will clean windows for pizza I had always suspected there were fairies (die Feen) in Germany, but I didn’t expect to meet one at an Autobahn rest stop on the drive from Cologne to Tiryns, Greece for this year’s geophysical measurements. This charming Fee was short on cash and wanted to wash our windshield for lunch money. After a short piece of road and an even shorter piece of Austria, we crossed the Brenner Pass into Italy. The sun shone as we descended to the Po Valley. I tried to calculate how many of the vineyards we passed were there… Read More
T-3 days and counting to take-off. Okay, geophysical field work is not as exciting as going into space, granted, but for a solid earth geophysicist, the earth’s surface – and near surface – is not only The Final Frontier, it’s the only frontier. Planetary, oceanic and atmospheric geophysicists – your frontier (and mileage) may vary. The pile of things we have to load into our departmental VW Caddy is growing by the minute. Literally. Saturday we will hit the road, driving first from Bensberg, Germany to Ancona, Italy (it’s where the calf bulges out on Italy’s boot). Getting on the… Read More
Does anyone remember this? The infamous Blue Light I do. I remember it used to scare the crap out of me when being dragged around Kmart when I was a kid. But my dad claims that everything, even space, scared me when I was little. For me, space was apparently not the final frontier, but the source of nightmares. I don’t remember this. At least not much. My father told anyone and everyone about it (and still does), and I quote, “Sharon always used to wake up screaming, ‘the space is taking me,’ when she was little.” Well, yeah. Didn’t… Read More
Written for Witch Awareness Month The Complete Series Episodes 1-12Magica Quartet/Manga Ariplex, Madoka Partners MBSOriginal Story: Magica QuartetDirector: Akiyuki ShinboScreenplay: Gen Urobuchi (Nitroplus)Character Concepts: aokiumeCharacter Design: Takahiro Kishida DVD Description: Madoka Kaname is an average 14-year-old girl who loves her family and friends. One fateful day, this all changes when she has a very magical encounter with a strange creature called a Kyubey. Kyubey have the power to grant one wish to chosen girls. However, in exchange, those chosen must become magical girls and use their powers to fight against witches, evil creatures born from darkness and catalysts of despair. … Read More
They’re here. Even though it’s irritating to have to get the books through customs, it worked quite seamlessly.
