I enjoy moving around. Stretching, yoga, gesticulating unnecessarily while talking. You know where I enjoy doing it? Where it’s acceptable and doesn’t infringe on folk. Usually. You read the room and process the acceptability level. Usually excluded from this list are crowded planes, trains, or automobiles. The reason for this is because when you’re splaying your limbs every which way around close-quarter strangers as you’re all being herded from point.. Read More
Microgravity hygeine isn’t sey
Anyone else ever see the “Solaris” remake? I’m going to hope-assume you all did. ’cause this: Although this film’s in my top faves, every time I see it, I think: 1: This soundtrack is awesome. 2: How (while orbiting a conscious planet with psychic powers) does George Clooney maintain the perfect amount of mug fuzz? 3: I suppose I could have used his other outer space flick “Gravity” to introduce.. Read More
Copulating in the cosmos
Ever wonder what it’d be like to get down… up there? While I’ve always wanted to venture off our spherical home and float around in the safety of an oxygenated, temperature controlled vessel for a while – I’ve always thought how surprisingly unsexy sex in space sounds. Sure, loving while levitating might be alright, but thoughts of jizz whizzing by and turning tummies make it sound slightly unappealing. And would.. Read More
Cosmic cue ball and unsung heroes.
When a flaming cosmic rock lit up the skies of Murmansk a week or two ago, I got to thinking about an article I did about a year back – about the one the East coast saw and the kajillion that hit the Russian atmosphere. Then, that thought inevitably turned into “Why them more than us?” I always have disaster dreams because – well – it’s exciting. If we all.. Read More
The Event Horizon
When I worked in P.T., I’d try to help patients leave feeling better than they walked in. When I couldn’t, I’d subconsciously take their sadness home with me. Since I had a lotta pain of my own to deal with, by the day’s end I wasn’t about personal edification, talking to anyone, or helping any additional humans. My reality consisted of feeling badly when I couldn’t help someone and feeling.. Read More