::Personal Log:  Lt. Dante, Aric, UENSC:  F391941026:: 
::50.05.15.26.04::

     Landing Day two.  Have we really only been on this planet two years?  Was it really only eight years ago that we left Earth?  It seems like so much longer than that… Read full post »

::Personal Log:  Lt. Dante, Aric, UENSC:  F391941026:: 
::50.04.08.24.37::

     Sarah and Jean-Marie each came in for their first examinations today.  Separately, of course, to avoid drawing attention from Misha.  I'm very pleased to say their inter… Read full post »

::Personal Log:  Lt. Dante, Aric, UENSC:  F391941026:: 
::50.04.03.18.15::

     I tried, I really did.  I tried so hard to stay out of the drama, but this time the drama came and sought me out.  Literally!

     It was around mid-day,… Read full post »

::Personal Log:  Lt. Dante, Aric, UENSC:  F391941026:: 
::50.04.01.05.24::

     My brain's been stewing over it all night.  In fact, I hardly got any sleep at all thanks to my overactive mind doing loops of futility.  This is what always happens whe… Read full post »

::Personal Log:  Lt. Dante, Aric, UENSC:  F391941026:: 
::50.03.27.14.15::

     I really don’t give Theresa enough credit for just being who she is.  Not just me, either.  I think everyone here would have gone totally loony by now if it w… Read full post »

::Personal Log:  Lt. Dante, Aric, UENSC:  F391941026:: 
::50.03.15.25.83::

     Sometimes I feel like the courier of the group, trafficking messages from one member to the other, simply because they're unable or unwilling to communicate with each other. … Read full post »

::Personal Log:  Lt. Dante, Aric, UENSC:  F391941026:: 
::50.03.14.11.72::

     Tensions have been running high these last two days, so I wasn't all that surprised to walk into a heated conversation between Robert and Mike this morning when I went to… Read full post »

::Personal Log:  Lt. Dante, Aric, UENSC:  F391941026:: 
::50.03.12.19.11::

     "That is very lovely, Aric, but we're quite busy right now, so maybe you could just tell us what we're looking at?" Mike said from my right.
     "This is the video… Read full post »

::Personal Log:  Lt. Dante, Aric, UENSC:  F391941026:: 
::50.01.27.25.10::

     Today is January 27th, 2350, and it's an important day in my book.  Today is the day we shed one of the last vestiges of our previous lives:  The old Earth calendar.&n… Read full post »

::Personal Log:  Lt. Dante, Aric, UENSC:  F391941026:: 
::49.12.21.13.80::

     How to explain a year-and-a-half lapse in my journal..?  Honestly, I'm not sure I can.  I could always use ye olde standard excuse that I've been 'busy' (am I the only human le… Read full post »

 [UNTITLED, UNDATED DOCUMENT; FILE HEADER DATE IS 49.04.17.04.10]

     In my dream, I am with you.  We are laying together in our living room with our closest friends.  I am on the carpeted floor, reclining against a chair or cushion or some such thing, and y/… Read full post »

::Personal Log:  Lt. Dante, Aric, UENSC:  F391941026:: 
::48.07.19.04.75::  

     OK, so it’s quarter to 5 in the morning, and it’s already 43° out.  I thought summer in New Fremont was hot!  I guess that’s what y… Read full post »

::Personal Log:  Lt. Dante, Aric, UENSC:  F391941026:: 
::48.06.19.06.13::

     I am apparently having a difficult time writing lately.  Not that writing’s become difficult or anything – I’m not talking about writer’s block here &… Read full post »

::Personal Log:  Lt. Dante, Aric, UENSC:  F391941026:: 
::48.05.16.16.20::

     I’m not entirely sure why we all still insist on calling this 2348, when we’re nowhere near the 24^th century, but I guess it just hasn’t been long enough for us… Read full post »

::Personal Log:  Lt. Dante, Aric, UENSC:  F391941026:: 
::48.05.15.20.08::

     Right around six years ago, (or about 2,480,934 years from now, depending on your perspective), I promised the space corps command that I would keep a personal log of my experience… Read full post »

January 1^st, 2348 

     Today is the first day of 2348.  The start of a new year, the start of a new life.  It seems very appropriate.

     I have been awake all night, and, after much thought on the subject, I’ve d… Read full post »

October 5^th, 2347 

Anne-Marie: 

     Today we are officially entering the Alpha Centauri system.  Of course, where the Centauri system begins was an entirely arbitrary decision made by the powers-that-be back home, but the fact remains that we’ll be passing th… Read full post »

August 22^nd, 2347 

Anne-Marie: 

     Well, as you may have guessed, today is my 40^th birthday.  Whoop-de-do.  As each year together passes, I look older and older and my fellow crewmates look exactly the same.  Even though Mike is much older than me, I now… Read full post »

July 30^th, 2347 

Anne-Marie: 

     I have to be honest and say I’m getting a little burnt out on celebrations.  It’s like since everyone knows this is our last year on board, they’re all letting out as much steam as possible.  Don’t get… Read full post »

May 16^th, 2347 

Anne-Marie: 

     Theresa sat down with all of us this morning in Medical.  I wasn’t sure about the rest of the crew, but I was nursing a mild hangover from the celebration the night before.  And how we celebrated.  We didn’t co… Read full post »

May 15^th, 2347 

Anne-Marie: 

     I’ve been sitting here looking at my monitor field for a half an hour now because I have no idea how to even begin this letter.  My mind is an absolute jumble right now.  Where should I even start?  I guess I&rsquo… Read full post »

March 9^th, 2347 

Anne-Marie: 

     In my dream, I am falling.  That’s the way it always starts:  I feel like I’m falling.  Slowly I become aware of the fact that I’m not actually falling, I’m in free-fall.  I look around me and… Read full post »

January 13^th, 2347 

Anne-Marie: 

     I just now realized this is the first thing I’ve written since the New Year started.  I take that as a good sign; I’ve been both too busy to write, and there’s just been nothing going on to write about.  A… Read full post »

November 21^st, 2346 

Anne-Marie: 

     Today is American Thanksgiving (our fourth one on board), though of course, thanks to time dilation, this ship is the only place in the universe right now where it is Thanksgiving.  Our deceleration is bringing us slowly closer… Read full post »

October 16^th, 2346 

Anne-Marie: 

     Boredom has officially set in again.  There’s not a lot for me to do lately except monitor Robert’s rehabilitation, which is somewhat akin to watching crystals grow.  OK, I take that back; crystals are at least… Read full post »