Edge of Midnight: Base Map Progress X
Dec. 26th, 2023 07:58 pmHere's what I have as of this morning:

Again: The Edge of Midnight, if you're interested in what inspired this.

Again: The Edge of Midnight, if you're interested in what inspired this.
LP 552-46 as the candidate host-star.
If you're wondering where to find it:
http://hygmap.space/index.php?select_star=10127957&select_center=1
Needed something close to where the Federation, Klingons and Romulans share a border. Somewhere that was relatively obscure in any case.
More later...
If you're wondering where to find it:
http://hygmap.space/index.php?select_star=10127957&select_center=1
Needed something close to where the Federation, Klingons and Romulans share a border. Somewhere that was relatively obscure in any case.
More later...
Edge of Midnight: Base Map Progress V
Nov. 9th, 2023 10:26 pmI got a bit of fannish satisfaction today. This is a thing I've been working on the last few months.
https://edgeofmidnight.weebly.com/stellar-cartography.html
Not done yet, of course.
Good night and good luck.
https://edgeofmidnight.weebly.com/stellar-cartography.html
Not done yet, of course.
Good night and good luck.
So this is where I was as of last night:
https://www.deviantart.com/dewline-ottawa/art/EoM-DisputedZone-7Nov2023-A-993252400
https://www.deviantart.com/dewline-ottawa/art/EoM-DisputedZone-7Nov2023-A-993252400
Mapmaking: Starbase 20?
Oct. 26th, 2023 10:42 pmSo I was looking at maps of the FASA-Trek roleplaying game as well as Memory Beta entries today while I job-searched. Had a thought about where Starbase 20 might be in a map that tries to fit FASA's Triangle region into a largely-Mandel-compliant design...
https://www.deviantart.com/dewline-ottawa/art/Screen-Shot-2023-10-26-at-7-21-31-PM-990589585
https://www.deviantart.com/dewline-ottawa/art/Screen-Shot-2023-10-26-at-7-21-31-PM-990589585
Edge of Midnight Chapter 14
Oct. 9th, 2023 10:23 pmThe fan fiction project by John Concagh that I've been working on that map for just uploaded a new chapter tonight.
https://edgeofmidnight.weebly.com/chapter-fourteen.html
https://edgeofmidnight.weebly.com/chapter-fourteen.html
Day of Rest
Sep. 17th, 2023 09:31 pmOf course, I haven't really rested today. The following things got done today:
- vacuumed two floors of the house
- picked out stars to host a half-dozen or so planets on that Edge of Midnight map project
- did two walking/shopping trips mainly for exercise
- practiced a bit more for Clip Studio Paint via the Cintiq tablet/monitor
- uploaded a scan of a sketch I drew for my Amateur Press Alliance back in 2006 to various social media outlets for the sake of self-promotion and because of Batman Day
- cleaned up some of my kitchen mess
- applied for another job
- cleaned my CPAP gear, as I need to do each weekend
- wrote a note of comment to the Ottawa Board of Health about protection measures against SARS-CoV-2 and other contagions of note and worry
I'd like to get a new "office/studio" chair, but barring some surprise via trashnothing.com, that's probably not going to happen soon. The one I use currently leans a bit to my right because of years of my leaning to that side when I sit down in it. Also, it deflates an inch after a certain amount of time sitting down.
- vacuumed two floors of the house
- picked out stars to host a half-dozen or so planets on that Edge of Midnight map project
- did two walking/shopping trips mainly for exercise
- practiced a bit more for Clip Studio Paint via the Cintiq tablet/monitor
- uploaded a scan of a sketch I drew for my Amateur Press Alliance back in 2006 to various social media outlets for the sake of self-promotion and because of Batman Day
- cleaned up some of my kitchen mess
- applied for another job
- cleaned my CPAP gear, as I need to do each weekend
- wrote a note of comment to the Ottawa Board of Health about protection measures against SARS-CoV-2 and other contagions of note and worry
I'd like to get a new "office/studio" chair, but barring some surprise via trashnothing.com, that's probably not going to happen soon. The one I use currently leans a bit to my right because of years of my leaning to that side when I sit down in it. Also, it deflates an inch after a certain amount of time sitting down.
Animation Festivals and Star Maps
Sep. 14th, 2023 09:43 pmYes, there still is such an event. The Pandemic hasn't killed it. I hope everyone who goes, is careful and has fun. In that order, please?
https://apt613.ca/tips-on-what-to-see-at-oiaf-2023/
Meanwhile, I'm trying to figure out an alternative to epsilon Eridani for Axanar's host star. This leaves me with a history question: how much of the local galactic region was already charted out by the Vulcans before first contact with Earth?
I don't think they knew about Axanar - the planet or the species - going by "ENT: Fight or Flight". So, while the first contact between Earth and Axanar may well have happened at epsilon Eridani, I don't think that species' homeworld should be there as well.
https://apt613.ca/tips-on-what-to-see-at-oiaf-2023/
Meanwhile, I'm trying to figure out an alternative to epsilon Eridani for Axanar's host star. This leaves me with a history question: how much of the local galactic region was already charted out by the Vulcans before first contact with Earth?
I don't think they knew about Axanar - the planet or the species - going by "ENT: Fight or Flight". So, while the first contact between Earth and Axanar may well have happened at epsilon Eridani, I don't think that species' homeworld should be there as well.
The Demon-Haunted Panel of 2023
Sep. 1st, 2023 10:53 amOkay, I'm back.
Hosted by the Roddenberry people - yes, that Roddenberry family! - and they apologize up-front for the sound quality as it was recorded at Star Trek Las Vegas 2023. The panel title was inspired, of course, by Carl Sagan...
https://www.missionlogpodcast.com/the-demon-haunted-panel-live-at-stlv-2023/
I hope everyone involved got home safe from Las Vegas. Of course, I remain convinced that the Pandemic in Progress is not yet done with us. We need to do more work on multiple fronts, including resuming masking-up properly.
Hosted by the Roddenberry people - yes, that Roddenberry family! - and they apologize up-front for the sound quality as it was recorded at Star Trek Las Vegas 2023. The panel title was inspired, of course, by Carl Sagan...
https://www.missionlogpodcast.com/the-demon-haunted-panel-live-at-stlv-2023/
I hope everyone involved got home safe from Las Vegas. Of course, I remain convinced that the Pandemic in Progress is not yet done with us. We need to do more work on multiple fronts, including resuming masking-up properly.
For a sense of what I've been doing:
https://mastodon.social/@DEWLine/110897185618929509
It's fun, digging through HYGMap, SIMBAD, Memory Alpha, Memory Beta, and a few other sites as well for this stuff.
https://mastodon.social/@DEWLine/110897185618929509
It's fun, digging through HYGMap, SIMBAD, Memory Alpha, Memory Beta, and a few other sites as well for this stuff.