There is still time to submit your comment and tell the government that you don't want US research to be completely destroyed by politicians meddling in individual grants. You can submit your comments here: www.regulations.gov/commenton/OM...

Posting this for no particular reason.

Social media is NOT GOOD for my ADHD. (Rocky might go so far as to say it is FULL BAD, statement.)

YIKES.

In other art news, my site is (probably) down while I rebuild a small site in WordPress. No sales = no justification for the cost of Shopify. 😑 I will be back though!!

So I’ve been painting again. #ProjectHailMary #SciFiArt #SpaceArt These are for a group coaster show on the 17th! (Which I just realized, I’ll be out of town for, womp-WOMP.)

Since I did do my PhD in cyanobacteria growth and treatment optimization modeling AND work in the water treatment industry, I’m gonna share my theory as to what’s happening here and how to fix it. People are focusing on the painted bottom of the pool increasing residual heat, and while that 1/19

GOOD NEWS for a change!!!!!!!

Ah, it’s me.

I read her as a teen. She will be missed.

AI is such hot garbage, and it’s delightful to see more of the populous rejecting it as they should. It’s not coming fast enough for my taste but realization is dawning on the masses.

For my meteorite friends, available shortly in shirt form...

Best of luck to Golgafrinchan Ark Fleet Ship B

When I've muttered "you're SUCH a fucking NERD" to myself at least three times out loud... you know it's gonna be a good shirt design. (Stay tuned.)

Block this shit if you haven't already

I haven’t tuned into the official feed for a while. My my, how the Koolaid is flowing over there. 😵‍💫 They must choose the most hype disciples to be on camera. 😬 And random pop stars I guess?

The Handbasket is good stuff as a matter of course, but this one is a barn burner. Every paragraph before an image insert or support link feels like it's tying a bow on the thing, but you keep scrolling and she just keeps on tearing into it.

In my job, in my life, I try to be as patient and kind as I can, given that I’m a flawed human like everyone else. However, this does not extend to someone calling me from an offshore phone service hired by a large health insurance company, who can afford better options and chooses not to use them.

Quote with a fictional band that is not Spinal Tap

Psyche images Mars’ Huygens Crater Captured by the multispectral imager instrument, this is an enhanced-color view of the large double-ring crater Huygens and the surrounding heavily cratered southern highlands near 15° south latitude. science.nasa.gov/photojournal... #Psyche #Mars 🧪🔭

Rocky hate perimenopause.

Aloy, Despite the Nora 🏹 Horizon Zero Dawn fanart, 2023

The plain fact is, last year and so far this year, I’ve hardly had any time to paint, and I struggle to reconcile with that. Before work, I work, and then I go to work, and after work, I work. And on the weekends most times, I work. 🤷🏼‍♀️ Seriously what do I expect of myself, I’m not a superhuman.

So here’s something I made this week, because why wouldn’t Rocky be into rocks? Available here: rckhnd.com/products/ama...

Thanks everyone for listening to me whine about my art sales yesterday. I should just make more art and not care. Sorry.

I’ve been loath to talk about it, but I had a painting damaged in a show. Structurally weakened on two corners (it was a cradled frame/board), and chipped badly on three corners. Unable to repair it. My insurance claim was approved so I’m getting the sale price for it… my first sale of the year. 🤦🏼‍♀️

Writers and artists and creatives of all sorts: reply with a link to one of your works, if you'd like. And feel free to tell us about it. Everyone: let's check through the replies and buy some creations and support some human beings.

I don’t know if I need to curate better or what, but every time I look at BlueSky lately it’s one part art and science and four parts politics and rage. 😬 Not judging, just thinking my efforts to stay informed are backfiring, in that I want to hide from my feed.

Done.

Where my Seattle/WA rock/geology peeps at?! Come to the gem show this weekend, see all the sparkly things!!

Cool underwater shot of Orion's heat shield post-splashdown 😎 #ArtemisII 🔗 nasa.gov/missions/na...#ArtemisII 🔭🐡🧪

This weekend we drove through Boardman, OR. “What are those strange buildings with all the security cameras?” we asked. A brief search yielded a shocking long-form article by @rollingstone.com of water contamination, injustice, and political corruption on an epic scale. Insane. Worth reading.

Hello #portfolioday ! I'm Shade, a freelance artist who loves fantasy and sci-fi. ✉️[email protected] Portfolio: shadeofstars.art

Whoops, it’s #PortfolioDay ! I’m Danielle and I paint and illustrate spacecraft, planets, and landscapes in watercolor and ink. Fond of ink textures and metallic touches. No A I here, just space, rockets and geology. 🪐🪨🚀 Prints and originals available at planetaryartist.com Thanks for looking!

An mRNA treatment for PANCREATIC CANCER was in trials, among many other uses. Choosing to end this research is choosing to sentence millions to an early, painful death

Imagine trusting science to bring astronauts to the moon and back but not trusting science to develop safe vaccines.

Former NASA climate scientist, now Senior Scientist at Project Drawdown, Dr. Kate Marvel, has a fantastic piece in the New York Times today. This is a must-read if you care about science, the planet, and the future. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/08/o...

There are posts in my feed obliquely shaming those of us that were (and still ARE) experiencing Moon Joy. For anyone born after 1972, this flyby is something we’ve waited a lifetime for. I refuse to apologize for enjoying it. That little crumb of joy is all that keeps us from the brink of despair.

They got Artemis a coffee and a donut. That’s so nice, it was a long day for him! #SailorMoon #ArtemisII

I’m sitting in the break room eating my lunch, watching the live Moon flyby feed on my phone, as coworkers buzz around going about their days, and I want to scream “WE’RE FLYING AROUND THE MOON RIGHT NOW!!” at everyone, which I’m choosing not to do.

This image of home just came down from the Artemis II crew. Taken after their translunar injection burn, there are aurorae at top right and lower left, and zodiacal light at lower right. Credit: NASA/Reid Wiseman

You say “casual Friday at work”, I say REGALIA DAY TWO.

THIS MAKES MY ENTIRE YEAR RIGHT HERE 😭😭😭😍😍😍

Happy March 32nd

New painting just dropped!! HYAKUTAKE IN DREAMS, 10x8”, pearlescent watercolor on black paper w/aluminum mount. (Really!) #watercolor #SpaceArt #SpaceArtist #SciArt #comet

So if you thought I was showing up to work NOT in full regalia… you’d be wrong.

This is a great list of techniques for getting real information out of a Google search and avoiding AI slop and paid results. (One thing not included is that if you add "-ai" to a search, you block the AI summary) cardcatalogforlife.substack.com/p/google-has...

I have what I’ve described to my coworker as a classic Danielle-did-all-the-things-too-long burnout cold (see: every finals week of college, about halfway through. And sick through whatever week of vacation followed.) [SNERK] 😓