Once upon a time, in a country called England, there lived an internationally renowned scientist. But this is not the story of his life. It is the story of his death.

( A mysterious legacy... )

Today at the NASM, there was a Meet the Astronauts! event. So I got to see three astronauts and hear them talk about space geeky stuff amid the artifacts in the Space Race gallery. It was awesome. :D

( Ad astra per aspera )

The Smithsonian National Air & Space Museum has tribbles.

Tribbles, people.*

I just fall more in love every day.

I mean, TRIBBLES! *flails*

I kind of want to steal one.

*Sadly, I did not get to see an actual tribble. But they have them. In some random corner of the storage facility. *flails some more*

It was insanely hot today, but I spent the afternoon in the lovely (by which I mean "air conditioned") National Museum of Natural History in the company of two fabulous new friends. I met up with E. (propinquitine) and her friend M. at the elephant in the Museum, and then we proceeded to the Butterfly Pavilion, where I flashed my NASM badge and got in for free ( Read more... )

Today, my parents and I went out to the National Air & Space Museum's Udvar-Hazy Center, which I lamentably cannot get to on my own since it is way the heck out by the Dulles Airport and there is no public transportation out that way (and the Center is out in the middle of nowhere off a highway, so it's not like I could walk from somewhere nearish ( Read more... )

It's April, flist; you all know what that means, right? Poetry spam! \o/ One or two poems a day for the next 30 days in honour of National Poetry Month. :) (And I don't have any vacations during April this year, so you get the full 30 days. *cackles maniacally*)

To start us off, two silly poems because it is April Fools' Day.

( 'April Fool' by Eleanor Hammond )

OMG OMG OMG!!!!

*flails about incoherently*

*deep breaths*

Right. So. You know that top-secret application I've been all cryptic and vague about for the past month and a half? Success!!!

I have a summer internship at the National Air & Space Museum Archives.*flails excitedly ( Read more... )

I defeated the evil JavaScript assignment! \o ( Read more... )

Lacking any family in the area and feeling disinclined to mope around an empty house all day, I spent my unThanksgiving at the National Air & Space Museum. :D The Smithsonian Museums are apparently open regular hours every day except Christmas. And inside the Museum, you couldn't even tell it was a major holiday. It wasn't as crowded as the ( Read more... )

i had fun in D.C. today, yay ( Read more... )