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So, apparently the going rate for a tourist trip to the space station is 35 million dollars. Presumably, he's got more than that available, or he wouldn't be spending that kind of money. This made me wonder, what would you pay? What percentage of your personal fortune would you part with for a chance to go to the space station? Reply here, or, if you want to know what others think, reply in your journal and ask others what they would pay.
Oct. 12th, 2008
So, apparently the going rate for a tourist trip to the space station is 35 million dollars. Presumably, he's got more than that available, or he wouldn't be spending that kind of money. This made me wonder, what would you pay? What percentage of your personal fortune would you part with for a chance to go to the space station? Reply here, or, if you want to know what others think, reply in your journal and ask others what they would pay.
plugging away
Oct. 12th, 2008 10:37 pmContinuing with what I've been working on the past few days. Over six hours of dedicated uni work today, but only 460 words written. It takes a fair bit of time to accomplish the steps needed to get the extra P/T estimates for each sample and make the figure showing which minerals and spots thereof are involved in each estimate. Once I've got them it takes seconds to calculate the average, and the amount above and below that average the range covers. And it doesn't take many words to describe the final result. Three and a half more samples to go (I've created the figures for the last sample and done the calculations, but decided that it is bedtime (well, after yoga, of course!), so I can do the writing for that one on the morrow.
In addition to the uni work, I also managed to vacuum the carpet and sweep the floors, and even put away the extra guest bed, which has been on the floor of the living room behind the couch (which was pulled forward to make room for the bed)for three weeks. I remember a time when I would have had it cleaned up within 24 hours of the guest departing, but somehow I haven't made the energy for extra stuff like that whilst focusing on the thesis. Oh well, it would have been ready and available if we'd have had any unexpected guests! (Not that anyone ever visits--people tend not to drop by much when the people who live here don't go anywhere or do anything other than uni work, as they aren't seeing us and so are used to not doing things with us.)
In addition to the uni work, I also managed to vacuum the carpet and sweep the floors, and even put away the extra guest bed, which has been on the floor of the living room behind the couch (which was pulled forward to make room for the bed)for three weeks. I remember a time when I would have had it cleaned up within 24 hours of the guest departing, but somehow I haven't made the energy for extra stuff like that whilst focusing on the thesis. Oh well, it would have been ready and available if we'd have had any unexpected guests! (Not that anyone ever visits--people tend not to drop by much when the people who live here don't go anywhere or do anything other than uni work, as they aren't seeing us and so are used to not doing things with us.)
plugging away
Oct. 12th, 2008 10:37 pmContinuing with what I've been working on the past few days. Over six hours of dedicated uni work today, but only 460 words written. It takes a fair bit of time to accomplish the steps needed to get the extra P/T estimates for each sample and make the figure showing which minerals and spots thereof are involved in each estimate. Once I've got them it takes seconds to calculate the average, and the amount above and below that average the range covers. And it doesn't take many words to describe the final result. Three and a half more samples to go (I've created the figures for the last sample and done the calculations, but decided that it is bedtime (well, after yoga, of course!), so I can do the writing for that one on the morrow.
In addition to the uni work, I also managed to vacuum the carpet and sweep the floors, and even put away the extra guest bed, which has been on the floor of the living room behind the couch (which was pulled forward to make room for the bed)for three weeks. I remember a time when I would have had it cleaned up within 24 hours of the guest departing, but somehow I haven't made the energy for extra stuff like that whilst focusing on the thesis. Oh well, it would have been ready and available if we'd have had any unexpected guests! (Not that anyone ever visits--people tend not to drop by much when the people who live here don't go anywhere or do anything other than uni work, as they aren't seeing us and so are used to not doing things with us.)
In addition to the uni work, I also managed to vacuum the carpet and sweep the floors, and even put away the extra guest bed, which has been on the floor of the living room behind the couch (which was pulled forward to make room for the bed)for three weeks. I remember a time when I would have had it cleaned up within 24 hours of the guest departing, but somehow I haven't made the energy for extra stuff like that whilst focusing on the thesis. Oh well, it would have been ready and available if we'd have had any unexpected guests! (Not that anyone ever visits--people tend not to drop by much when the people who live here don't go anywhere or do anything other than uni work, as they aren't seeing us and so are used to not doing things with us.)