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15 June 2007
Why is today going.so.slow? Is it just the Friday curse?
It's actually a "true factTM" that local space/time is slightly compressed at this point in the Earth's orbit due to a minor but measurable increase in velocity as we slingshot around the shortest curve and accelerate accordingly.
i've been slowly flattened by the ambient heat and plan to stay as naked as possible for as long as possible.
Doesn't seem ergonomically travelworthy for hurtling into space.