I just thought it was worth noting that I made my first post to Livejournal ten years ago today. I wouldn't say that it's my tenth anniversary as a furry... that had happened at least a year before... but it's the time that I began to actually chronicle my journey from tumultuous teenage years into adulthood. I did have a paper journal beforehand, ( Read more... )

Check!

Another of the things to do before I die accomplished. And I didn't even have to leave Albuquerque! It was just an annular eclipse, and I still would like to see a total eclipse- which I would almost definitely have to leave the US to see at some point. But still, this is one of the coolest things that I have seen. Ever.

Just before totality:

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This is some crack, what is made of physics:

http://fantasticcontraption.com/ Say goodbye to a few of your days, seriously. 

McCain: "He voted for nearly a billion dollars in pork barrel earmark projects, including, by the way, $3 million for an overhead projector at a planetarium in Chicago, Illinois. My friends, do we need to spend that kind of money?"

Why yes, Mr. McCain. If you support a knowledgeable public, and you wish to energize them, and keep them interested in ( Read more... )