The final frontier isn't just a place for grown ups. In January 2019, children's publisher Little Golden Books will be releasing a series of picture books based on Star Trek: The Original Series!
The series will begin with two introductory books titled "I Am Mr. Spock" and "I Am Captain Kirk." Though they won't be officially released until January 8, you can head to Amazon and pre-order the books right now.
The synopsis for "I Am Captain Kirk" reads:
"Whether making strange new discoveries at the farthest reaches of the galaxy or facing off against Klingons and other alien races, find out what makes Captain James T. Kirk the most famous starship captain ever. Star Trek fans of all ages will love this action-packed Little Golden Book featuring Captain Kirk and the crew of the USS Enterprise from the classic TV series in a unique retro art style!"
Here's a little bit about "I Am Mr. Spock:"
"A logical, brave, and brainy science officer, Spock is the pointy-eared Vulcan who completes the crew of the USS Enterprise on its five-year mission. Star Trek fans of all ages will love this action-packed Little Golden Book based on the classic TV series. This book will tell them everything they need to know about one of the most famous aliens of all timeβwith its fun, lighthearted text and unique retro art style!"
Want more? Not to worryβLittle Golden Books is already set to release their next Star Trek "novel" on July 2. It will be called "Too Many Tribbles."
"Captain Kirk and the crew of the starship Enterprise are ready for almost anythingβexcept tribbles! When these small, furry creatures invade the ship, Captain Kirk and the crew must act quickly, before they are buried in fur balls! Star Trek fans of all ages will love this action-packed Little Golden Book featuring Captain Kirk, Mr. Spock, and the rest of the crew from the classic TV series in a unique retro art style!"
If you're looking to turn your child into a lifelong Trekkie early, you might also be interested in these official Star Fleet uniform baby outfits, available on Amazon!
Sci-fi fans around the world are eager to order the new books.
Canβt wait for βIβm a Doctor, not a cartoon character, Damnit!β Iβll buy that one. Little Golden Books is Makingβ¦ https://t.co/wpMlePNoHnβ Joseph F. Kolacinski (@Joseph F. Kolacinski) 1544452074.0
File under: Things I Will Definitely Buy For My Niece In 2019. https://t.co/Qvve3AuaoKβ Klingon Pop Warrior (@Klingon Pop Warrior) 1544140412.0
Have you seen this @WilliamShatner? https://t.co/tsrXmdYC5Vβ Lisa #TeamJedward Check planetjedward.com (@Lisa #TeamJedward Check planetjedward.com) 1544386630.0
Fans were going after the new books with the fearless determination of Captain James T. Kirk himself!
I'm going to need a copy of "Too many Tribbles"! https://t.co/39048dd0IJβ Janin Wise (@Janin Wise) 1544251563.0
How fantastic is this? https://t.co/vgCALAwOznβ LadiesWhoTrek (@LadiesWhoTrek) 1543963518.0
The picture books feel as thought they've been long awaited.
Finally! Star Trek Spock & Kirk Get Little Golden Books Treatment https://t.co/bbn1ljd11wβ Dan Taylor (@Dan Taylor) 1532783301.0
@splashikins Yesssssssssss. Elinor has a bunch of Star Wars Little Golden Books, and I would love to have Star Trekβ¦ https://t.co/AOhpcHZXLhβ Julie (@Julie) 1532826735.0
Yass! I loved the Little Golden Books when I was a kid! This is stellar! #startrek https://t.co/hwMjANoyLDβ Ryan Thomas Riddle π³οΈβπ (@Ryan Thomas Riddle π³οΈβπ) 1529419270.0
Perhaps Star Trek: The Next Generation should get the picture book treatment?
Maybe a @StarTrek fan has drawn this children's firefighter book starring @SirPatStew... π https://t.co/R4UFzaOllvβ sideshowbob zwoelf (@sideshowbob zwoelf) 1525893652.0
Set a course for the nearest bookstore and...engage! Pre-order the books now here.
Ticket scalpers. How do you the audacity to say that's a job?
Actual burglars have more empathy.
Disrespectful
Out Of Office Summer GIF by Merge MansionGiphy"There are debt collectors who call relatives of the deceased to pay off their debts when they are not legally obligated to."
Top_Gun_2021
Shady. Shady.
