I wish I knew where this picture came from. Can anyone give me a hint? @terrazoom has kindly identified this image: Andes Mountains as seen from Gemini 7. Thanks, John! :D

I chose this picture because it is pretty I am blogging to you… from orbit. Or, well, my body is here on the ground; my head is in orbit, for sure. I found out Wednesday that I was picked for NASA’s STS-133 Launch Tweetup, and it is neither punny nor exaggerating to say that I am over the Moon about it. Deliriously happy. Giddy, and excited, and overwhelmed with gratitude to NASA for this opportunity! I will definitely be talking about this more, closer to launch, and I will certainly be tweeting (and blogging) from Florida, come October 30th!