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The Final Frontier. . .Until The Next One

By Joanna Robinson | Posted Under Pajiba Love | Comments (20)

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You’ll have to indulge me posting this link, we here in California have had a truly embarrassing Governor for a little over seven years. Our new Governor, Jerry Brown, is already, in my opinion, kicking *ss and taking names. See? Go Jerry! Don’t listen when they call you “Moonbeam!” (SF Gate)

When I see stuff like this “Dexter” chart, I want to say something snide like, “Well, someone has a lot of time on their hands.” And then I think about all the times I’ve rewatched “Veronica Mars” and I’m forced to admit that I just don’t have the patience or the graphics software to pull something like this off. This is spoilery, so if you haven’t seen “Dexter,” don’t click. If you’ve only seen a few seasons, scroll down carefully. (imgur)

I found this to be very powerful. I’ll let it speak for itself. (The Stranger)

Well, sad day, Ted Williams is going into rehab because he is evidently back on the sauce. Grappling with addiction in the public eye…these are my least favorite stories. (Celebitchy)

Hmmmm, I’m not certain whether I want to call this “aaawwwweeesooommmeee” or “preeetteeeeeennnntiiioouussss.” Either way, a surplus of vowels is required to describe this artist and his manipulation of liquids. (NPR)

This, this right here, is a testament to the way certain brains work. Also, to patience. Also, it reminded my squirrely brain of this old craigslist rant which made me laugh when I was 24, but makes me sort of irritated with the author now. Ah, callow youth. (imgur)

Those crazy kids at Audiosuede have another list of 2010 music for you to peruse. This time it’s a playlist of single tracks. There are only two Kanye songs, I swear. (Audiosuede)

So this delightful project manages to ruin both porn and “The Simpsons” for me. Truth be told, I was never much for porn in the first place, but I will miss Springfield, cause no way I’m going back after seeing this. Click at your own peril. (Warming Glow)

This link, however, boosts my love of both Star Wars and “Firefly,” if that was even possible. (Geek Femme)

And to continue with the space theme, I present this video which didn’t do it for me on the first watch, but stuck in my brain, rather like that Sunscreen song from 1999. Oh, you know the one. Anyway, someone made this gorgeous commercial for NASA. The words, I believe, are Carl Sagan’s. It’s pretty flipping cool and might just reignite all those long-buried dreams of being an astronaut. See what I did there? Reignite?!? I make these puns for you, dear readers. Just for you.

Joanna Robinson is floating in a most peculiar way and the stars look very different today. Send a message to her in her tin can, far above the world: godtopuswept@gmail.com









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Comments

CALIFORNIA UBER ALLES!

Posted by: Jay at January 12, 2011 1:11 PM

(Though he never seemed all that threatening to me. Why get all worked up over someone dating Linda Ronstadt? Just doesn't seem very fascist.)

Posted by: Jay at January 12, 2011 1:18 PM

That NASA video was really quite beautiful.
Thanks for the warm and fuzzy feeling I now have inside.

Posted by: Simon at January 12, 2011 1:31 PM

Yep, that's our man Carl, alright.

They can be a great people, Kal-El, they wish to be.

Posted by: Jay at January 12, 2011 1:33 PM

The water and ink sculptures are gorgeous. I'm amazed that someone came up with the concept of using hide speed photography to capture the movement and reformation of a liquid as it is thrown from a container at great speeds.

Posted by: Robert at January 12, 2011 2:09 PM

Ah, God. The NASA video has me all weepy and dreamy.

Posted by: Snuggiepants at January 12, 2011 2:22 PM

Add me to the list of people impressed and moved by the NASA video.

Also, I think what Jerry Brown did with the cell phones is all well and good until there is a state crisis and everyone needs to contact different government departments. Forest fires? An unforeseen assassination of a politician? Those were the first two things that popped into mind when I read the article.

Posted by: denesteak at January 12, 2011 2:35 PM

That NASA video was perfect. It makes me wish I believed in an an afterlife or reincarnation. I'd love to see the first sustainable colony on Mars. Hell, even if it meant I'd never see anyone I cared about ever again, I'd volunteer right now to go on a mission in space. I envy our great great great great great grandchildren.

Posted by: RobP at January 12, 2011 2:52 PM

I have a relatively poor understanding of macroeconomics, but while getting rid of all those state-issued cellphones will save in the short term, won't it cost those individuals a lot more of their personal funds than $36 a month to get their own cellphones? Thus, they will have less expendable cash to put back into their local economies?

Posted by: Lindsay at January 12, 2011 2:55 PM

NASA has a Facebook page? Those crazy kids.

I like that the NASA logo is so 1960's.

I also love the Han Solo in Carbonite thingy in all the Firefly screengrabs. I'll have to watch it again and try to find it.

Posted by: BWeaves at January 12, 2011 3:03 PM

On the Firefly DVD, the episode "The Message" has a (very funny) commentary by Jewel Staite and Alan Tudyk - and Jewel actually points out the Han Solo figurine.

Posted by: Simon at January 12, 2011 3:13 PM

That's a shame about Ted Williams, however, considering that he's probably had a problem with substance abuse for a long time, this is a very good thing. I'm sure it contributed to his homelessness. You can't just give someone a stack of money and expect all his problems to go away. I'm glad he's getting the help he needs, hopefully it'll help him maintain long term success.

Posted by: Whorish Mouth at January 12, 2011 3:52 PM

Thanks for the NASA clip...when I was 10 and watched the moon landing I so desperately wanted to be an astronaut.
Still do.

Posted by: brite at January 12, 2011 4:07 PM

Love the NASA video. It reminded me of the Carl Sagan "Glorious Dawn" that was stuck in my head all last summer...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zSgiXGELjbc

Posted by: bostonadrianne at January 12, 2011 4:24 PM

My boss has her own personal cell and a work cell. I have both numbers. If the State of California's upper management levels needs to use a cell phone for business, I'm sure they can use their personal one like the governor is going to do, which they most likely already own. Plus, it's better for the economy if people lose their cell phones rather than their (or much more likely their subordinates') jobs.

Posted by: Three-nineteen at January 12, 2011 5:26 PM

I find it funny and sad that while every end of the year list has Kanye on it and I have so far been unable to even finish one of the songs. Seriously, what the fuck is wrong with everyone?

Posted by: schrome at January 12, 2011 6:50 PM

"My God! It's full of stars!"

I can close my eyes and still recall it as it was - the wonder and pride we had that we were the generation that would finally take those first faltering steps from our cradle.

Excuse me. I think I need some medicine now. Where's my vodka?

Posted by: The Wanderer at January 12, 2011 8:16 PM

I'm not a huge fan of this movie, because I'm not a huge fan of Jodi Foster and her perpetually tormented face, but I love the line from Contact, "they should have sent a poet."

Posted by: Snuggiepants at January 12, 2011 9:20 PM

I like the video and the words, but they need another person to narrate, that guy was pausing oddly, and lacked something.

And hell yes Jay, "They can be a great people, Kal-El, they wish to be." I love that line.

I can't get enough of slow motion shots of the space shuttle rising from earth, nothing but the sky in the background, and I'm not even a super space nerd type of person.

Posted by: e at January 13, 2011 1:27 AM

Very nice blog.I like this and will come back very soon.

Posted by: Carroll B. Merriman at January 15, 2011 5:07 AM