"Australian Real Estate Agents. Laws don't seem to apply to them. Just as dodgy in sales and rentals alike. Never seen anything like it overseas."
snave_
"I'm in the US, it can vary state by state but my state is pretty strict on realtor laws. Some states require attorney review and there are definitely penalties for being reported for shady sh*t. It does require consumer reporting though."
ilostmytaco
Etransfer
"Where I live, tax info was leaked and now scammers are targeting low income individuals/families (people earning under 30,000 per year) with etransfer scams. I got one the other day that was an etransfer warning that 240$ 'a family member sent me' was about to expire."
SnowyInuk
"Thatβs disgusting. The scammers know what theyβre doing, they know the harm they cause people and yet they donβt care."
surelysandwitch
Should be illegal...
"MLM managers. Not the low level idiots that get suckered into it, they suck too for trying to bring new people into that sh*tshow, but the people who create them know exactly what they are doing and are pretty much the only ones who profit off of it. Should be illegal. Pyramid schemes are illegal. None of them ever get the just desserts except occasionally by vigilantes I assume."
Wereno
I hate debt collectors. Yeah, you calling me one hundred times a week is going to miraculously make money appear.
Animals
Giphy"Paparazzi."
VictorBlimpmuscle
"I met Jack Gleeson (King Joffrey from Game of Thrones) at a bus stop in Dublin. Really nice guy but he said he quit acting due to people being nasty online and constant hounding from paparrazi. He's happier now but it sucks that he was pushed away from a career he was quite good at."
goobi94
Scumbags
"The pastors at mega churches whom ask their followers for money for private jets. Absolute scum to abuse others faith for your own greed."
ichancho
"Brian Tamaki is a greedy freaking pig, he takes advantage of so many people who are already struggling. Every time heβs in the local news (which btw is often) I get more and more pissed off at him and his wife. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Tamaki "
surelysandwitch
itβs a thing???
β'Dating Expert.' Sadly itβs a thing. Itβs basically a self appointed title that requires no training or qualifications. Whatβs worse, is that I have a female friend who uses one. Itβs very much a blind leading the blind situation."
Mean_Manufacturer_61
"Most of the self proclaimed βdating coachesβ I know are women in their late 30s or early 40s who have never been married or had a longer relationship."
ipozgaj
EVIL
"Poachers. Especially big game poachers who purposefully hunt nearly extinct animals from species they know they are on the brink."
"I know there are poachers that come from rural villages who are trying to just put food on the table, which has my sympathy but poachers who come from money and hunt down animals minding their business in most shelters or restricted areas just to put a head on their wall as a trophy are absolutely heinous."
GetterdoneObiwan
I See It All
miss cleo fraud GIFGiphy"Psychic Mediums. Specifically those who prey on the grieving."
JamesDeadite
"I've always found it interesting how many magicians go after people like this. I think it's because they know what it takes to trick people for the art. The slight of hand and mentalism. And they abhor people who use these tactics for such sh*tty purposes."
34HoldOn
I want so bad to believe in psychics and mediums. What say we on that topic?
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For some odd reason I love the things burning. Anything, food, pots, pans. You name it. Weird.
Blow
fire burning GIFGiphy"Matches/candles on a birthday cake. I remember lighting matches as a kid purely to blow them out and inhale that sweet match-y smell."
semispooked
"guilty good"
"I work at a Chemical plant. We make a highly acidic product that is dark blue, viscus, highly corrosive, and smells exactly like Fruit Loops. It is incredibly disturbing."
Turin082
"Organic chemistry has many 'guilty good' smells. Thiophosgene (sulfur derivative of a chemical weapon used extensively in WW1) apparently smells like meat. Phosgene is used to make polycarbonate, thiophosgene is used to make some sulfur-containing molecules which eventually end up in therapeutic drugs."
HammerTh_1701
I can't huff it...
"Paint, specifically house paint. I love the smell. But anytime I hear that anyone is painting a room or their house, I volunteer. I just love sitting on the floor in a room that's been freshly painted, closing my eyes and just inhaling that slightly chemically, slightly creamy aroma."
Neowza
A Hint of French...
"A fish and chips shop burnt down as couple blocks from work a few years ago. The whole neighborhood smelled amazing for days. Just the slight hint of French fries. Nothing overpowering. It was so awesome. Until I found out someone was trapped in the fire and died."
stevey_frac
Drag
Drag Racing Vegas GIF by Don Schumacher RacingGiphy"Race fuel. Instantly puts me in a good mood as it reminds me of going to the drag races with my dad when I was young."
garfnodie
Fuel and matches get me too. And they sort of go together. Interesting.
