Bulbagarden Forums - Blogs - Tsuness http://bmgf.bulbagarden.net/blogs/39642/ Bulbagarden - The original Pokémon Community en Sun, 19 May 2013 03:43:16 GMT vBulletin 60 http://bmgf.bulbagarden.net/images/styles/Millenium/misc/rss.jpg Bulbagarden Forums - Blogs - Tsuness http://bmgf.bulbagarden.net/blogs/39642/ My Hero! http://bmgf.bulbagarden.net/blogs/39642/my-hero-23090/ Sun, 09 Jan 2011 05:04:12 GMT Marshawn Lynch, you are my freaking hero.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ynn7VGY2Asc

To hell with it, the entire Seattle Seahawks offense are my heroes. Matt Hasselbeck was running with him and even helped throw a block. This was probably the greatest run I've ever seen.

Games like this is why I love to watch football. ]]> Tsuness http://bmgf.bulbagarden.net/blogs/39642/my-hero-23090/ Christmas! http://bmgf.bulbagarden.net/blogs/39642/christmas-22499/ Mon, 27 Dec 2010 02:42:50 GMT For the most part (ie. the part that I wasn't playing WoW to pass the time), Christmas was a very enjoyable event for me. No work, family over, lots of food, what's not to like.

Probably the most unexpected present I received was my father's 30-something year old 32mm camera that he hadn't touched in a decade. Shocked me cause there was some 35mm film in my stocking and I asked "Did I miss something?" and much to my surprise, he left me speechless when he pulled out his cases of camera stuff and said it was mine. I've already bought my mount for the camera to my telescope, and I'm looking forward to wasting many rolls of film figuring it out and getting shots :D

When I do get it figured out, I'll blog all of them :) ]]> Tsuness http://bmgf.bulbagarden.net/blogs/39642/christmas-22499/ Finally! http://bmgf.bulbagarden.net/blogs/39642/finally-21927/ Wed, 15 Dec 2010 18:07:38 GMT After several weeks of running around and stressing out because of transferring colleges, I am finally registered and good to go for next semester @_@; I get to finish my Chem/Biochem degree at UWF. My schedule should be fun, though I am still looking for one more class so I can be full time... After several weeks of running around and stressing out because of transferring colleges, I am finally registered and good to go for next semester @_@; I get to finish my Chem/Biochem degree at UWF.

My schedule should be fun, though I am still looking for one more class so I can be full time and eligible for my financial aid... Analytical Chemistry, Microbiology, and Modern Astronomy (Filler elective *wink wink*) ]]> Tsuness http://bmgf.bulbagarden.net/blogs/39642/finally-21927/ Vegetarianism http://bmgf.bulbagarden.net/blogs/39642/vegetarianism-21276/ Wed, 01 Dec 2010 05:12:52 GMT Ok, so I got this crazy idea... I think I'm going to try out being a vegetarian for a while. A friend of mine suggested just sticking with seafood for protein and regardless whether I go full on vegetarian or not, I need to eat eggs. I honestly don't have much reason to do it, other than to help drop a few pounds, as well as encourage me to eat a little better as I've been noticing the types of food I've been eating lately haven't been the greatest choices.

Biggest thing I need to do is start planning out what I'm eating in advance (Ugh...) instead of just throwing something together with what is available. Will probably be a little bit of work but... I dunno.

I guess I'm just asking if anyone out there is a vegetarian or if you have some tips to help me out. ]]> Tsuness http://bmgf.bulbagarden.net/blogs/39642/vegetarianism-21276/ Really, Really Big Stars... http://bmgf.bulbagarden.net/blogs/39642/really-really-big-stars-21105/ Sat, 27 Nov 2010 07:07:09 GMT So basically, I was reading that article about the woman putting a claim on the sun as her own and was pulled into wikipedia where I read up on one of my favorite stars as well as found another star which left me shaking my head in disbelief.

So here we go!

Eta Carinae
(It's that bright spot in the middle ;D)

The main (binary) star in the Homunculus Nebula which is within the even bigger Carina Nebula in the Southern Hemisphere constellation, Carina, which I can't see without flying south :-/.

It's largest star is a Hypergiant blue star, with a mass of about 100 times that of our sun and is about 8000 light years from us.

There are a few reasons why I love this star, the main one being that it is probably the best candidate to go Super(Hyper)nova on us in our lifetimes. It could pop tonight or several thousand years from now, but my hopes is that it does explode while I'm still around to see it. The only other candidate that I know of that could possibly blow up in my lifetime is Betelgeuse, which I stare up at Orion frequently hoping to see it >_>;

Another thing about Eta Carinae that interests me is that it has already had an "almost" supernova, as it rapidly released a lot of solar material, causing it to become the second brightest star in the sky for a while back in the mid-nineteenth century.

VY Canis Majoris
(Pretty obvious which it is)

This beauty is a Hypergiant star in the Canis Majoris constellation about 4900 light years away from us. This one is unique as it is a lone star, it has no smaller companion. This one has the title as largest known star.

There were many phrases that came to mind when I first saw a size comparison between this one and our sun, but for the most part I was left speechless in awe of it. This one is the reason why I am posting this blog, to be honest.

(Pics in Spoiler)


The star is about 1800-2100 times the solar radii of our sun, and basically if dropped in our solar system would extend out to the orbit of Saturn.

