Kind of a wonderful thing

[aesc]

My parents live on the fringes of the middle of nowhere.

A couple nights ago, I took the dog out for a walk, looked up, and saw the Milky Way for the first time in years. So many stars, so many, and they seemed so close, and looking at them I could understand why thousands of years ago people told stories about men and women changed into stars, and why today we tell stories about people lucky enough to travel through them.

Then, somewhere in the neighborhood of Venus, I saw a shooting star.

And that was kind of a wonderful thing.

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In other news: To come back to the prosaic, I have an account over at Twitter. slian_martreb tugged me over the cliff face.

Oh! And I had my preview of the_oscar_cat's reading of the kissing ficlet I posted over at sheafrotherdon's LJ, and she makes it poetry. I can't wait to hear the rest.

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[aesc.livejournal.com]

When I was a kid, the neighborhood we lived in was kind of isolated, and we could see so much--even the Milky Way on clear nights. Then the area contracted building leprosy, and by the time I left we were lucky to see the brighter stars and the major constellations, but that was it. It was pretty depressing.

My dream job would take me to a college town with nothing else around it so I can have nights like the one I just had. I kind of need that sky, you know?

[let-fate-decide.livejournal.com]

Mhm, it's the same around here. We live on the outskirts (but not really the outskirts, you know?) of the southwestern part of town, where the land beyond our neighborhood is just... land, for the most part. And a mile beyond that, is the lake, which is perfect for stargazing on clear nights (which we get a fair amount of during summer.)

Oh, I know. When I go to see my horse (who's near the lake, actually) and we leave and it's already dark, the openness just amazes me. If I didn't hate it here so much, I would love to stay, if for just that reason.

It confuses (and frustrates, for that matter) me when people don't need that kind of sky, that kind of freedom.

(lmfao, I'm an idiot; I posted a new comment instead of replying xD)

[let-fate-decide.livejournal.com]

('Cause seriously, how awesome (http://www.cosmotography.com/images/closeup_m95.jpg) is space.)

[aesc.livejournal.com]

How awesome is that???

If I had the courage and the money, I'd be one of the first to sign up for civilian space travel. The courage I can work on, but the money... Clearly I'll have to marry someone rich, and indicate in the prenup that this is the sole condition upon which I will marry him.

That we live in an age that can even entertain the possibility... Wow.