Started off well though, headed to the Fw4ppers POS to do some mining, and Fear graciously moved a badger there for corp use to haul for me. Then RL exploded again, and it took me another hour or two to get back to Eve. By then just about everyone had logged, I don't have a hauler at the POS that I can fly, and I was just plain STRESSED from RL, so I decided to take on a DS. The closest one that I felt like doing was only 4-5 jumps, a rogue drone one, ones that I usually do well with, but it was a level 5 and I in only a cruiser. So I did it anyway. 
Finished the first room fine, and was doing well on the second, except for the fact that there were so many drones, and to keep alive I had to aggro very selectively and run alot, so it took some time. I was approaching the last 4 drones, and had just gotten aggro, when 5 respawned on top of me.
For those unawares, a level 5 is the first level of DS that you can take a BATTLESHIP into, cruisers are usually only taken in when a gang of them go...
I was in hull almost immediately(32% remaining), but luckily had the foresight to be aligned and had autopilot set. I lost only 5 Infiltrator drones, and had full armor before I got to the gate. I hadn't found any key though, and knew many drones would be respawning, so I went back to the POS to get a hull repper, and repp'ed hull as I reloaded my drone bay at Hoth with Spear's new stock of drones.
While refilling drone bay, I discovered that the insurance on my vex had expired an hour earlier. Evidently the insurance company was lucky, as that was the closest I'd been to death in months. So my insurance offset everything I'd made ratting earlier at the POS. So basically I got a bunch of alloys to show for my work.
Ratted at the POS a bit, then had to succumb to nature and sleep.
My regrets for being available mostly at work as of late, but RL is such atm. Back to ice mining in Maspah for POS fuel and recruiting!
SO, my point I guess... is if you're outfit pretty well, take your time, and don't worry too much about dying, align and be careful, you may be able to take on a dreaded DS solo. Try to stick to the level of DS that pertains to your ship though! Don't go two levels up!
