The taste of the universe, and other coolness

[scarlettina]

I have to thank dianora2 for her delightful post tonight, which was filled with linky goodness and much pop culture squeeage. If you don't feel like clicking over there, here are a couple of the bits she shared most pleasing to me:

Milky Way galaxy 'tastes of raspberries': Raspberries and rum, apparently. See? If the religious right wanted to prove there's a God, they'd totally tell everyone that the universe tastes sweet and will make you a little tipsy. That's my kinda God right there. ::grin::

Can I ever love The X Files again?: A fan ponders whether or not the disastrous series finale and the most recent movie have forever poisoned the waters. I know exactly how he feels. Every now and then I pop an early-series X Files DVD into the player and feel that warm, lovely paranoia that Chris Carter created so well. It hurts to think about what came later.

The season finale of "Chuck" tonight made me happy as a clam. I recognized what was going on in the final sequence so that when Chuck uttered his last lines, I scared the cat with my outburst of laughter. I hope the series is renewed for next season. It's just terrific.

In other news, it appears that Seattle is about to be invaded by penguins. I have already written for an application and notified a number of artists of my acquaintance. Yes, I wish to be a penguin...or at least create a penguin to represent me.

On the subject of my little revolution of one, I wrote to the Fremont Universe blog, to Joel Connelly, and have mentioned it to several folks. A number of people have linked to the idea, mentioning it in their LJs. I also mentioned it on Facebook. With few exceptions, people seem to dig the idea. The question is: How to get businesses to buy into the idea. It has already been suggested that local business won't be willing to cut into its already razor-thin profit margin. Honestly, I'm not all that concerned about the short term. Local businesses who remember that my money--what little I have--is still legal tender even if I have less than usual will continue to get my enthusiastic business at full price when I return to work. Those who don't are likely to see less of me.

Spent the afternoon with brumbjorn and selinker enjoying the Pacific Science Center's exhibit on GPS technology and geocaching (using Entertainment Book coupons to help keep it affordable). It actually mimics the experience of geocaching very well and is a great deal of fun. It's a little text-heavy for this sort of interactive thing, but it's still entertaining. We spent some truly quality time in the butterfly house. (As brumbjorn said, if you go in there in a bad mood, there's no way you can leave without feeling better.) I smashed some coins (and am ready for trading!). We had lunch at T.S. McHugh's and then headed out.

Lots of walking, talking and catching up. I must sleep now, for I am beat.

Comments

[mevennen.livejournal.com]

Isn't local business already cutting its profit margin by offering discounts to paid personnel?

The local eating holes here have been offering a variety of discounts to everyone, which seem to be working in some cases, but not others (the others being the ones that no one wants to eat in anyway even under normal circumstances). We don't do discounts, nor are we dropping prices (in retail, that's a quick way to go under, but that's retail and it's different), though we do other offers.

[chantry.livejournal.com]

If you loved X-Files, and don't already know about it, give Shadow Unit (http://www.shadowunit.net) a try - it's like X-Files written by the likes of Emma Bull, Will Shetterly, Elizabeth Bear, and other names that aren't leaping to my mind.

If you're interested in geocaching, and aren't already involved, talk to botgrrrl and I sometime. We have been geocachers since 2002, though we were inactive for several years. We're getting back into it this year, and we have a spare GPS. And, due to my knee and our general lack of physical fitness, we tend to stick with caches that involve easier terrain.

[dianora2.livejournal.com]

Glad to oblige. :) I'm on pins and needles about Chuck. Whimper. If this was the last episode, at least they went out with a bang.

[robespierrette.livejournal.com]

I like your idea.

Also: I heard you on KUOW - I wound up having one of those "driveway moments" where I sat and listened to the rest of the segment before going into the house! :)

[oldmangrumpus.livejournal.com]

When were you on KUOW? Is this the elongated collector thing? Or did you actually take my advice about something?

[ckd]

Ooh, that PSC exhibit sounds neat, and I think my (Boston) Museum of Science membership gets me in free. Now to arrange a trip to Seattle....

[mabfan.livejournal.com]

Penguins! We want penguins in Boston!

[gnomi.livejournal.com]

Yay for public penguin art! Have fun with your penguin creating!