Andy Weir Quotes
Once I got home, I sulked for a while. All my brilliant plans foiled by thermodynamics. Damn you, Entropy!
Problem is (follow me closely here, the science is pretty complicated), if I cut a hole in the Hab, the air won't stay inside anymore.
I started the day with some nothin’ tea. Nothin’ tea is easy to make. First, get some hot water, then add nothin’.
I stumbled up the hill back toward the Hab. As I crested the rise, I saw something that made me very happy and something that made me very sad: The Hab was intact (yay!) and the MAV was gone (boo!).
One thing I have in abundance here are bags. They're not much different than kitchen trash bags, though I'm sure they cost $50, 000 because of NASA.
Also, I'll lose half a liter of water per day to breathing until the humidity in the Hab reaches its maximum and water starts condensing on every surface. Then I'll be licking the walls. Yay.
Space is dangerous. It's what we do here. If you want to play it safe all the time, go join an insurance company.
As with most of life's problems, this one can be solved by a box of pure radiation.
I'm so close to Schiaparelli I can taste it. I guess it would taste like sand, mostly, but that's not the point.
So what’s the point of it all?”“Seriously?” I asked. “Seriously? You’re asking me for the meaning of life? Isn’t that a little stereotypical?”“Well it’s a reasonable question, ” you persisted.
How did I end up in this situation? I'm the district sales manager of a napkin factor. Why is my daughter in space?
Actually, I was the very lowest ranked member of the crew. I would only be “in command” if I were the only remaining person.”What do you know? I’m in command
If ruining the only religious icon I have leaves me vulnerable to Martian vampires, I'll have to risk it.