So, what’s new this week? More writing, more research (should that be “Mo’ Writin’ Mo’ Reserch”?) and Mrs. C is off in delightful Calgary getting drunk with her co-workers.

There’s really not a lot to report on other than that (I mean, I could tell you about all the research I’ve done on volcanic phenomena, but I’m pretty sure you don’t wanna know), so I’ll just post a couple of links:

PlanetQuest: New Worlds Atlas: How awesome is it that you can check out every single planet that NASA knows about, zooming in and getting info on them in a 3-D model? Also, how awesome are belly-dancing punk-y astromoners? The answer to both questions is a not surprising “super-awesome.”

Philip Straub: I think he is one of my new favourite artists. Check out all of his stuff, but take special care to flip through his “Concepts” section. This is my new desktop wallpaper. “Hey, Philip. That was my mind. And you blew it. Thanks so much. No, really, thanks.”

And, finally, I’d like to say that this never stops being funny. Ever:

“Sy Hoyven…den…sen.” Brilliant.