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A NEW SITE APPEARS

Actually, it’s been around for a month and some, but also I have a Patreon, and now it’s got a good little amount of things on it and is all set for weekly (and some mid-weekly) updates. Basically, my site is working towards being a portfolio and portfolio-pieces archive. And the Patreon gets all the WIPs, snippets, behind-the-scenes, and prompt pieces.

On that note, follow me on twitter for chatter about writing, prompt invitations, 15 word fiction (weekly roundup posted on Patreon), and real living human being me.

Thank you all for keeping up with me here. I hope you enjoy the new sites, content, and formatting~

Once more:

Site // Patreon // Twitter

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Reminder!

Hey folks!

Long time, no tumbls. A lot has happened since I was too lazy to set up a new blog and too lazy to log back into this one. This summer I’m biking across Canada (and back!), check out my new space for updates on that, plus all that writing stuff I do.

Sometimes I Do Things

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Hey folks!

Long time, no tumbls. A lot has happened since I was too lazy to set up a new blog and too lazy to log back into this one. This summer I’m biking across Canada (and back!), check out my new space for updates on that, plus all that writing stuff I do.

Sometimes I Do Things

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believe!!! girls!!! that!!! report!!!! abuse!!!!!!

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pluto and i have that in common

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How are you the best?

I watched pokemon as a child and took the theme song very seriously

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I’ve played with ideas of writing something set in a space station, but as I am not an astronaut or other kind of space traveler, I had no idea what I would be ‘working with’ while setting up my station/lab/habitat. 

So I did the only thing I could think of and googled until my eyes bled. Here’s what I found. I may have missed some things, so forgive me, but I did try my best.

These can be also integrated into spaceships, scout ships, cargo ships, habitats, some kinds of other planetary research base…etc.

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Basic Overview

A space station, also known as an orbital station or an orbital space station, is a spacecraft capable of supporting a crew, which is designed to remain in space (most commonly in low Earth orbit) for an extended period of time and for other spacecraft to dock. A space station is distinguished from other spacecraft used for human spaceflight by lack of major propulsion or landing systems. Instead, other vehicles transport people and cargo to and from the station.

Architecture (space station subsystems)

Structure

Electrical power

Thermal control

Attitude determination and control

Orbital navigation and propulsion

Automation and robotics

Computing and communications

Environmental and life support

Crew facilities

Crew and cargo transportation

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—Atmosphere Revitalization Subsystem removes carbon dioxide and most trace contaminants while monitoring oxygen and nitrogen levels.

—Atmosphere Control and Supply provides oxygen and nitrogen, gases used in experiments and for other purposes, and atmospheric pressure.

—Temperature and Humidity Control circulates air, removes humidity and maintains the ISS atmosphere within a constant temperature range.

—Water Recovery and Management Subsystem will recover and recycle water from the sink, shower, urine, the Space Shuttle’s fuel cells, and condensation. A Potable Water Processor refines waste water into drinkable water. Water quality is monitored by a Process Control and Water Quality Monitor.

—Fire Detection and Suppression Subsystem consists of smoke detectors, alarms and shutoff systems, portable fire extinguishers, gas masks and oxygen bottles. Two area smoke detectors are provided in each pressurized module, and one is installed in each rack requiring an Avionics Air Assembly (circulation and ventilation equipment).

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Sleep Bays

Galley/Meeting Room

Kitchen/Storage

Latrine/Shower

Recreation

Observation Deck

Pilot/Navigation 

Command Room

Communications

Research Labs

Medical [Storage/Clinic/Secure Holding]

Environment Suit Storage

Life Support [Oxygen Recycler/Temp Control/Water Recycler etc]

