Pima Canyon Hike
Pima Canyon Hike
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Reflections
I recently adopted a cat and have named him Lorenzo. At the shelter he was kind of a mean ass cat. Now that he lives as a solo cat I'm seeing a really soft side of him and it warms my heart. I also recently submitted an instrument concept for the Gemini Strategic Planning community input. Not entirely sure where that will go, but I'm proud that I put myself out there with my team.
“Out of the mountain of despair, a stone of hope”
Reflections
The last time I posted here was almost 6 years ago.
The last time I was an avid user of tumblr was high school/early college, about a decade ago.
The social media site I have used the longest is twitter, but I dont find the same joy in that place anymore.
I wanted to get back to things sparked hopefulness, creativity, and curiosity.
A lot has changed on the internet and real life. I'm thankful to have reached three decades of life. I got my doctorate in Astronomy and Astrophysics last summer and started a postdoctoral position at the University of Arizona. Thanks to my fellowship I'll be able to transition into a tenure-track professor position. I'm learning how to mentor students on research projects and also try riskier projects of my own.
Top: Cathedral of St. Augustine
Bottom: Piece from Juan Obando and Yoshua Okón: DEMO
my life, my life, my life, my life. in the sunshine.
SOHO Coronagraph Experiment/Dirty Computer - Janelle Monae
testing touchdesign
A History of Black Futures
This week I gave an invited talk at NASA Goddard and took a day to visit the Afrofuturism exhibit at the National Museum of African American History and Culture. I picked up the book inspired by this exhibit a year ago during an NYC trip and have been itching to go since.
This specific display in the photo made me tear up. From left to right it shows the flight suit of Trayvon Martin, the flight suit of Lieutenant Uhura from Star Trek, and the flight suit of astronaut and former administrator of NASA Charles Bolden. Three scenarios: A future taken away, a future imagined, and a future that has been realized. When Trayvon Martin was killed by George Zimmerman, he also took away his ability to be creative, curious, and explore the world around him.
