Gifs of the great get hyped speech
Animals in snow make me happy. Maybe they do the same for you. A dump.
“Sucking at something is the first step towards being sort of good at something.” First loaf to make it to the oven was another fail. I’ll keep trying!
Luke’s new bow tie
I’m at the why-just-name-your-sourdough-starter-give-it-a-character-sheet-like-she-deserves place in the quarantine. (I really like this place.)
Oh yeah. That hits the spot.
Stem stitch in pearl cotton is super satisfying.
Charlie. Charlie Boy. Charlie Bar. Charman. Charles in Charge.
Yes, please.
I embroidered the Moon, and a picture of it flew on the last space shuttle mission
Taking advantage of time to paint, and distract myself a bit. Finally finished all the miniatures for the Horrified board game!
The party has acquired a new member!
This seemed appropriate to stumble upon during our pandemic road trip.
That’s a rocket that’s about to launch
Two things that bring me great joy in life are human spaceflight and playing Dungeons & Dragons ... and also seeing Stephen Colbert’s pure joy over the same things. So three. That’s three things.
I don’t know if Kennedy Space Center has their “Days to Launch” signs up for Demo-2, but they were always one of my favorite things to see around shuttle launches. Since I can’t be at the Demo-2 launch in person, I decided to make my own.
Being a romantic takes a hell of a lot of hope
My barbarian (Yrsa Brazzik) picked up a Flame Tongue in an adventure, so I decided her mini needed a little mod.
Shuttle Swatch watch (007 Moonraker 1979)
Visited the Harrisburg Art Museum in Houston on a stunningly gorgeous day
When you feel the sun on your face for the first time after 328 days in space. ☺️
They just watched their science launch to space.
I’ve become a dice person.
Secret grinning
Recording the voice over for episode four of our Microgravity video series!
Adventures in shopping for a back scratcher
Picked up some old clip books of line art yesterday.
NASA needs all kinds of people. There are internships from journalism to wearable electronics. Check them out and spread the word to any college students you know!
All the talk of wombats reminded me of my favorite wombat picture, where world-renowned cellist Yo-Yo Ma met one in a bathroom.
A project that’s been two years in the making is one week away from launching, and I’m excited and terrified.
My coworker and I have followed a team of scientists for two years, as they sent their research to the space station. The behind-the-scenes series kicked off this week. Super excited to share this with the world!
Ray Bradbury knows what’s what.
Helped a friend move this weekend, and got to assist in setting up his rocks and minerals collection!
Apollo 8 astronaut, Jim Lovell, lived in our neighborhood. We still light luminarias to guide our astronauts home every Christmas Eve.
Finally made it to the James Turrell Twilight Epiphany Skyspace exhibit last night.
Gorgeous Anthony Bourdain tattoo from the incredible Jonathan Penchoff (@Earthgrasper)
I spent very little time on this tiefling, and am surprised by how much I like her.
First sighting of Orion this morning.
She’s a badass barbarian ... and she’s winking at you. ;)
Trapper Keeper game
Teeny tiny cross-stitch TARDIS
Vintage Moon landing needlepoint I got off eBay many years ago. Later, I scored an in-stitched kit of it, so I can someday stitch one myself!
Landing in L.A.
I’m not typically one to take shots, but I might have to make an exception tonight.
An embroidery I did several years ago, by printing a picture of the Apollo 11 launch onto fabric, and then stitch around it. Now it hangs in my cubicle at NASA. ☺️?❤️
Luke’s tongue always comes out when he’s relaxed. ??
It’s been almost ten years since we had lil’ Reese the Rat. Still miss his snuggles!
Third mini I’ve painted. I had a lot of fun with this one. I still need to seal him, though.
NASA astronaut Anne McClain, ~cheering~ as she came out of the Soyuz is my favorite capsule extraction ever. ❤️?
My first HeroForge custom figure! She’s for my D&D character, Yrsa Brazzik. I love her! I’m just nervous to paint her now! ?
Mini painting setup. Had to put a piece of foam core over the puzzle I’m working on so I could use the table for painting.
Making a little progress on mini painting; could use a few tips, though.
Ahhh! My first time getting eyes *kind of* right!!! FINNALLLYYYY. Treated myself to some teeny nice art brushes and that helped tremendously. Disregard how gnarly the rest of him looks. He’s a work in progress. I was just in the mood to try eyes.
Colbert’s facial expressions while playing D&D with Matt Mercer made me so happy. ?
Here are the first two figures I ever painted. I had loads of fun painting them, even if they turned out a little rough. ?