Vet - Blog Posts
I'm so thankful to have our new vet, Frankie's surgery which cost us 972 at out new one would have cost us 3k+ at our old one, Frankie went back in today because I was scared of some post op symptoms he was having, we talked to the vet who squeezed us in and then despite having a full appointment, he doesn't charge for post op concerns, we will also not be charged when Frankie goes in to have his stitches removed. These prices aren't sacrificing quality of care either, I adore how all the vets and techs at the place treat my dog with kindness and love, how they don't fault him for being excited about going to the vet, how they take the time to walk us through everything and don't make us feel stupid about not knowing stuff. We got so many updates during his surgery, they gave me a number to text if I had any concerns or worries about my dog. I think every vet I've been to or worked for felt more focused on getting money than pet care and I can't blame them, we all need money to live and run a business but it this knew one feels so focused and loving of our animals it makes me want to cry a bit
Pencil and Watercolor
I found out that an art style you can do is drawing a pencil drawing...and then use watercolor to give it a splash of color. How fun! :D It is pretty neat. I’m not as practiced with watercolor as I am with colored pencil, but the color does go on faster. I made these for my co-workers as I left my mouse handling job to do art instead.
I gave this one to my vet friends who taught me SO MUCH. I got to trim little mouse toes when they got itchy skin to keep them from scratching it. I also learned how to trim mouse teeth!! Mouse teeth grow constantly and if they have malocclusion (where their teeth don’t line up right), they can grow out of control and be deadly to the mice. So we trim the bad ones to keep them healthy and happy. :) I also learned how to put ointment and eyedrops in their eyes. Basically what vets to with other animals...only on a teeny tiny scale. Between the mouse’s legs in the picture is the BASE OF THE TAIL. >.>
This was for my supervisor. He loooooved skulls. I thought having a scene out of “Hamlet” I mean “Hamouse” would be good. ;) ‘Alas poor Yorick, I ate him well.’ To a mouse, your buddy’s death is an excellent source of protein sometimes. Because mouse. We don’t talk about that side of their behavior. Instead, did I tell you mice have cute widdle noses? Cause they do!
This was for my project coordinator. She was so sweet, she was basically the mom to all of us. She is all about love, friendship, and positive thinking. :) The world definitely needs more people like her!
This was for a couple of people I worked with and we got pretty close. When I gave this to them, one said “Ha! We got the CUTE one of baby mice. Not the ugly ones with needles and skulls.” ;D They made me laugh so much! I will miss them all!
VIRTUALTECHNOLOGY IS NOW IN THE HANDS OF KIDS!
Five NASA Technologies at the 2017 Consumer Electronics Show
This week, we’re attending the International Consumer Electronics Show (CES), where we’re joining industrial pioneers and business leaders from across the globe to showcase our space technology. Since 1967, CES has been the place to be for next-generation innovations to get their marketplace debut.
Our technologies are driving exploration and enabling the agency’s bold new missions to extend the human presence beyond the moon, to an asteroid, to Mars and beyond. Here’s a look at five technologies we’re showing off at #CES2017:
1. IDEAS
Our Integrated Display and Environmental Awareness System (IDEAS) is an interactive optical computer that works for smart glasses. The idea behind IDEAS is to enhance real-time operations by providing augmented reality data to field engineers here on Earth and in space.
This device would allow users to see and modify critical information on a transparent, interactive display without taking their eyes or hands off the work in front of them.
This wearable technology could dramatically improve the user’s situational awareness, thus improving safety and efficiency.
For example, an astronaut could see health data, oxygen levels or even environmental emergencies like “invisible” ethanol fires right on their helmet view pane.
And while the IDEAS prototype is an innovative solution to the challenges of in-space missions, it won’t just benefit astronauts—this technology can be applied to countless fields here on Earth.
2. VERVE
Engineers at our Ames Research Center are developing robots to work as teammates with humans.
They created a user interface called the Visual Environment for Remote Virtual Exploration (VERVE) that allows researchers to see from a robot’s perspective.
Using VERVE, astronauts on the International Space Station remotely operated the K10 rover—designed to act as a scout during NASA missions to survey terrain and collect science data to help human explorers.
This week, Nissan announced that a version of our VERVE was modified for its Seamless Autonomous Mobility (SAM), a platform for the integration of autonomous vehicles into our society. For more on this partnership: https://www.nasa.gov/ames/nisv-podcast-Terry-Fong
3. OnSight
Did you know that we are leveraging technology from virtual and augmented reality apps to help scientists study Mars and to help astronauts in space?
The Ops Lab at our Jet Propulsion Laboratory is at the forefront of deploying these groundbreaking applications to multiple missions.
One project we’re demonstrating at CES, is how our OnSight tool—a mixed reality application developed for the Microsoft HoloLens—enables scientists to “work on Mars” together from their offices.
Supported by the Mars 2020 and Curiosity missions, it is currently in use by a pilot group of scientists for rover operations. Another HoloLens project is being used aboard the International Space Station to empower the crew with assistance when and where they need it.
At CES, we’re also using the Oculus Rift virtual reality platform to provide a tour from the launchpad at our Kennedy Space Center of our Space Launch System (SLS). SLS will be the world’s most powerful rocket and will launch astronauts in the Orion Spacecraft on missions to an asteroid and eventually to Mars. Engineers continue to make progress aimed toward delivering the first SLS rocket to Kennedy in 2018.
4. PUFFER
The Pop-Up Flat Folding Explorer Robot, PUFFER, is an origami-inspired robotic technology prototype that folds into the size of a smartphone.
It is a low-volume, low-cost enhancement whose compact design means that many little robots could be packed in to a larger “parent” spacecraft to be deployed on a planet’s surface to increase surface mobility. It’s like a Mars rover Mini-Me!
5. ROV-E
Our Remote Operated Vehicle for Education, or ROV-E, is a six-wheeled rover modeled after our Curiosity and the future Mars 2020 Rover.
It uses off-the-shelf, easily programmable computers and 3D-printed parts. ROV-E has four modes, including user-controlled driving to sensor-based hazard-avoidance and “follow me” modes. ROV-E can answer questions about Mars and follow voice commands.
ROV-E was developed by a team of interns and young, up-and-coming professionals at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory who wanted to build a Mars rover from scratch to help introduce students and the public to Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics (STEM) careers, planetary science and our Journey to Mars.
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As God is my witness, I will never tire of seeing Special Agent Dale Cooper being briefly inconvenienced by a llama.
Special Agent Dale Cooper meets a llama, and they stare into each others’ souls. (Twin Peaks, season 1, “The One-Armed Man”)
My ferret baby Alvin threw up, he has an impacted bowel
There are no emergency vets in our state who will take him bc they don't do overnight exotics
We're headed to Georgia
He might die tonight
I don't know what I'll do if I lose him
I'm terrified