I've met him in circumstances in which a bazillion people were also meeting him. He's superfuckinfamousnerd.

I figured you'd at least met him. It just struck me funny. He's someone I'd like to meet. I'd probably sidle up with a, "Hey! Love your podcast. And your giant, awesome brain."

(though, I replaced Neil Gaiman too late for your post, because I realized some people actually know him, right? That might be sort of odd... but, I'm still with you).

Honestly, he is a case of farther away is better for me. Not that he's an icky person from reports, just I am less enthralled the more I know. So I wasn't skeeved to answer.

NdeGT, I would totally admit to my brain crush on him. To his face. I think I could speak. Well, I'd try.

He has a habit of running roughshod over everyone else on a panel. He was sitting next to Pamela Gay (an astronomer) and after the 50th interruption, she abruptly and terrifyingly SHUSHed him. The audience went wild, and Neil reeled himself back in. Phil Plait had them recreate the moment for a photo which I canna find. He looked forlorn. It was adorable.

Unfortunately for your 50th year checkup they schedule a colonoscopy. Yay?

Ahem, some of us what lucky--um "lucky"--get to have that one early. By a decade. I'm hear to tell you the comparison to mammograms is totally unfair. To mammograms.

My usual get-out-the-door face involves sunblock, chapstick, and a thin layer of Aromaleigh mineral foundation and powder. I'll be so sad when that's gone and I need to find a new foundation. My work face adds eye make up and mascara, maybe lip stick if I remember.

And the Latisse conversation makes me want to try it if only I could afford it. I thought it cost half that and I was still worried about the costs. But my lashes are not pretty--thin and short. Bleh.

Phil Plait had them recreate the moment for a photo which I canna find. He looked forlorn. It was adorable.

Aw, that's funny. I love his podcast, because gets so excited by topics and guests and sharing knowledge. I could imagine enthusiasm taking over in a panel setting. At least I hope it would be something like that and not some other, less flattering adjective. Lie to me if I'm wrong.

(though, I replaced Neil Gaiman too late for your post, because I realized some people actually know him, right? That might be sort of odd... but, I'm still with you).

Ahahahahaha. It's not odd. He's a Literary Crush Object for a lot of people.

Honestly, he is a case of farther away is better for me. Not that he's an icky person from reports, just I am less enthralled the more I know.

I am conflicted, because on the one hand the "Evening with Neil and Amanda" concert/event thingie could be a lot of fun. On the other hand ... I keep telling myself that she makes him really happy, and I shouldn't judge someone from various online blow-ups she's been part of.

He has a habit of running roughshod over everyone else on a panel.

It's hard to be surprised. I mean, he's so ~~incredibly engaging~~ to an audience that really doesn't give a shit about science and the stars and why this is really cool that his personality being totally overbearing in peer panels (and, likely, in more places) isn't odd to me.

If I hear he's an ass? That's going to make me sad. But I still will probably like that he's made science a little more seen and a little cooler.

Hearing he reeled himself back in? Kinda like it. So long as the people on stage with him are self-assured enough to shush him.

Also I like Pamela Gay. I don't see her in a lot of places. [imdbs] She's in Universe!

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I am pretty sure the take away here is that I should never be allowed to visit JPL because I will make an ass out of myself.

He's not an ass. Even when he's taking someone down, he's charming. A friend likened him to Marmaduke on panels. He's just larger than life and it's hard to get a word in edgewise. And Pamela is more like a schoolteacher with a ruler in her hand. She's inspiring and you just want her to think you're smart, too. You want her to call on you and say, "good answer!" And still, you're terrified of disappointing her.

That's how its effectiveness as a hair-growth dealie was discovered -- it was prescribed as an oral medication for (IIRC) angina, or some cardiac thing, and one of the side effects was notable hair growth.

And this, boys and girls, is why in drug trials we want to know *anything* that happens, good or bad!!

I often leave the house without makeup. If I'm going out of an evening, though, I usually pit in my contacts (without them, makeup is usually only lip gloss) and wear eyeliner, some photo finish, maybe powder, and lip gloss. If I'm feeling fancier, mascara. If SUPER fancy, maybe fake eyelashes and shadow. I do like the look of the fake eyelashes, but Latisse scares me a bit (though I too have heard the eye color changing was really only when putting it IN the eye, not the lash line)