Classical history geek that I am, I went this afternoon to the “24 Hour Roman Construction Project,” an art event in which participants build a replica of Rome in a day. Starting at midnight with the two huts of Romulus and Remus, volunteers make structures, well, more or less to scale. Events, speakers and music [...]
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Rome in a day
Posted in History, Rome, tagged Rome on September 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
White Fimo clay is really, really white
Posted in Crafty, Ramblings on September 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
When I made roses from Sculpey III polymer clay for my rose and semiprecious stone earrings, the fine edges crumbled as I was assembling the earrings. Roses made from Fimo clay, though, stood up to abuse — and by abuse I mean my cats knocking them off the counter and chasing them around on a [...]
Even quicker way to add symbols to tweets
Posted in Ramblings, Workaround Sue on September 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Further solidifying my title as “Workaround Sue” – Just copy one of these and paste it into your tweet. Here you go: ♥ ♡ ♪ ☺ ☹ ☮ ★ ❦ Quick ‘n dirty. Even better, here’s a long list with tons of symbols. A sampling: ♘ € ☯ ☂ ☀ ☛ ✓ [...]
Rocky planet only 500 light-years away
Posted in Sky and Science, Uncategorized on September 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Of course the travel guide says it’s incredibly hot (2000C) on the day side and super-cold (-200C) on the night side, but it’s still the first rocky planet confirmed outside our own solar system. The planet, CoRoT-7b, orbits the star CoRoT-7 in the Monoceros, or Unicorn, constellation. The names all get more sensible when you [...]
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