Monthly Archives: March 2009
26 days to go
I leave for my Bering Sea adventure in 26 days! Oh my gosh. That’s not even four weeks. Wow. I need to do my taxes. They’re gradually putting together the part of the website that will deal with my expedition. … Continue reading
cold-weather test
The east coast got walloped by a big old snow storm earlier this week (yes, our “big old snow storm” is Wisconsin’s “five measly inches,” but bear with me) so I decided it was a fine opportunity to try out … Continue reading
cardigan for arwen
Yaaaarrrrnnnn!!!! It may just look like a pile of yarn, but…it’s my first sweater! I’ve been wanting to make a sweater, just because, I don’t know, when you learn how to knit, it seems like you should make a sweater. … Continue reading
brraaaaaiiiiinsssss
Today I wrote an extremely teensy story for ScienceNOW. It’s at the bottom of this list. It’s about a 300-million-year-old fossil brain. That’s really old. Soft tissue doesn’t usually get preserved, but they found this one with the crazy bright … Continue reading