domesticated

domesticated is a new photography book by amy stein. i'm a fan!

simplicity

indeed.

grizzly bear chair

wow. this grizzly bear chair was a gift presented to the 17th president of the united states, andrew johnson, in 1865.


all i'm saying is... sarah palin.

dynamite with a laser beam

found at planet fabulon.

prost.

i just returned to nottingham at the end of last week, but i'm leaving again tomorrow for munich, germany. it was a productive stint at home, and i'm very excited to visit munich again, but i admit that i could use a little more relaxation time at home before jumping into continuous-travel-alert mode again. oh well.

i'm looking forward to doing some work at the Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics, having some family come visit, seeing a surprisingly large number of old friends, exploring a great city...


and, of course, i planned the trip to coincide with oktoberfest! ;)

how many people are in space?

stay up to date with how many people are in space at this convenient little website:

http://www.howmanypeopleareinspacerightnow.com/

new supernova discovery record!

amateur astronomer, tom boles, has found 125 stars just after they've exploded... which means he has found more supernovae than any other human being!


congrats tom! and good work all you amateur astronomers out there!

science is REAL!

they might be giants have produced amazingly good music over the years, including one of my favorite kid's albums, NO! their new album is called here comes science and unsurprisingly, it's awesome! here's the video for the song, science is real.



and dont forget - science, it works bitches!

tip of the mic to the bad astronomer.

save the planet! why, you ask?

i love austin! and this bar has A LOT of beer to choose from!

via dark roasted blend.