Waiting for Scotty to beam us up

This year, Geoff's Christmas party was held at the Air and Space Museum in Balboa Park. Despite living 2 miles from the museum, we had never visited it (or the handful of other museums in the park). I was excited. Not only was it in the museum, but there was a special Star Trek exhibit. And, for a nominal $6/person (negotiated by CPCMG, Geoff's employer, for the holiday guests), we could visit the exhibit prior to dinner! What could be funner?!

I was a big fan of the Next Generation when I was a kid. Geoff, curious about this little piece of personal trivia, asked me whether it was because all my friends were watching it....not exactly. Well, maybe it was because my dad was into it?...uh, nope. No, it was kinda just me by myself watching Star Trek and getting really into it. I think dorkdom was in the stars for me from the beginning....


















Anyway, the exhibit was great. They had set replicas, original costumes, history and trivia. We took our photos in some of the sets. I had to make Geoff act like we were in some dire situation in Outer Space (he kept posing with a GQ smile that was entirely inappropriate for intergalactic crises...not that my expression was all that space-worthy!)

My only disappointment? They didn't have the Holodeck.