Justin Vasel

@justinvasel.xyz

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Physics Ph.D. Supernova hunter. Air Force space operational energy analyst. Chair of the Bloomington Commission on Sustainability and Resilience. IU Alumn. HAM radio KE9DTH.

A horse-sized-and-then-some sculpture of a blocky cartoon horse standing in a large open lobby with dark paneled walls. Its body is clad in overlapping planks with a weathered wood look, painted in fading bands of orange, teal, yellow and green. Short V-shaped notches are cut all over the boards, giving it the fringed look of a piñata rendered in lumber. A round disc on its head serves as an eye. It stands on a patch of artificial turf, roped off with blue stanchions. To the right is a standee for The Odyssey: a row of armored warriors lit in cold blue, with a cloaked figure holding a sword walking between them. Text below reads "A film by Christopher Nolan / THE ODYSSEY / 07.17.26 / Shot entirely with IMAX film cameras."
A large Delta airplane parked at the gate with the LA28 Olympics livery. The livery features a gradient from pinkish-red above the wings to dark blue near the tail. The logo for LA28 is in white block letters. Except for the "A", which is replaced by the Delta logo.
Through the large windows of the airport. A large Delta airplane with the LA28 Olympics livery taxis by. The livery features a gradient from pinkish-red above the wings to dark blue near the tail. The logo for LA28 is in white block letters. Except for the "A", which is replaced by the Delta logo.
A green political campaign banner attached to a chain link fence with a portrait of a dog (a husky?) next to the words "The choice is clear! Write in Meiko for Mayor 24!"
A white and blue general aviation seaplane floating up to a dock
A zoomed-in view from the air of two glaciers merging near a mountain
A man at an airport restaurant fanning a deck of trading cards
Oil painting, taller than it is wide. The canvas is almost entirely deep blue-green and black, with the paint thinned and brushed so the surface looks like haze. Showers of small gold and orange flecks fall from the upper center and upper right resembling the spent sparks of a firework. Pale gray smoke billows up through the middle. Below, a dark horizontal band suggests a bank of trees or a crowd, lit by a few streaks of yellow light near the left. The lower third is a paler ocher and gray-green foreground where several dim figures stand, barely more than smudges. Nothing is sharply defined; the whole scene is atmospheric rather than detailed.
A charcuterie board with alternating stripes of deli meats, crackers, and cheese, with a small bowl of blueberries in the corner, vaguely resembling the design of the US flag.
A man in a blue jumpsuit, hair net, and orange hard hat in front of a room-sized neutrino detector.
A photo of a dell dimension PC tower with accompanying CRT monitor, keyboard, and corded mouse sitting on a wooden desk in what appears to be a stuffy office environment.
A man enthusiastically singing opera at the IU Board of Trustees meeting next to a grand piano
Slide containing a list of the following policy approval items: BOT-20 Search and Screen Procedures for Administrators BOT-11 Faculty and Librarian Tenure BOT-14 Faculty and Librarian Promotions BOT-13 Faculty and Librarian Annual Review BOT-24 Post-Tenure Faculty Productivity and Annual Review BOT-14 Academic Appointee Responsibilities and Conduct
An orange cat asleep on a cat tree next to a sunny window hugging a red plushy toy
Bowl of poutine with beef and cilantro on top
Top-down view of plated homemade eggs Benedict with asparagus on the side
A side view of a gray cat sitting peacefully in a hallway backlit by the morning sun
Closeup shot of pink full-bloom peonies
Article headline: spacex strikes deal with cursor for $60B. The potential acquisition comes as Elon musk's rocket and satellite maker, which has been emphasizing artificial intelligence, is preparing to go public.
Artemis II crew gathering in the Orion capsule
Two people cheers-ing their shots, but instead of doing it in the normal way, they first circle their drinks around each other with the drinks getting closer with every revolution, much like merging black holes.
A list of notices for upcoming IU Board of Trustee meetings. There are 11 meetings listed. 9 of them are listed as "Executive session"
A football stadium filled with fans, most of whom are wearing Indiana crimson. The IU Marching Hundred is on the field and in the formation of a capital "I".
A pile of numbered transparent bags filled with lego pieces on a small table
A gray cat stares blankly towards the camera, clearly unamused
The Walterdale Bridge with its white arches with the skyline of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada behind it.
A crescent moon next to a bright pinprick of light (Venus) at dawn
A United Airlines A320 parked at a gate at Reagan National Airport (DCA). It is painted with the retro "Friend Ship" livery from the early 1970s, which features a blue and red stripe on the fuselage and a blue and red wedge on the tail. The tail and the fuselage both also have four stars, and the word "United" written in a serif typeface.
