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weered1

Looost in spaaace!

Apr 25, 2007 13:51

Things are slow today, however:

Discovery of an Earth-like planet: "On the treasure map of the universe, one would be tempted to mark this planet with an X," said Xavier Delfosse, an astronomer with Grenoble University in France and one of the planet's co-discoverers. It's funny how unfathomable it seems to many of us that life exists outside our ( Read more... )

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I'll make ya do something, lady. interfecta April 25 2007, 18:23:56 UTC

I DO have your letter, btw, and I DID write a reply, but it was while my brain was sickly and it came out all random and odd-sounding. So I am doing a rewrite, which will hopefully also be prettier.

I've been fascinated with the "Earth-like planet" stories, and I've also noticed a definite tendency in your writing to focus on the down-to-earth. SO: Subject: If aliens were observing your life and knew nothing of life on Earth, what conclusions would they draw about humanity?

Re: I'll make ya do something, lady. weered1 April 25 2007, 19:56:43 UTC

Good question! They would think:

- Humans like to stare at machines for most of their days
- Humans are friendly and polite to one another
- Humans are very affectionate and sweet to their chosen mate
- Humans love dogs but not so much cats
- Humans like being out in nature and in the sun
- Humans like to sleep
- Humans like to travel and visit other places on planet Earth
- Humans have fun driving their cars and singing to music

sevenjades April 25 2007, 23:40:46 UTC

I like Wayne Douglass Barlowe's take on alien worlds. They will be totally unlike what we can imagine. There won't be humanoid aliens or life like anything like on earth. Take a look at panels from his book Expedition to get a taste ( ... )

weered1 April 26 2007, 01:52:12 UTC

Ok, those creatures kind of scare me ;)

Today was such a boring day...until 4:30pm when I was handed 3 projects. So it looks like tomorrow will be busy after all, but I thank you for your ideas for future use. I can definitely use some of them- a rundown of our house, things that scare me, and possibly some Pride group stories. The rest are more difficult, although I've certainly written some sexy stuff just for S before ;)