By the Seat
of Your Pants
What do you get when you fly by the seat of your pants?
TORN PANTS! But
that's the Klingon approach of doing things: Cast aside fear and doubt,
and seize the vision of Glory!
Don't miss the chance to live in the moment. And don't get me
wrong... Planning is
a good thing. But the real baptism by fire is discovering how
gracefully you roll with the punches. Adventure isn't about filling a
preplanned itinerary; It's about embracing the new and unexpected, and
growing stronger from learning what will not kill us.
*WHAT TO PLAN*
For starters, change your oil. Seriously! This bit
of preventative
maintenance may cost a hundred or two per year, but will spare you
thousands in damaging wear when you start your journeys.
There is
untold joy in venturing to distant lands to meet your Klingon
kindred... and greater untold joy of caravaning
together with them,
which doubles the excitement of being under each other's watchful
gaze. But change your oil, because all that fun ends abruptly
if you
burn out an engine from negligent maintenance. Travel has a
calculated
risk that when kept small
leads to incalculable treasure! Clean oil and fresh coolant are all
part of the wet and slippery workings that keep an engine happy.
*YOUR BEST
SUNDAY ARMOR*
New vinyl has that fresh car
smell... but for
those of us who cannot afford fancy new threads, it may be time to wash
the old ones. Most vinyl tunics can be washed
with water and
laid flat to dry. I've used Woolite in my own hair (at a
party, to see
if it glows under blacklight, which it almost does), and I'd trust all
my delicates to that! And a little Febreze goes a long way.
Smelly
sweat can be removed from the latex interior of headpieces with soap
and water. Most
importantly: rinse well.
*GLORIOUS
CONQUEST*
We're aliens, and that's how we roll. Fearless encounters and graceful
ad libs are the finest test and showcase of our personality.
Our
showmanship is our hallmark. Let's show the world the Joy of Living
Klingon... Hamming it up adds to the fun.
Who ever said the pants you tear must be your own? :-)
- KwISt