A gray cat sleeping on the top of a small cat tree, with both his front and back legs hanging off of the edges
A graphic titled "A Gourd-geous Forecast" with the high/low temperature forecast for the next three days superimposed on cute gourd shapes.
A graphic that says "Justin Vasel for Indiana University Board of Trustees. Put Change on the Ballot! Lux et Veritas. 50 more alumni nomination signatures needed by 5pm TODAY"
A conference hall at a convention center taken from near the back of the room, looking towards the stage
Malania Trump at the Inauguration wearing a dark suit and a dark wide-brimmed hat with a white band on it
Skyline of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada taken from across a river on a mostly clear winter day. A white bridge is prominent in the foreground with the large buildings of the city just behind it
A bowl of poutine consisting of fries, cheese curds, and brown gravy, with a hockey rink in the background
An array of 4 holographic trading cards from Delta Airlines sitting on a shelf with other decorations and nicknacks surrounding them. From left to right, the cards are for the following aircraft: Airbus A321, Boeing 737, Boeing 767, and Boeing 767-400.
A pop-up dialogue that says "Sorry, PowerPoint can't read ^0." above a large button that says "OK"
Two cats (one gray and one orange) near a window bathed in deep golden sunlight as the sun, just visible in the background, has just appeared over the horizon. The gray cat is laying down sleeping, while the orange one is sitting nearby and looking pensive.
A two-panel Simpsons meme. The first panel shows two young and buff men walking down the street and one is holding what should be a boombox over their shoulder, but is actually a screenshot of Spotify. The second pane shows two old men walking the other direction holding a screenshot of Winamp over their shoulders.
An aerial view of the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory showcasing the main office building in the middle of the frame next to two large rings that comprise the circular accelerators. The campus is largely made up of bright green grassy areas with dark green patches of trees.
A close-up shot of an orange cat's face.
Gameplay footage from Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 showing the view from the cockpit of a large passenger airliner slowly making its final approach to the runway over a serene countryside.
Screenshot of a twitter post from @amyngyn on September 28, 2019, which reads: "me playing video games: saves every five minutes. me writing code: git commit -am 'some changes' (+647, -1049)"
An orange cat is laying down on the top of an indoor cat tree and a gray cat is sleeping in a window sill with one arm dangling off the edge
A two-panel meme with one panel showing Lebron James in his Lakers jersey holding his head in a frustrated way, and the other panel showing the relationship of the reduced planck constant ("h-bar") to the true planck constant ("h"). The caption reads "Lebron James wrongly used planck constant insead of reduced planck constant for calculation"
A comic of with one character looking frazzled and saying "what a week, huh?". The other character responds with "Captain, it's Wednesday"
Dark blue choppy ocean waters below a light blue sky with a few scattered clouds
A post-it note attached to a computer monitor that says "Finished is better than perfect"
Taylor Swift on stage in her golden Fearless dress playing an acoustic guitar and singing into a microphone. A packed crowd can be seen in the background.
Screenshot of two tweets from LEGO. The first is a random incomprehensible jumble of characters. The second is a photo of a lego cat sitting on a laptop keyboard
Screenshot of a tweet from Twitter user dan_goosewin that says "you should add megabool to your projects" with an attached screenshot of a piece of code detailing the megabool enum which includes the options true, false, neither, both, maybe, trueish, falseish, it depends, oscillating, it's complicated, and double true.
A screenshot of the bluesky web app, but the bluesky logo is replaced with a cute alternative version with cartoonish icons and Japanese letters
A purpleish-pink orchid flower close up.
A gray house cat basks on a table, it's whiskers illuminated by the sunlight.
A figure from a text book showing a hand holding a limp upside-down lobster with the caption "Unacceptable Lobster"
A hand-drawn diagram that probably appeared in an old book of a steer wearing some kind of steam-punk-esque face mask. The caption is written in French, so it's unclear what's really going on here.
A map of the United States which shows the current state of the Presidential race as of 01:10am on November 11th. The map shows the shift in results relative to the 2020 election, with an overwhelmingly large shift towards republicans through much of the eastern half of the country.
A stage at a blues live music venue with Taylor Swift friendship bracelet saying "TS" over the window
A man sitting down at a restaurant wearing an "I voted" sticker with an empty bowl of mac and cheese in front of him
Timelapse view of a commercial airplane taking off from SEA-TAC airport taken from a seat over the right wing of the aircraft.