i can has telescope!!1!1!

Mom came by for lunch and shopping today. We went to Scope City first. She was so cute; I opened the door for her so we could go in. She caught sight of all the telescopes in that little place and let out a moan that was positively indecent. Both the boys who worked there (who have helped me both times I went there on research trips) and I let out big laughs at her, especially when she said, "Oh, I'm going to get impulsive!" When she saw the twelve-inch (wide) floor model of the telescope I told her about, she almost shat herself. But I coaxed her down to a ten-inch model, which is expensive enough, and that's what we ended up buying. That's plenty big for a first scope. We also picked up an adjustable moon filter, which gets threaded into the eyepiece. We'll pick up other add-ons as we need them. (Now this is a kind of accessorizing that I can appreciate!)

So. It's a ten-inch Meade Lightbridge Dobsonian, and it's Teh Shiny. After I get home (which will be late, because I was gone for almost two hours) and lug the beast (still in boxes, needs to be assembled) into my apartment, I shall write a drabble tonight and post it to GS100, in honor of the new toy.

Edit: So much for waiting until the end of the day: http://community.livejournal.com/grangersnape100/971376.html

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