Mechanical Room

Dock/Airlock

Engine Room

Flight Deck

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Space Shuttle Terminology

Orbiter: Part of the shuttle that carries astronauts and cargo; its sleek, winged profile is visible during landings. External tank: Huge fuel tank that supplies oxygen and hydrogen to main engines during launch. Solid rocket boosters: Two rockets flanking the orbiter that burn solid fuel during first minutes of ascent and then drop off, parachuting into the ocean. Main propulsion engines: There are three, all located at bottom of orbiter. Flight deck: Located just behind orbiter’s nose. Cargo bay: Located at center of orbiter’s fuselage. Payload doors: Two curved doors atop the fuselage. Heat-resistant tiles: Tiles that line the orbiter’s belly to protect it during the intense heat of returning to the atmosphere. Insulating foam: Heat-resistant foam that covers outside of external fuel tank. Body flap: Control panel hinged to back of fuselage to help control during descent. Delta wings: Two triangular wings allow orbiter to glide to earth without the help of engines. Elevons: Panels that help give control to wings. Vertical stabilizer: Orbiter’s tail fin. Main landing gear: One set below each wing, each with two tires. Nose landing gear: Third set of landing gear beneath the orbiter’s nose. Forward control thrusters: Small rocket engines studded around orbitor’s nose that help maneuver in space Heat sensors: Devices arrayed all around the craft to measure temperature. Orbital maneuvering system: Two engines mounted in pods outside the back of the fuselage, for power when entering or leaving orbit. Reaction control system: Set of engines on each side of back fuselage, used to control motion while maneuvering out of orbit and returning into the atmosphere. Split rudder-speed brake: Panel on the vertical stabilizer that splays apart to increase drag and slow the craft during landing. Moved together, this part acts like a rudder to control motion.

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Things to Remember:

This is your own creation so do what you want with it! These are more realistic things that can be found when dealing with travel/living in space. Your world is your own.

If you haven’t already, watch Firefly, Battlestar Galactica and other sci fi series/movies that can give you in insight into the feel of how this all can work together.

Draw out the layout to your base/station/ship. It doesn’t have to be perfect and pretty, but it helps with things like, getting from point A to point B, seeing how far away characters are from one another and stuff like that.

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Happy writing!

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I mostly took photos of food...

Some photos from rad evening out with Sam, Fenrir, and Wings.

I’m sure Sam and Fenrir took more, but I really need to start taking more friend pictures

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I already retweeted this, but I need it here too because I love it, I love it so much

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I will never stop being mad about Jurassic World and what a mess it was, I will take my disappointment to my grave

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once in the fifth grade this kid called me a homo and i thought it meant homeless and i was so confused i said ‘jeremy you’ve been to my house’ 

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I recently read an article about how women use the word “just” in work life and personal life more than men do because we feel we need to apologize or make whatever we have to say quick. “I’m just writing to say…” “I just want to know…” “Just checking in…”. It seems to trivialize what we have to say. 

Don’t apologize or feel you need to make little of what you are saying. Say it with intention. “I’m writing to tell you this…” “I want you to know…” “I’m checking in to make sure…" 

Since reading the article I’ve become aware of how much I was adding “just” so soften what I had to say, whether it needed to be softened or not. Say what you have to say with confidence and intent. without apology. what you have to say, no matter what it is, is important.

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Breakfast time!  Sea Pancake and Egg Ray plushies are now available on our store!  Sea Pancake comes pre-buttered, and Egg Ray is cooked to sunny side up perfection~

[Click here] to purchase one, or both!

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this is so petty but i really wish white people would stop using “the color of someone’s skin” as a stand-in term for “race.” they are not the same thing. this is not about the color of my skin, i am asian and paler than you yet you still hate me

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as a neurodivergent & physically disabled person, i’m not interested in any kind of mental health stigma awareness that throws physically disabled people under the bus, especially those awful “what if mental illnesses were treated like physical ones!” messages.

believe it or not, but physically disabled people are told a bunch of the different examples in those messages. we are told that our lives will get better if we’re more positive, we are told that we shouldn’t rely on medication, we are told that we are overreacting, we are told that other people have it worse, etc etc.

my experience with mental illness stigma is very similar to my experience with disability stigma, and i’m tired of able-bodied people saying things like this, especially because of the high comorbidity between mental and physical disorders.