Scarlett Letters

We had a meteor come down this morning in the Seattle area. As Vonda McIntyre said, "Lightningflashen and crashenboomen." Read all about it here, with videos and everything.

Because science pleases me, this has cheered me up in a ridiculous way—sense of wonder will do that to a girl—and I'm feeling better now.

Mercurial? Who, me?

Tom Hise, an acquaintance through SFF.net, has posted pictures of this past weekend's eclipse. They're very cool. Check 'em out.