Very Nice

So many times.

Whenever I leave my room to get a cup of water, I drink it on the way back to my room and return with an empty cup instead.

Nice!

We already consider the octopus an awesome master of camouflage, but these illustrations by Columbus, OH-based industrial designer and illustrator Gabe Pyle take that capability to a whole new level. According to Pyle, these crafty cephalopods can use their tentacles to mimic the shapes of other animals.

The entire series of 12 Animals [That Are Definitely Not An Octopus] is currently up for voting as a design on Threadless.

[via Pleated Jeans]

My wife and I already have it preordered!

I’m so excited to officially announce “The Answer” children’s book!

Cover art by Elle Michalka!

I was so glad to get a chance to adapt this story into such a timeless format, and to work with two of my absolute favorite artists, original Crewniverse members Elle Michalka and Tiffany Ford!

I’m so in love with how this book came out, and I can’t wait for everyone to see it! It’s the classic story of how Ruby and Sapphire fell in love, but told in an entirely new way.

Please check it out soon! Thank you so much!

I really like this

Humans are the only species to evolve consciously. Don’t have claws, so we made knives. Can’t run fast, so we made cars. Can’t breathe under water, so we made scuba sets…

New art from my wife!

Made a monster to help me fight art block

Sad that this is so true...

‘The Time To Act Is Now,’ Says Yellowing Climate Change Report Sitting In University Archive 

BERKELEY, CA—Warning society that it has reached a crucial tipping point from which it may never be able to recover, a brittle, yellowing report sitting in the archives of the University of California’s Bioscience & Natural Resources Library reportedly urged readers Friday that “the time to act against climate change is right now.” “Any further delay in ending the international community’s reliance on fossil fuels and reversing global carbon emission trends places the planet on an irreversible path toward climate catastrophe,” read the faded text of the document, whose musty, degrading pages further cautioned that, without “an immediate and concerted worldwide response,” polar ice caps will melt at an accelerating rate and extreme weather events will grow more frequent and destructive.

More.

For Day 24 of the 30 Day Gemsona Challenge, here are Pearl & Astrophyllite swapping outfits! Astro is making fun..

I'm mostly ear lol

What’s Up for February 2016?

Five morning planets, Comet Catalina passes Polaris and icy Uranus and icy Vesta meet near Valentine’s Day.

February mornings feature Mercury, Venus, Saturn, Mars and Jupiter. The last time this five-planet dawn lineup happened was in 2005. The planets are easy to distinguish when you use the moon as your guide. Details on viewing HERE.

If you miss all five planets this month, you’ll be able to see them again in August’s sunset sky.

Last month, Comet Catalina’s curved dust tail and straight ion tail were visible in binoculars and telescopes near two galaxies that are close to the handle of the Big Dipper. Early this month, the comet nears Polaris, the North Star. It should be visible all month long for northern hemisphere observers.

There will be more opportunities to photograph Comet Catalina paired with other objects this month. It passes the faint spiral galaxy IC 342 and a pretty planetary nebula named NGC 1501 between Feb. 10 – 29. For binocular viewers, the magnitude 6 comet pairs up with a pretty string of stars, known as Kemble’s Cascade, on Feb. 24.

Finally, through binoculars, you should be able to pick out Vesta and Uranus near one another this month. You can use the moon as a guide on Feb. 12, and the cornerstone and the corner stars of Pegasus all month long.

For more information about What’s Up in the February sky, watch our monthly video HERE. 

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