I read a lot of SF/fantasy. The worlds created by LeGuin, with all their social complexity, are my favorite. Shows - apart from Star Trek I also watched Stargate a lot. IRL, I teach game theory.

Cal was born on Trill, a shy guy who failed the joining and so his parents left for Earth and enrolled him in Starfleet. Cal struggled the Academy as he was too busy playing Angry Vulcans on his PA...

Found a typo in one of my guides. After three years... ahem...^^ twitter @BassGuitarRocks

Too much time on my hands so I am addicted to STO :-)