Science geekery, a song

[hsavinien]

agenttrojie , who is a professional science-type geek (as well as a fandom geek), filked "I love the mountains" here.  I recorded it.  Enjoy.

Title: I love mollusca...
Author: agenttrojie 
Singer: H. Savinien
Download: *clears throat* Only 2.2 MB, don't worry.

Comments

[yuri-shoujo.livejournal.com]

Okie dokie. That's good to know, 'cause if you don't know them, I definitely shouldn't, since your vocabulary stomps all over mine. ;p

See what I mean? I can tell you about the shape of duck junk, but not what the word graptolites means. ): O LIFE.

[hsavinien.livejournal.com]

Science geekery is beyond my usual scope.

[yuri-shoujo.livejournal.com]

Same for most of it. I leave that to the other side of the bookcase... heheh.

[agenttrojie.livejournal.com]

I can help ...

Mollusca - invertebrates like clams and snails etc are molluscs.

Phylogeny - sort of like family trees for species of animals and plants.

Neoteny - when a descendant species grows slower than an ancestral one and reaches sexual maturity at what would have been a juvenile stage rather than an adult one.

Biosphere - all the living things on the planet.

Stratigraphy - study of layers of rock.

the Pleistocene - period of time from 1.8 million years ago to 10,000 years ago.

Diatomite - fine grained pale rock formed of diatoms (microscopic plants that have shells (frustules) of silica

Cladistics - a method of working out phylogeny using 'characters', which are usually anatomical differences.

Hope that helps ...

*science nerd shuffles away to glee over audio some more*

[yuri-shoujo.livejournal.com]

XD Thank you.

I read Diatomate and went "OH, THE TOOTHPASTE STUFF!!! Knew it sounded familiar..."

... I spy with my little eye a lambo....

[agenttrojie.livejournal.com]

2003 Gallardo ... ain't she pretty? :D

[hsavinien.livejournal.com]

Oh, is that what your shiny car icon is... Mission I'm writing now would have an antique Bentley in if the writer could spell. *sighs*

[agenttrojie.livejournal.com]

Yep. It's a concept sketch rather than a photo, but it's preeeeetty. I'm a complete fangirl for Lambos and Jags.

... someone misspelt Bentley? KILL!

[hsavinien.livejournal.com]

I'm working on it. Sadly, that is one of the least of her crimes. The worst varies between "Complete inability to capitalize, spell, punctuate, or write a complete sentence" and "Romantically pairing a thirteen year old angst-monkey Mary-Sue girl with a 105 year old skeleton" depending on my mood.

[agenttrojie.livejournal.com]

Eek, those are two pretty bad offences ... dare I ask what continuum?

[hsavinien.livejournal.com]

Skulduggery Pleasant, by Derek Landy. Awesome-fun young adult book (and sequel, Playing With Fire) stars aforementioned animate skeleton. Skulduggery is a private detective, an elemental mage, and a seriously snappy dresser. He's brilliant, but pairing him with a teenage human is Not A Good Thing. He was fully adult when he died, after all.

[agenttrojie.livejournal.com]

O.o

[hsavinien.livejournal.com]

Yeeeeah...

[agenttrojie.livejournal.com]

*pats* May the Force be with you

[hsavinien.livejournal.com]

Thank you kindly. I'm sure I will need it.

[yuri-shoujo.livejournal.com]

I'm more of a rednecky muscle car gal myself *picture of classy*, but she is quite sleek ^_^