It is so hot already in Houston. Even now, at 9:35 p.m. it's still 81 degrees F and humid! Last night the thermostat upstairs didn't get switched to night mode, and I woke up hot and cranky at 2 am this morning. After getting a cold drink and lowering the thermostat, I came back to bed and began looking for something to lull me back to sleep. I saw that the Science Channel had a live special on the Mars Phoenix Lander, so I tuned in. Now I knew that I wouldn't be going back to sleep for a while. Oh well. It's a holiday today. :)
I knew landing time was approaching, but I'd forgotten about the day that it was happening so my luck was good in catching it. I got my latest project from the bag beside the bed and started knitting. The thought occurred to me that it was suiting that I was watching humans endeavor to look for life on a "dead" planet while doing something environmentally conscious to protect my home planet. Cool, huh? I'm using a large cone of cotton yarn to knit market bags. The grocery stores are selling bags, but mine will be pretty and functional... not to mention cheaper! I could feel the excitement of the
scientists and engineers as they waited for confirmation of parachute deployment, heat shield jettison, and descent rocket firing. I shared their cheers of excitement as they received confirmation of a successful landing. I'm very optimistic about the mission finding some proof of microbial life once on Mars. If there's any place to find it, the Martian arctic is it.
I have received confirmation of my registration for World Wide Knitting in Public day. Houston knitters are gathering at NorthWest Mall on June 14, 2008. I plan on being there. I'll have my Ravelry name on my project bag, so that others who know me by "physicschick" will know that it's me. I've been toying with the idea of starting a summer knitting circle. I don't know if I could find enough people who are interested in the area. I'll see and post on progress.3 more days of school!! Yippeeee! I look forward to summers, but I also look forward to the beginning of a new year. I DO need the break now. Got a lot to catch up on. :)
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