Mars: God of War, Eater of Probes

Nifty post by A.J.S. Rayl at the Planetary Society giving an overview of the ESA's Mars Express. Haven't heard as much about them as NASA's two rovers even though they arrived about the same time but it has been making a lot of interesting discoveries.

I personally am not as enthusiastic about searching specifically about life or water (which apparently defaults to life anyway), although I would be (and have been) appropriately excited when those things are found. I would like it if other discoveries and aspects of exploration could be met with as much interest, but apparently that does not tickle our self-absorption the same way. It frustrates me enormously that apparently the easiest way to get funding is to code a project as somehow searching for life in the wider universe.

Okay, tangential rant over. Go read already. There's pretty pictures! Also the truth about the Face of Mars, revealed! [Tabloid talk! *scrubs self*]

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Unwriting

Yes, not much done yesterday and today. A mental section has been finished now and I need to think for a bit before continuing. On the other hand, some of my favourite parts are coming up now, yay! Lesson from today: sometimes when a transition does not want to work, continuing can provide a natural opening. I am a little concerned about the ordering of some elements but for now the important thing is to push forward. The enormous (for me) progress has suggested that it may be a good idea to try a new working strategy after this story is finished.

Also, nethack wants me to be a vegetarian.

Tale(s) Worked On: Epic Fantasy Pt 2
New Words: 473 + 247
Today's Stuff: Crangil the Longwinded, Crangil the multiply insulted
Cruelty: Guy stark screaming sober
Pause For: Headspace
Typo of the Day: 'the shiny spent much of the day talking with Yob'
Target Words/Day: 641 for 17 days

19,100 / 30,000 (63.0%)

Deadline coming up, everyone run screaming from the building!