#me when someone vaguely mentions the concept of an incomprehensible quantity (beginning of mag 184) 😱😱😱

[jazzically]

guys i think The Vast as a concept is my favorite. or at least in my top 5. i love it so freaking MUCH AAAAHHHHHHHHH I . LOVE THE VAST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! it's SO COOL AND SCARY i mean have you ever laid on your back in a field at 4 pm in perfect weather and just. stared. for an hour into the empty blue. or ducked your head underwater after going "just a bit" farther than you can touch. or traveled a winding freeway in the valley of two giants of the earth and recalled a time you looked across the land from one of their peaks. or taken a microbiology course and, even once, attempted to liken yourself to an atom. cuz i have and it's one of the greatest thrills i have experienced. michael crew and simon fairchild's statements are among my favorites (i have so many aaaa reeeeeee)

in mag 174 there is a comparison of different vastnesses (those on the ground and those making up the Great Beast) and they are both INCREDIBLE the ambience is amazing