Brian sent me this yesterday. I started this post as a reply back to him but realized it made for a good rant. And good post fodder.
Apollo 11 astronaut Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin Jr. told SCI FI Wire that fantastic space science fiction shows and movies are, in part, responsible for the lack of interest in [...]

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If you’ve ever seen a picture or watched video footage of the Space Shuttle launching, you probably have a vague idea that what’s coming out of the business end is… powerful. Powerful enough to hurl it into the sky, right? Go and see today’s post at Common Themes on how powerful it can be, and [...]

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Inspired by a collaged notebook project of Lenneth’s, I collaged up my own notebook for Selene note-taking. Scanned for your viewing pleasure:

Neither side is 100% moon-related; I added some interesting nebulae and stars as well. Still, I’m very pleased with the colors and general look. (Stripes seen are packing tape strips, with which I [...]

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(Sorry, going for the cheap joke.)
In all seriousness, I’ve come up with some real groundwork on Olivine — one question answered leads to about ten more, I swear. Yesterday was the McCloud Flea Market, and since I knew my favorite rock & mineral wholesaler would be there, I came armed with crisp bills from Mr. [...]

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Yesterday’s post was draining to write, to say the least. The response so far has been lovely and kind, thank you all so much.
Today was a disaster, work-wise, although I did take my favorite dog to the vet for a check-up, get the car worked on, and run sundry errands. In between running out the [...]

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Happy Yuri’s Night everyone, and happy birthday Elrohir! ^^

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I’ve been working most of the day, but took some time out for fun posts: Star Wars stamps at Common Themes, and weightless flights being sold by Sharper Image at CSpace. I also made a favicon to match my Themes masthead, finally.
My U2 afternoon yesterday didn’t end there: Johan and I spent last night creating [...]

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