You didn't invite your parents? My whole family attended mine. We had a big graduation party afterwards.

Couldn't.

You see, my grandma had a affection for Tribbles...too much affection, as it turns out. When the police found 'em, all that was left was a bunch of Tribbles and some bones...

After that, any Tribbles I find are either deep-fried, fricaseed, or roasted with cilantro and red onion. Potatoes make a good side dish, as well as spinach OR candied yams.

You might be interested in this post concerning your data samples.

http://forums.startrekonline.com/showthread.php?t=97457

So I ordered a new ship at the shipyard. it's a brand spanking new cruiser for LT. COM. but how can I get into it or retrieve it or whatever? I went back into my ship hoping it would just appear but it didn't I also couldn't find a menu or anything to switch ships. Help anybody?

In the same room where you picked out the ship, there should be an NPC where you can look at the ships you own and who let's you pick an active one. The NPC is located right across the shipyard entrance.