Rockstars are Everywhere

So I'm not a science gal at all. Sorry, I'm just not. My head is in the clouds and I pretty much think with my heart way too much, so it's just not my way. But the J-Bear loves science and we were both going in to work late on Monday, so we stayed up to watch the landing of the Curiosity on Mars Sunday night.

Even science guys can rock.

Not being of a scientific mind, and not understanding how these things work, I was immediately disappointed at the lack of photos and video. I mean, duh. In retrospect, I get it. It took four years for the rover to get there, how on Earth (hehe) can I expect it to give me instantaneous data over that distance? But regardless, I was starting to drift off to sleep watching that poor PR woman interview staff and "action shots" of the mission control room.

(To be fair, I should note that my guy was being awesome about it. If I was really miserable, he offered several times to watch something else. I liked sharing the moment with him).

Anyhoo, so as my brain is beginning to turn to mush and it was desperately seeking something to latch on to, I noticed the awesome mohawk guy working as an activity lead. Clearly, I was not the only one who noticed. I mean, who would have guessed that even the scientific society has such a rockstar in their midst? I was originally just taken with the fact it was a mohawk, but as the camera continued to return to this man (who I now know is named Bobak Ferdowsi), I noticed something even more incredible.

Stars.

This man, this strange, geeky, science-y man had stars on the sides of his head. Motherfucking stars!

Perhaps science isn't as boring as I thought. I get it, we need science, we live in science. My boyfriend makes wonderful scientific points to me all the time.

But at least now, for me, this guy made science fun.

Also, did anyone else noticed the two who looked for sure like they were writing each other dirty messages right there in the control room? The sexual tension between those two was lighting up the cameras.

Braaaainnnn food: How excited were you about the landing of the Curiosity?