Every Once In A While, Something Can Happen At Work That Makes You Happy...

In January, we got a duplicate of an instrument we already had (A BD FACSCanto II, if anyone cares...), and to distinguish between the two we had a naming contest. The winners, by a long shot, were "R2-D2" and "C-3PO" - I like to think that my culture of Star Wars love had something to do with this, even though I didn't suggest it (all of the warning posters I've created feature either Darth Vader or Storm Troopers, although we have one made by someone else that has Chuck 'effing Norris on it). Anyhow, today while preoccupied with something else, I notice something out of the corner of my eye. Someone had christened "C-3PO" with her own mast head:


Majestic, ain't he...

More surprises followed...









If you crack this puppy open, what do you get?













A recreation, in miniature, of the Mos Eisley Cantina scene!


Ladies and Gentleman, the Modal Nodes...Jeez I'm a nerd for knowing the band's name!

Greedo even get's blasted out of his seat if you push down on the table!

Han shoots first, bitches. Now and forever!
Also, notice the storm trooper door-bursting action!


She can make the Kessel run in under 12 parsecs.





Oh, and it snowed this week. A lot, but it's mostly gone now. I did think that the snow made an interesting juxtaposition with the new growth happening on our trees, so I took some pictures.

I think I may need to clean my camera lens or somethin.' Sometimes my pictures have unexplained smudges - or maybe it's my eyes.

On Your Own Terms

It warms my cockles to see that people like this can still be found in the world - even thought this particular instance is of someone who's left the earth. Godspeed, Dugout Dick.

Endless Repeat

If you haven't seen this take the time (there's about a dozen f-bombs, so turn the speakers down if you're at work). Parts of it have been playing through my head all day "F***in' magnets, how do they work?"


Just trust me - I wouldn't expose anyone to ICP if it wasn't worth the payoff.

Also, this.