This is the 12th of February, 3308 and I have just returned from exploring the black of the outer rims of the galaxy, collecting data and examining the bodies that I find. Much of it led to nothing being just a barren planet around twenty thousand light years "south" of sol, devoid of anything. I eventually decided to return back to my home with all of what I hoped to be useful data to turn in at my home station. It took me quite a long time to get back as I had to avoid a gap of systems between arms of the galaxy in order to return to civilization but I did eventually make it back. I am now sitting in my ship taking in the bustle of there being many people moving all around me. I shall return to the black in due time, but first I have business to attend to within the bubble. Signing off, this has been cmdr DragonRage1001.

This is the first day of January in the year 3308. I've been out far from civilization for nearly a year now and I have certainly noticed the effects of being so isolated with only myself to keep me company. I have seen thousands of celestial bodies, but have not seen a single human one in the entire time being out here, to the point where I forget that there are others like me. I need to be careful thinking of home as if I think too hard on it, I long for the bubble again, for civilization, even though there is no way for me to get back in a timely manner and it would wasteful to return now as I have come so quite far. Every system I have jumped through look the same, but different, each with their own quarks and uniqueness, but overall, just the same thing repeated over and over again. I begin to lose track of how many stars I have seen, how many planets I have scanned, or how far I am from anything really. sometimes I land on a planet to get a closer look, I step out on a surface that I know no human has ever touched and instead of making me feel proud or accomplished, it fills me with loneliness. This has been a long journey but I plan to end it soon as I am starting to fail to see how prolonging this excursion longer could be beneficial. This has been Cmdr Dragonrage1001, signing out.

(date recorded in file: "3807-03-24") I am no stranger to exploration, I have traveled far and wide within this galaxy, and I plan a excursion longer then most that I embark upon. I plan on traveling South-West of sol then turning east and following the southern-most arm to the edge. This will allow me to assess part of the galaxy not much explored as it is typically hard to reach due to their being a barrier, being the gap between arms, that one must fly around in order to reach any location on this arm. I have decided to explore this area in the hopes of finding something novel and will be departed within the month. This has been Cmdr Dragonrage1001, signing off.