Quote Originally Posted by Wikipedia
If the Earth were to be represented by a sphere one centimeter in diameter, the Sun would be represented as a sphere with a diameter of 109 centimeters, at a distance of 117 meters. At these scales, VY Canis Majoris would have a diameter of approximately 2.3 kilometers, assuming the upper limit estimate of its radius.

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(This one is a little more difficult, but it is the brightest one in the middle of the image)

This one is a Blue Hypergiant star that is about 165,000 light years in our satellite galaxy, the Large Magellanic Cloud. It is the centerpiece of the Tarantula Nebula. This star's claim to fame is the most massive star known.

It has a mass of about 265 solar masses. It was once bigger, but it lost a few pounds and shed about 50 solar masses over the past million years. Other than being the most massive star that we know of, it is also thought that when this one reaches the end of it's life, it will go into a Hypernova, something that has the power of over 100 Supernovas.



It's still an enormous star...


Anyway, this is my first purely astronomy blog post, and hopefully I'll find some more interesting things to post about. ]]> Tsuness http://bmgf.bulbagarden.net/blogs/39642/really-really-big-stars-21105/ Work and Clubs http://bmgf.bulbagarden.net/blogs/39642/work-clubs-20828/ Mon, 22 Nov 2010 08:25:02 GMT I can honestly say, It's been a long time since I've 'needed' these next two days off from work. Longer than scheduled hours, trying to relearn how to work in a Deli after not doing it for a few years on top of trying to teach two new people how to do it... It gives me a greater appreciation for the fruits and vegetables I usually work with. Now I need to hope my pressed plant collection for Botony isn't crap and I need to cram for my quiz on the Odyssey for Tuesday =_=;; Only saving grace is that it is just on the outline and not the entire poem, which I need to finish reading before the end of the semester.

Astronomy Stuff
I was looking up tonight and I wish I had a camera to take a picture of the full moon. Had a few thin clouds that veiled it and made it quite the sight to see.

Today I'll say a few things about the moon, probably the most observed object in the night sky. A quick tip if you're going to look at it through a pair of binoculars or telescope, wait till it is in a quarter or crescent phase, as the brightness full moon can irritate your eyes. Not just that but with the sun reflecting light at that direct angle, you don't see much of the depth or detail you would get from shadows when the sun is shining at a different angle to the moon.

The current belief on how the moon was formed is called the Giant Impact Hypothesis and basically explains the formation of the moon from debris caused by the impact of a Mars sized object into the Earth 4.5 billion years ago. If I remember correctly from a show I watched on TV a while back they said it could have only taken a few hours to a few days for the Moon to coalesce.

A nice picture of the Moon.

Shameless Plug...

Anyway, I said I would do it, so I did. Everyone should definitely join the Astronomy Club and share stories, make discussions, post pictures, and just have some fun talking about such an enjoyable subject as Astronomy. ]]> Tsuness http://bmgf.bulbagarden.net/blogs/39642/work-clubs-20828/ The Beginning... http://bmgf.bulbagarden.net/blogs/39642/beginning-20406/ Sat, 13 Nov 2010 05:05:50 GMT Aka Never let your friends leave you alone at a bar, especially after you've stopped drinking for the night.

So I think I've decided to start a blog that I may or may not update with a decent frequency. I'll probably ramble on about how I hate my job and the random happenings of my day. I will probably also have some sort of little astronomy thing, maybe enlighten anyone who reads this on the universe.

Anyway, onto the topic at hand. Never let your friends leave you at the bar alone, especially when you're done drinking. I ended up going to the bar with a friend of mine to celebrate his parent's 25th wedding anniversary (I've known him and his parents for better than 13 of those years). A bunch of people I don't know were introduced to me, a few ones that were good to joke with, but for the most part none were extremely notable. I knew my two friends were going to run off to another guy's birthday party, but I wasn't in the mood to go over there and deal with that so I decided to stay and chill with his parents and the waitresses that seemed to remember my name >_>;. Though I still had a few more Woodchucks to go after they left with promises of returning soon, I ended up sitting there and watching the few sports games on the TVs. I felt like a lonely raft in the middle of an ocean, as I knew no one really but my friend's parents and I was finishing up with my alcohol for the evening, so I wasn't in any particular mood to go meet the friends of the parents.

Needless to say, after sitting there for two hours or so, friends no where to be seen, I payed my tab and headed out, slightly annoyed. I guess it was my own fault, I should have gone to the other party and watched people be stupid for a few hours instead, but oh well.

Onto a happier Astronomy tidbit.
I did get to sit outside for a bit and chill with a few of the smokers and laugh at their stories, but it was even nicer to look up and see quite a few constellations and the first quarter moon this evening.

If you look up in the night sky pretty much anytime before 2 am you'll see a "star" that is brighter than any other, second only to the moon. That is the largest planet in the solar system, Jupiter. It is the second brightest (not including the sun or moon) object in the sky, only passed by Venus, our celestial "sister" planet.

Here is a good image of Jupiter as well as the largest moon in the solar system, Jupiter's moon, Ganymede.

As a final note, I'm thinking of starting an Astronomy Social Group sometime since it appears we don't have one :p ]]> Tsuness http://bmgf.bulbagarden.net/blogs/39642/beginning-20406/