Brake for Science

jiofregiogbruepwofjiepnf MARS, BABY. WE CHUCKED A SUV SIZED ROBOT THROUGH SPACE, BURNED THROUGH THE MARTIAN ATMOSPHERE, DEPLOYED A PARACHUTE, DEPLOYED JETS, DEPLOYED AN AIR CRANE, AND IT WORKED.

ETA: Did you know Neil deGrasse Tyson had a whole conversation with Curiosity via Twitter? He did, it's basically the most adorable thing ever.

I need to get better at planning for events

Just remembered that, holy fuck, I live in Chicago! I can go to Vividcon! Except, $90. And it's this weekend, so chances of spots still being open are slim.

Well, I can go next year! And it's a good excuse to spend an evening drinking, rewatching vids, and waiting for this year's vids to hit the net (not that I need an excuse).

If anyone's in Chicago and wants to hang out and/or wants to know things to do/places to eat (based on my grand 6 months of knowledge), let me know!