Is this wise?

I am reasonably certain this is the script for releasing Lovecraftian horror on us all.

After drilling for two decades through more than two miles of antarctic ice, Russian scientists are on the verge of entering a vast, dark lake that hasn’t been touched by light for more than 20 million years.

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He said the doomsday scenario for the Russian breakthrough would be if the suddenly released water pushed its way past machinery to block it and shot up the borehole, which is six to eight inches in diameter at the top. The result, he said, could be an enormous geyser that could empty a quarter of the lake. Priscu said he didn’t expect that to happen, but if it did, the sudden addition of substantial water vapor to the antarctic atmosphere could change the continent’s weather in unpredictable ways.

I am not fond of projects that have a "doomsday scenario" written into the script. It's the writer in me.

Geek Babe of the Month

Not me, in case you were worried.

It is, however, my friend, tattoo artist, model, muse, and interior decorator, the awesome Maery Contrary - a.k.a. Kessel Run.

I was particularly impressed by her deft handling of the "Star Wars or Lord of the Rings" gotcha question.

We learn from our teachers

Sometimes I am amazed to think upon the fact that Morgan Freeman helped teach me how to read.