#blip-a

[insomniaruler]

So many emotions about Hail Mary & Blip-A having plates of information for whoever may find the ships after they’re gone.

Firstly…, golden record & voyager my beloveds, humanity sending a map to space with messages telling them to come visit. Oughhgh…

Second the inclusion of such plates on Hail Mary… we are here, we were here, this is who we are, this is where we are from. EMOTIONS. The information being flora and fauna, humanity, a star map… oh my god.

Along with Blip-A also having such plates to say that they were here, that they existed. Light years apart Humanity and Eridians did the exact same thing to save their species and it makes me deeply emotional.

[spinozillastudios-art]

How we feelin about blipmary yuri

[iicor]

i heard something about a spaceship gijinka yuri polycule???

/silly

[greentea-and-honey]

and then there were none

"Cell," he says. "My crew have problem with cells. Many many cells die. Not infection. Not injury. No reason. But not me. Never me. Why, question? I not know."

*** *** ***

From a planet orbiting the fading Eridani 40, a crew of twenty-three Eridians board a ship, and start the long journey towards the blazing star Tau Ceti, hoping to find the solution to their dying star, thereby saving their world from extinction. They are the best and brightest on their planet, and while they are nervous, hope and camaraderie are high.

And then, one by one, and then all at once, they begin to sicken.

Except for one.

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and unfortunately for rocky, we are so back

[am-i-soup]

what if i told you the ships were lesbians....and they.... li-liked each other........

[dyke-parade]

incredible things happening in the phm director's commentary discussing the inspiration for the blip-a.

[saturn-is-sick]

Humanity’s first touchdown-pass reception with an alien quarterback

(Drawing the Blip-A in that perspective was damn near impossible 😭😭😭)

[calihunt]

I’ve really been enjoying the book Project Hail Mary (wanted to see the movie, but I got into the book a little too late to catch it in theaters), so I decided to make a hardcover book sleeve to keep my paperback copy safe.

My first attempt was too small despite my measurements (I forgot to factor in the glue seams, the paperback cover would go in), so I didn’t trim the second cover. It’s definitely a bit big on the book, but I’m just pleased it can go in and out with relative ease. I made it green on the inside for Adrian, and used red ribbon on the borders for the Petrova line.

At first I only put the Hail Mary on it, but my creative mind engaged and started coming up with other things to add to it.

I also made a little Grace for the end of the built in bookmark out of Shrinky Dinks (this one was a failed attempt, the hole needed to be bigger for the ribbon to fit through).

And here’s the finished book sleeve in all its glory!

The nice thing about leaving the book cover untrimmed is that there’s enough space to protect little Grace when sitting on the bookshelf.