November 6, 2009
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Is this the way up?
Or is it geopetal?
So, I’m all moved in… today is not great, because Shawn’s out of town (in the dirty dirty) for business. But, I move on.
My Wikipedia fetish is only growing. I am now up to 24 pages created, 27 images uploaded (like the geopetal fossil above), and over 500 total edits. You should check out my (funny) user page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Qfl247. I am especially proud of this table I made on the Bedform page:
Flow Regime Bedform Preservation Potential Identification Tips Lower Lower plane bed High Flat laminae, almost lack of current Ripple marks High Small, cm-scale undulations Sand waves Medium to low Rare, longer wavelength than ripples Dunes/Megaripples Low Large, meter-scale ripples Upper Upper plane bed High Flat laminae, +/- aligned grains (parting lineations) Antidunes Low Water in phase with bedform, low angle, subtle laminae Pool and chute Very low Mostly erosional features Speaking of geopetal, what does that word mean to you? I am locked in a debate over this word, because some people think it means “Pertaining to any rock feature, e.g. cross-bedding, that indicates the relation of a top to bottom at the time of formation of the rock.” (Bates and Jackson, 1984, Dictionary of Geological Terms, 3rd ed., Prepared by the American Geological Institue) and the UK definition of it is only the bubble fill of a vesicle or fossil, they use the term “Way Up Structure” for all paleo-up indicators, which I have never heard. Any of you? Anyways, Wikipedia has the UK def but not even a reference to the US def. I am working on this.
So, that’s my life right now… might do a music swap party tonight, so I have that to look forward to, besides adding more to Wikipedia, like the Hanksite crystal above.
P.S. I’ve been watching the original series of Star Trek for the first time. I expected it to be cheesy and predictable, but I am actually very happy with it… much better than I thought.