Just like the Movie...
Johnny Depp Drinking GIFGiphy"The water from the Pirates of the Caribbean ride. Mmm, bromine."
Stalkerslovemy
"This is one of my favorite scents of all time, and Disney is very aware that people enjoy it. Evidently itβs a lot harder to recreate than just adding bromine to water."
cash4panties
"black widow".
"There's a chicken wing restaurant near my house that has a challenge sauce called "black widow." The owner claims it to be around 500,000 scovilles. A few years back some buddies and I decided to try them, the sauce was a dark molasses color and smelled almost like a BBQ sauce, no hint of the danger that lurked at all. We each grabbed one wing and it went terribly. I don't know how something so spicy could smell so innocent."
Final-Chapter
Endless Weekend
"Hotel/rented rooms whenever you go on vacation. There's this particular smell that just says 'you are on vacation,' especially on a beach/swimming trips/out-of-the-town vacays."
Yummy_Llama
"Bath and Body Works has a plug-in scent called Endless Weekend that replicates that scent (to my humble nose)."
Exxcentrica
"oh no..."
"Someone you are attracted to's body odors. Anyone else who is slightly unhygienic smells repulsive."
Mini_gunslinger
"I remember back in high school a girl leaned over, sniffed me, told me that I smelled really good, and asked me what cologne I was wearing. I asked if she was joking, and she's like, no, you smell really good. When I told her I had just gotten done with gym class, she gets a small 'oh no...' look on her face and turns away. I think we both had a revelation that day."
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That Smell
Smell It Season 6 GIF by This Is UsGiphy"The smell inflatable things give off. I have no idea how to describe it, but itβsβ¦ nostalgic? to me."
crestfxllen
I do love the smell of plastics and inflatables. Ahh....
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It's hard to imagine how to go on without the lost objectβwhatever it may beβbut over time, it becomes a distant memory and we move on.
That is until we magically find ourselves presented with this opportunity proposed by Redditor mikehotel288, who asked:
"You find yourself in a room with everything youβve ever lost in your life. What do you look for first?"
There are necessities people cannot do without.
No More Dry Lips Ever Again
"Gonna be a lot of chapstick in that room."
β camefromxbox
There are things that bring us comfort and are irreplaceable.
Safety Blanket
"My baby blanket. It became tattered over the yearsβto the point where I couldnβt reasonably wash it anymoreβso I had to throw it away a little while back."
"I have heavily regretted that decision. I was really attached to it (hence it being in tatters), but I really wish that I kept what was left of it instead of throwing it away. Just knowing that Iβd still have it would be a huge comfort to me."
β Uearie
Sentimental Heirloom
"The pendant my dad had made for me with my grandmotherβs engagement diamond. It was 2 carats. It disappeared from a Las Vegas hotel room 20 years ago. It was hidden deep in a suitcase where it would not have been easy to find. It was just GONE. Cops didnβt do anything. Didnβt even come to take my statement. Cleaning lady said she thought she saw an elderly man enter my room. The guy I was with was not sympathetic in the least. Entire situation was f**ked. Iβm still so upset about it."
β MaritimeDisaster
Lone Shark
"My plastic shark toy I lost when I was 10. Ain't no f'king way it just VANISHED."
β Guilty_As_Charged__
Not everything lost is tangible.
Tick Tock
"The time I wasted."
β shinyfennec
It Holds Value
"My private key with 6 BTC in it."
β Significant_Mirror19
"I didn't lose one, but I'll check my room for yours just in case."
β Smodphan
Finding Purpose
"The reason I walked into the room."
β Lloyd_lyle
Lost Opportunity
"That one girl i spoke to on omegle lol"
β h-amishh
If only we get to reunite with those we've lost.
The Loved Family Member
"My grandpa."
β Splatty_boi_420
Grieving Parent
"My daughter. Sheβll be in my brotherβs arms. So Iβll find both things I care to look for."
β SeeTheFence
Missing Mom
"My mom. She died of cancer in 2017. She never got to meet my daughter. I miss the hell out of her and wish she was still part of my familyβs life."
β X-Arkturis-X
The Animals That Come Into Our Lives
"My pets that have passed: especially my horse, Blue. It's been 4 years, but it feels like just yesterday."
β Baciandrio
While many of these scenarios are unlikely, the thread gave people an opportunity to reflect on the things that made a strong impression on their lives.
Sometimes, the memories of the things we've lostβwhether they are random objects or sources of loveβis all we have.
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