Important science news!
Scientific research has proven that Jello can indeed support life. Perhaps not human life, but certainly microbial life. This has created quite a stir in the scientific community, and everyone waits breathlessly for the next time George cleans out the fridge.
Oodles of muggles
So I went to see Harry Potter last night. I won't spoil it, though I imagine everyone (except me) has already read the books. Anyway, it was a great movie... probably the best one yet. And my resolve to not read the books until they are all written is slowly eroding...
Some thoughts on awe
So, I was thinking the other day... if something is amazing, we say it is awesome... as in, we are feeling some awe. So if something is particularly amazing, and we are full of awe, does that mean it's awful?
Sounds kinda funny. But then I did some further research and found out that besides the typical usage of the word ("extremely disagreeable or objectionable", Merriam-Webster), it also means "filled with awe" (Merriam-Webster). I suppose that makes sense then. We often might say: "that meal was awfully good". That sentence implies the application of the latter meaning, as opposed to the oxymoronical usage of the former.
So then I thought, perhaps this shouldn't be surprising at all. But at that point, I had already written all of this out, so I might as well post it.
Sounds kinda funny. But then I did some further research and found out that besides the typical usage of the word ("extremely disagreeable or objectionable", Merriam-Webster), it also means "filled with awe" (Merriam-Webster). I suppose that makes sense then. We often might say: "that meal was awfully good". That sentence implies the application of the latter meaning, as opposed to the oxymoronical usage of the former.
So then I thought, perhaps this shouldn't be surprising at all. But at that point, I had already written all of this out, so I might as well post it.
Photo fun
Here are some photographs I took the other day. The first in each pair is the object at full-scale. The second photo is a section of the object, but it is not cropped or zoomed or digitally altered in any way.
Happy Birthday Ryan!
Or perhaps in your case, happy belated birthday! We'll have a proper party for you when you return.
