Friday linkage

Here's a trio of random science-y links before I call it a day and head home:

I thought this piece from Orion Magazine was poetic.

Courtesy of Paul, here's a post on Comics Should Be Good about how Donald Duck discovered methylene.

If you find this funny, please let me know, because I like the cut of your jib and we should hang out sometime.

Oh, and I received the nicest compliment today. Last semester, I took a conservation biology course in which we were required to write weekly critiques of each other's presentations, as well as of classmates' grant proposals. My professor said she'd been meaning to tell me that she thought my critiques were the best in the class; she also wondered if such ability meant that I tended to be overly hard on myself. How insightful is that? It's something I need to work on, but it's nice to know I can use my power for good as well as evil.

Have any good weekend plans? Here are mine:

Friday night: drink
Saturday: lab (am), maybe see a movie or something and/or drink (pm)
Sunday: lab

Glamorous and exciting, no?