Texts from Star Trek: The Next Generation

Just in a very different world than the one I was in when I last posted here five years ago. (Five years to the day, actually.)

I haven't been around the Star Trek fandom at all lately. But I did get one of my posts signed by Brent Spiner when Wizard World came to Cleveland a few years back. :) I played STO for a while but lost interest. (Still not sure what to make of that Sela storyline...) The only reason I signed back into Tumblr was because the Picard/Q "in bed together" post got flagged for "adult content" and is now "hidden from public view." It's a soft PG-13. It's mind-boggling just how much Tumblr has changed: anyone else remember the x-rated Trek confessions blogs and the fanart of alien privates?

I haven't introduced my three-month-old daughter to Star Trek yet, but it'll happen in due time. Yesterday she stopped playing to stare at the all-female spacewalk on TV. Four generations of space-loving women :)

Right before my daughter was born, I made a photo album of the eight years that made up my young adult, pre-parenthood life. Texts from TNG got a two-page spread. I'd wondered several times over the years how many followers I had left--when the blog went "dormant" (I didn't have the heart to say "dead" or "done"), I had just over 25,000. I figured I lost thousands because I wasn't posting anymore and so many people abandoned Tumblr. I clicked on my dashboard with the old Picard-on-the-phone avatar...I still have just over 25,000, and still getting likes, reblogs, and follows, almost daily, even though the last post was five years ago. 

The rewind series has ended, and submissions are officially closed. If you've just arrived, check out the best of Texts from TNG here. If you're a fan of Voyager, Voyager Week can be found here.

I want to thank you all for making Texts from TNG such an incredible journey. I know that probably sounds silly - I run a blog, not a starship - but it's true. I know I've said this hundreds of times already, but I truly do appreciate all the likes, reblogs, messages, and follows all of you have given me. 

The success of Texts from TNG has given me confidence that I have never had before. I've always loved making others laugh, but usually get mixed results. (My stand-up career started and ended at age 5. I guess my grandparents' anniversary party wasn't the best venue. But I digress.) Knowing that the Internet isn't nice to the unfunny, I took a gamble starting Texts from TNG. I was waiting for the first comment to come through saying "these are stupid," but it never came. Then came the reblogs. And the nice messages. Then Wil Wheaton gave his stamp of approval. Then Texts from TNG started gaining press. I initially thought that 200 followers would be the absolute best I would do. Now I have over 25,000. I literally make thousands of people laugh every day. And If I can do that, what can't I do?

Keep in mind that I said this blog is dormant, not dead. There's a chance I could be back with more comics, but for now, making this blog dormant was the best decision. Besides, you know what they say about all good things...they eventually get made into movies ;)

Until then,

Leah :: Texts from TNG