Weekend Linkage: Quirky Martian Burritos

In case you've been living under a rock, I would like to inform you that we landed a thing on Mars this week, and it was OMFG AWESOME. Did you watch? I watched! I had nerd goosebumps for a mile. HIGH FIVE, SCIENCE!

Here's the important bits.

NASA Explores the Red Planet — NASA's main page for the Mars Science Laboratory Mission. {NASA}

7 Minutes of Terror — Team members share the challenges of Curiosity's final minutes to landing on the surface of Mars. Spoiler: it's intense. {NASA}

Rover Curiosity lands safely: 'Wheels down on Mars' — NASA's control room team celebrates. Look how cute they are! {LA Times}

History of Mars Exploration (in pictures) — Subtitle: Russia fails at space. A lot. {LA Times}

Ok, so here are some other things.

Undone — “Don’t worry about getting things done. Just be.” {Miss Minimalist}

Number of the Day: $3,392.77 (and counting) — 9-year-old Detroit resident starts a lemonade stand in order to raise money to help his ailing city, has crazy success. Go Joshua. {Shakesville}


Quirky Planters for Your Fall Garden — Muffin tins! I never would have thought of that. {Apartment Therapy}

To serve (wo)man burritos — The Burritob0t food printer is a project designed to explore questions regarding the food industry. And it makes a killer burrito. {Cnet}

This is What a Gender Neutral Toy Store Looks Like — Harrod's groups their toys by theme instead of gender. Looks pretty good to me. {The Mary Sue}

The Chick Fellatio: stuck in the craw — I have avoided commenting publicly on the Chick-fil-a extravaganza because ugh, barf, etc. This article nicely articulates the issue much better than I ever could. {Owldolatrous Productions}

How to Be Friends with Another Woman — If you feel like it’s hard to be friends with women, consider that maybe women aren’t the problem. Maybe it’s just you. {Roxane Gay}

10 Easy Silk Scarf Styles For Summer. Love!:


I sure do miss me some Bob Ross:


Enjoy your weekend, friends!