Izzy in Antarctica

@izzybluesky.bsky.social

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Pronouns: They/them Verbs: create, repair, modify, and destroy Machinist at McMurdo Station, Antarctica Any similarity between my name and this platform is completely coincidental Opinions are my own and may not reflect those of NSF, USAP, or ASC

Picture of text: SCIENCE RIOT. Scientists do standup. A comedy show whure scientists explain their work in a way that you can actually understand (and even enjoy) Saturday, May 31st 8pm Dairy Arts Center Real Science. Real Funny. Follow us on Instagram @scienceriot_comedy [QR code with a link to purchase tickets at the Dairy Arts Center]
Wooden workbench with a notebook and prototyping deck consisting of a small touchscreen, breadboard, and electronic hookup kit. Various hand tools on a pegboard in the background and electronic diagnostic tools scattered or the bench
A TSA Explosives Expert and Security agent inspect my hat and electronic goggles in Houston International Airport. Faces obscured for privacy and security
Black and white photograph of Earnest Shackleton's three-masted barquentine, the Endurance, trapped in Antarctic Pack with light stratocumulus clouds in the background and ice boulders in the foreground, as photographed from the starboard side by Frank Hurley in 1914
A cruise ship anchored in ice-free water off the coast of Ross Island, Antarctica with the Royal Society Mountains in the background as a lone Adelie Penguin looks on from the volcanic beach
Weddel Seal in the water of the southern ocean off the shore of ross island with the Royal Society mountain range in the distance
Selfie with a Menorah with the first night's candles lit in the McMurdo Galley
Antarctic Sun with lens flare over Mt Discovery across McMurdo Sound
Selfie video taken at Mcmurdo Station Antarctica with Sun and the Royal Society Mountans in the background overlooking frozen McMurdo Sound
Wooden painted sign with text reading "penguin power & water" and a painted depiction of a penguin with outstretched flippers holding a red lightning bolt in viewer's left flipper and a blue water droplet in viewer's right flipper, all enclosed within a black circle
Bronze coin VMF Challenge Coin obverse: A crossed ball-peen hammer and adjustable wrench over the continental shape of Antarctica with the True South flag inscribed within the continent. Text around the rim reads: Vehicle Maintenance Facility McMurdo Station Antarctica
Flyer for McMurdo Pride Week: Monday 11/18 7:30 PM - Queer Movie Night Tuesday 11/19 7:30 PM - Meet and Greet Wednesday 11/20 - Trans Day of Remembrance Vigil 9:00 PM in the chapel Thursday 11/21 7:00 PM - Hike to Hut Point and Photo Friday 11/22 - Gays do Karaoke Saturday 11/23 8:00 PM - Gay Bar Takeover Sunday 11/24 12-2PM Drag Brunch
Perspective of McMurdo, Antarctica looking south from the VMF road with Ivan the TerraBus and three Delta shuttles in the foreground and Mount Discovery in the distance
Electronics workbench is a garage with tools on a pegboard and various electronics tools on the bench and shelves. A monitor in the background sits atop a low profile server cack in front of a ladder
A single cloud it the shape of the continent of Antarctica
My tidy, but still cluttered work bench with tools, instrumentation and a few robots
Top: bread on the snow in Norway in winter/Arctic night Bottom: inverted shot of bread on the snow in summer/Antarctic day Combined: an Earth Sandwich
Graffiti on the wall inside the DJ Booth in McMurdo Station, Antarctica. Text reads: Dustin Debris Asleep @ the wheel WinFly '06 Summer '06-07 2AM -4AM
DJ Izzy Blue Sky in the booth at the control console
Two wedding rings, hand turned on the lathe