Officers Row Vancouver, WA - THERE ARE FOUR LIGHTS

Some of you that know me may have seen me wear a t shirt that says THERE ARE FOUR LIGHTS. Most people look at it with a confused look on their face, but there are some who know what it means.And a few months ago we updated the lighting in our living room from one swag in the corner to 4 recessed lights. I posted a picture on facebook to share my excitement. Yes, you guessed it,It is no secret that I'm a Star Trek fan. I have been since I was a little girl starting with The Original Series, then The Next Generation and on (except Deep Space 9, my youngest and I have debates on whether that is truly Star Trek). THERE ARE FOUR LIGHTS, for those of you who don't know, comes from a 2 part Star Trek TNG episode called "Chain of Command". An excellent episode.You are probably wondering what any of this has to do with photography. Well in any other world nothing, but in my world all things lead to Star Trek.Because my youngest has Asperger's and I have links to autism sights on my website I sometimes get the pleasure of photographing someone on the spectrum. I was at Officers Row one day to photograph a high school senior on the autism spectrum. I showed up wearing my t shirt that says THERE ARE FOUR LIGHTS thinking to myself that I'm going to get some puzzled looks and I'll have to try to explain what it means because most of the young people I photograph don't know much about Star Trek. I did get puzzled looks. Not from the high school senior, but her mother. This girl knew exactly what the shirt meant, which episode it was from (by name) and even what the four lights in the episode was referenced from (2 + 2 = 5). That was information I did not know. Yes I am a Star Trek fan, but I don't get that deep into the episodes and I have not read George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four. So I learned something new from this wonderful young woman and the portrait session was a success.Today marks the 25th anniversary of the original air date of Chain of Command Part I. THERE ARE FOUR LIGHTS is at the end of Part II. If you haven't seen this episode do yourself a favor and watch it even if you're not a Star Trek fan. You can find it on Netflix, Star Trek TNG season 6, episodes 12 & 13.