Forty Five Years

On this day, in 1969, the Eagle landed in the Sea of Tranquility.

Here's Julia Ecklar, singing "Hope Eyrie".

EGS: Susan Again

If there's any question why Susan is my favorite character in El Goonish Shive, this appreciation Tumblr post answers it pretty well. (Read the summary at the bottom as well.)

(In panel one, she's on the phone to Nanase; that's one of N's fairy dolls, which Susan has apparently suborned, to the side. In panel two, the guy is a minor character named Matt Cohen, who has asked her out. In the four-panel set, that's Sarah she's trying (and failing) to hug. The last panel features Justin, and is virtual only - Susan doesn't hold hands, nor does she lie in the grass.)

Stationary Pick

One day last week - I think it was Monday - I had an encounter with one of the neighborhood dogs. She was a short-haired white terrier, with a smallish body and an enormous head, complete with a huge gap-mouthed grin. She (I heard her owner call her name) came running at me with that grin, then started a short-range fusillade of barking. Her owner came after her, trying to get her under control, but the dog evaded her by the simple expedient of dancing around so that I, unmoving, remained between the two of them. After a few moments of this, I knelt down and offered her the back of one hand to sniff, tousling her ears with the other. This gave her owner the chance to gather her up. She thanked me; I said nothing, just grinned, nodded, and went on my way.