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Shimmering Rocket

Posted by Danielle in Children's Items on November 9, 2009

Rocket Night Light

This night light rocks my world. It’s part of “Lights in the Night” by Seasons of Cannon Falls, seems to be available here and there, possibly at Target, Amazon, etc etc.

(Image from Tin Toy Arcade because they had the best photo and the best price!)

Our adorable large Red Rocket glows at night in your space shuttle or earthbound bedroom. Just plug in the swivel base into a standard outlet to illuminate to red plasma and floating glitter. As the rocket warms up the glitter will slowly dance through the red liquid. The rocket is silver with blue and red, retro space details.

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Astronaut, Age 5

Posted by Danielle in Perspectives on October 22, 2009

"Astronaut", by me (at age 5)

Astronaut, by me (at age 5)

I found this drawing of mine in a box a few months ago, lovingly packed away by my mother. I drew this at the age of five (yes, the astronaut is me. The glitter and sequins really make the piece.) It’s now framed and hanging in my office, alongside three space artworks of mine from high school, a picture I took of Space Shuttle Columbia landing, and a signed picture of Gene Cernan (Apollo 17) on the lunar surface.

I was lucky enough to catch Cernan’s book signing for The Last Man on the Moon at Johnson Space Center in 1999 — limited to JSC employees (and LPI interns with enough security clearance for the cafeteria and employee store.) If you bought the book at the employee store, they threw in a free 8×10 photo, which Cernan also signed.

Maybe by the time I go to the moon, they’ll have those gold-glitter boots!

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