With deference to the genius of David Bowie, here’s Space Oddity, recorded on Station. A last glimpse of the World.
Huge thanks in the making of the video to the talented trio of Emm Gryner, Joe Corcoran and Andrew Tidby, plus Evan Hadfield and all at the CSA.Look, if you don’t want to see an astronaut, in space, floating around, with the voice of an angel, singing Space Oddity, you’re probably an orc or something.
whaaaaaat how could i have possibly missed this
this is maybe the best video i can think of
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TAG, you’re it! The rules are to state ten random facts about yourself. Then send this to the five nicest people on tumblr. (Except those are less “rules” than “mild suggestions which you should feel free to ignore if you’re tired or busy or just don’t feel like it”.) :)
ooh fun! okay i’ll play (half-assin the latter half of the instructions)
1. it’s been about a year since i quit school to adventure in the dirt and consequently my first year since childhood as a moderately content, emotionally functional person (i’ve been reflecting a lot on this point lately, i often work alone on the farm so i have a lot of thinking time).
2. i’m playing viola in my cousin’s wedding this weekend and i’m anxious about it!
3. i was too lazy to roll up my yoga mat so it’s covered in footprints.
4. lately i’ve been making quart jars of tea in the morning and putting them in the fridge for joy on hot afternoons. i am always very thankful for my past self’s consideration.
5. i really feel like this is my most physically attractive year. interesting to note it’s the first year i’ve given up shaving my body hair.
thanks joanna you are a peach
examining my sizable collection of paraphernalia, contemplating the fact that i have been at least a little baked on 90% of days for the past loooong while
Phylogenetic Tree of Life
The OpenLearn site used to offer this phylogenetic chart in the shape of a tree as a free poster, but no more. They do have an online version of this same illustration, expandable and with links and an explanatory guide:
Tree of Life - Open University.
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i raised myself on ani difranco. here is a song of hers i can actually play (and a swanky photo of myself from a few years back)
EDIT: sorry i forgot to delete the first few seconds! please listen and enjoy anyhow :)
whaaaaaaat i just discovered i can easily play a song that’s been a favorite since forever i am thrilled
“Deer”. Ink on paper. Early 19th century, Japan, by artist Katsushika Hokusai. Freer/Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian
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Throwing fennel seeds around like I don’t have a care in the world.
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"He couldn’t tell her that what he wanted now, more than anything, was to fall asleep beside her. No touching, no kissing, no stimulation. No sensation, no consciousness. Just the act of sleeping beside someone you liked to be with. Maybe that was love."
- Meg Wolitzer, The Interestings (via greaterland)
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