they haven't seen it if they have the time to when they visit next week. If you're skeptical after the Star Wars prequels i don't blame you, but Star Trek is seriously amazing.

Also, after you see it, or possibly before if you have the time, you need to start watching Heroes. Then you can appreciate Zachary Quinto the way I do, and get giddy when he does Spock things like I did through the movie :P