Curious about who created this strange site? My name is Jillian, which in Latin means "youth". I graduated from Syracuse University with a BA in physics, although I started as a computer engineer who took physics courses for fun. I'm from the East Coast of the US but I'm currently in the Southwest working to earn a PhD in astronomy at New Mexico State University. I am obsessed with my pet cockatiel, Lupin, who I've had for 19 years, and by extension I'm obsessed with nearly every bird I see. I like to take pictures of random things and am also a rock hound with (far too many) neat minerals scattered throughout my apartment.
If you've looked around the site already, you know it's a mix of astronomy, photography, and drawing. This site first existed as a reposity of astronomy education, specifically about black holes. I am keen on astronomy education and outreach. I enjoy spending my free time doing public events like talks and activities at schools and sky watching nights. This site grew to serve as a showcase of some of the art I do. I don't mean high-brow modern art with subtle and ironic interpretations; I mean stuff I think is neat.
What about the name? What or where is Gothos? The name came from an old Star Trek episode, where it was the name of a wandering planet where the crew of the Enterprise encountered a person later identified as a young member of the powerful Q continuum. While I haven't watched the first series, I've seen Next Generation and Deep Space Nine. However, I really like Firefly (and Serenity) for Joss Whedon's interesting depiction of the future and his clever writing. Sadly, Firefly was cancelled after less than a season. Not all shows I like die this way: Doctor Who, the single longest-running sci-fi TV show in the world, enjoyed an amazing rebirth in 2005. The new series is just as goofy as the old one, with the addition of shiny new computer graphics.
Oh, yeah. I watch a lot of anime. My favorite series are Trigun, Full Metal Panic, Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex, Read or Die, and Bleach. I like these shows because the animation is pretty, the characters are interesting, and the plots aren't irritating. I also appreciate seeing female characters on par with male characters. Did I mention awesome animation? I feel I should reiterate that part.
It's also entirely possible that I read too much. I can't go to sleep without reading at least a chapter. Sometimes that worries me.
Want some more eye and brain candy? Go to town on the following links:
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Webcomics
- xkcd a webcomic of romance, sarcasm, math, and language
- MSPaint Adventures the mock text-based-adventure-game comic that is seriously addicting
- Order of the Stick a webcomic making fun of Dungeons and Dragons
- explodingdog simple, expressive, bizarre art by Sam Brown
News Sites
- CS Monitor for normal news
- New Scientist for science news
- The Onion for fake news
- TV Tropes a massive wikipedia-like database of literary devices (with humorous names) which you can wiki walk for 3 hours without noticing
- WhatBird searchable bird identification
- What's That Bug bug identification
- Know Your Meme a website dedicated to documenting Internet phenomena: viral videos, image macros, catchphrases, web celebs and more
Identification Sites
