A bright spot in an otherwise crappy day.

I'm home from work due to feeling like absolute hell. Let's just say that being in a truck potentially miles from the nearest indoor plumbing is not in my or anyone else's best interests today.

But I did find this: an extended trailer for the live-action Space Battleship Yamato

I'll be in my bunk.

But seriously, Steven Tyler? Couldn't we get a Japanese artist to do the song for a Japanese movie, especially since this sounds like he dusted off an early version of Don't Wanna Miss A Thing?

This is simply amazing.

Laura Jernegan: Girl on a Whaleship

The journal kept by a young girl during her nearly three years at sea aboard her father's whaling ship. But that's not all. Due to the efforts of another, later child of the family who went on to be a historian, there is tons of accounts, photos, and other information on this site. I've just spent the last two hours reading it, utterly enthralled.

Thirty days, Day 22

Day 22- What makes you different from everyone else

By definition, my unique experiences over a lifetime make me different from everyone else. But my military experiences and surviving cancer have set me apart when it comes to the bulk of humanity.