David Empey

Tony Alleyne is in the news because he lives in an apartment he has completely made to look like it belongs on Star Trek. More to the point, he is in the news because he is now bankrupt and is selling the apartment on eBay. He has a website which shows his apartment, and appears to offer to make your's look just like it. There is a story with a link to a YouTube video here.

Now this begs two thoughts, one complimentary and one not. First, the complimentary one. You have to at least respect, and probably admire, that kind of tenacity. Very few of us have the drive (or attention to detail) to pull that off. So, my hat is off to him in that respect.

Now the second thought. To quote William Shatner, "Get a life!". I mean, come on, Star Trek is just a TV show for crying out loud. Building star-ships out of apartments?!  OK, I'm exaggerating for effect. But, really, couldn't one find a less consuming Trek-related hobby? How about a Star Trek Blog?

Or... can you imagine what I guy like this could accomplish if he channeled all that energy into something more constructive?

Oh, and it seems Alleyne has tried to sell his creation on eBay before, and the price keeps dropping. So, maybe you can get bargain now!