That’s fair! It was the origin story for a hyperfixation on hemorrhagic fevers for me, absolutely nightmare fuel.

But are you reading _The Hot Zone_?

Well, that should also be shoutout @jsvilinsky.bsky.social , I should have checked if you were here before posting! Please know that I enjoyed your outstanding narration and that that acting choice lives rent-free in my brain at all times!

Also: “French fries, French fries” from the absolute classic film Dick, which has a truly all-star cast.

I just went and re-read the email, and it actually says “very organized and timely,” and it hit AGAIN.

Lest you think this is sour grapes, I do not want to go space. I like watching Star Trek. Real life space is terrifying, hard pass.

Also what is to look up to? The prerequisite is just being rich and looking cute in a skintight suit.

Now the commentators are saying that the commercialization is the disruption bc you don’t have to do lots of training to go to space, but like MAYBE YOU
SHOULD. Maybe if you want to go space you should be contributing to knowledge, not generating tons of waste for bragging rights.

I don’t know why this hasn’t occurred to me before, bc I’ve had students do projects on campus history and I work with our archives all the time, but I’m definitely crediting chatting with @hngreen.bsky.social with shaking something loose in my brain.

Today I was prepping a discussion on using buildings and landscapes to study history for research methods, and pulling images of a campus building, and I thought—wait, campus history! Digital project! It can evolve and grow! I can work with my dept colleague & the campus archives!