Valentines on Venus

As most of you may know (depending on your species and culture) Monday the fourteenth of February was the ancient Earth tradition known as Saint Valentines Day, when it is traditional to show your appreciation towards loved ones.

Since all of us had been separated for so long, this Valentine's day was spent reconnecting and bonding to make up for missed time. Jack and I made up after our fight (induced by that--by Other Sophie.)
The Doctor and the Master spent the day out somewhere while Jack and I stayed in and cooked pasta over an old-fashioned bunsen burner in the lab.

To keep up the mood, I organized an office Match Maker using an Old-Earth computer program. The results arrived this morning and everyone opened their envelopes to find a most unusual combination of potential "matches". Jack somehow managed to be first on everyone's list, how I can't imagine. The Master and I are supposedly a perfect match, and the Doctor is apparently destined to be with the Lava Shark (who has successfully learned general English! S/he catches on quickly--although we haven't determined h/is/er gender yet...)
In conclusion, a Happy Valentines to you all, and to all a good night!

HELLOOOOO!

Hello people! This is your lord and master, back from the creatacious period! I finally figured out why the dinosaurs went extinct! It's kind of a funny story. Ok, no, scratch that (Sophie I hope you're taking notes cause this is SKIENCE!) it's hilarious! It started with this fish, and then... ok, it it makes more sense in four dimensions. Doctor, can we "talk" about this later. (for the rather dim, by talk I mean have Time Lord sex.) I'm also applying for a new science project, making me the most proactive of our little trio. It's called Explorations of Venusian Mortality affects.  (for the rather dim, 101 different ways to kill people). And, I got funding! I am so hanawesome.

Look, i drew a self portrait!

Hanawesome: handsome plus awesome. I got a new tie! it's purple! like blood! I like blood. NOT LIKE THAT, JACK! I added my location as venus, which apparently for the rather dim is in californya. I mean , californya? Did they put a decoy there? Everyone know venus (NOT YOU JACK) is in cardiff! Californya is made of fake tans and vampires. Even the slightly dim know that! You poor pathetic wierdly-cardioligical-arranged (it's a word because i say so) ape-beings know that! But apparently, my computer dosent. Maybe if i threaten it it'll work better?

Lost: Doctor. If Found, Please Return.

We seem to have, ah, misplaced a member of our team. He calls himself the Doctor, or sometimes John Smith. He is approximately 6'1, brown hair, brown eyes. He carries a sonic screwdriver (a kind of metal stick with a light on the end that makes a sort of whirring buzz) and may or may not talk very quickly and/or loudly to himself and/or others, using long complicated words and scientific terms. He is generally enthusiastic and easily excited. If found, please return to the Venus Project Laboratories, (VPL) Venus, (Sol II), Mutters Spiral (sometimes known as the Stellian Galaxy or Galaxia Kyklos, depending on your species). Please contact Sophie Fletcher, Science Department.

Please Note: If he tells you to run for your life, don't question. Just do it. (Especially if he tells you to stay out of the shadows, or not to blink.)

I also haven't seen the Master in a while, which is unusual...I sent him to go check the TARDIS library--for the third time--to see if the Doctor might be there. Seeing as I sent him yesterday, you'd think he'd be back by now. Fortunately, I haven't seen him since.

With one third of the team missing, an extra workload is put on us all--Oh, who am I kidding. It doesn't make a difference, as I do everything anyway.

Well, Wasn't That Interesting?

Hello all, and welcome back to Venus Vacations! Please excuse us for our two-month hiatus. The Doctor, the Master and I decided to go on a brief trip in the TARDIS to celebrate the extension of the Venus Project. However, we ran into some difficulties and were delayed. (Those Raxacoricofallapatorians really don't like acetic acid, do they?) At any rate, we will be resuming the Venus Project exactly as planned. I am lobbying for the ISTA to extend the project for another few months, as we have used up a third of our remaining time in that little--ahem--adventure. Wish me luck in dealing with any...difficulties that may arise!

Shocking Research Confirms Theory

Our research in the lab has confirmed a shocking theory about the chemical buildup of Venus' core. Although I am unable to reveal full details to the public at the current time, I can say that there is a good chance that life exists deep below that harsh exterior! A probe is being prepared to drill through the surface of an uninhabited area with a message of peace as soon as possible! This is also our first experiment uninterrupted by the Master--perhaps he has given up on his evil schemes! The ISTA is sure to be pleased with our discovery and is sure to choose Venus for its next campaign! I will post further details as they arise!

--Edit--

Never mind the last bit. It was just the Master messing around with the computers! I SWEAR someday I'll get him back for this!

Venus Mission Extended

Good news for our research! The Venus mission has been extended for another six months! While this does mean I have to put up with several annoyances for longer than I'd hoped, it also means that my research can be delved into more extensively. This is good because there are a few places I have been wanting to see outside of the lab, but I was unable to leave because there wasn't enough time to repair my suit, which the Master ripped a hole in. Now that it has been extended, I will not only be able to repair it, but will be able to use it often as well!
The lab is undergoing repairs as well, since there was a major explosion there yesterday. I was the only one present at the time, and I managed to duck into the corridor just in time. I suspect the Master was behind it.

Article on Venusian Beauty Walk

The Venusian Beauty Walk is part of an annual festival held on Venus to celebrate beauty, love and fertility, the ancient Roman Earth Goddess of which was Venus. Anyone is able to participate in the Festival, but to participate in the main Beauty Walk, one must be specifically requested by a high panel of judges. Thousands of people watch the Beauty Festival, and it is held in the highest respect throughout the Solar System. Tourists flock to Venus every November simply to watch the Festival, which is free for everyone.

History Of Venus

During Earth's Roman Period, Venus was commonly recognized as the Goddess of Love and Fertility. Her most famous portrait was painted by Sandro Botticelli, who depicted her rising from the sea in a great shell. Portrayals of Venus usually show her as a rather large, naked woman with long hair, often associated with water, and looking solemn or loving. The very word "Venus" means "Love" in ancient Latin, and several cults devoted to her worship have appeared over the centuries.

Rituals to Venus often involved an animal sacrifice. This barbaric and primitive ceremony has not been acted upon in centuries.

On Earth, the planet Venus was first known as the Morning or Evening Star to ancient civilizations, who had no form of telescope or camera to observe that it was not, in fact, a star at all, but a planet. Ancient Egyptians thought that the Morning Star and the Evening Star were two different bodies, and did not understand the theory of Earth turning in space. The ancient Greek civilization named the Goddess Venus Aphrodite, the Goddess of Love. Early Earth scientists were unable to see past the layers of harsh mist that shrouded the planet, and spent years speculating as to what could lie beneath it.

When Earth's early NASA program sent the first probe to Venus, its primitive technology did not enable it to enter the atmosphere. In fact, the projectile missed the planet entirely and was lost. The first probe to enter the atmosphere was called the Venera 3 and was sent by an Earth country called the Soviet Union. The probe crashed on the planet and was rendered useless by the damage received. The broken probe is on display, along with its predecessors, in the Venusian Museum. Several probes that arrived after are also on display there. Most of them crash-landed, managed to send data signals for a few minutes, then died.
The most successful Venus probe was the Magellan Probe, launched by Earth's United States of America. It managed to transmit signals for more than four and a half years before failure.

Accommodations on Venus

The accommodations on Venus are as unique as the planet itself. Many of the more popular hotels on the planet are built over active volcanoes, the magma of which is used to heat the buildings. As the planet is covered in mist, the views from the windows are not easily seen, even on the clearest of days. So instead of windows, there are thin holographic plates, built into the walls of each room. With this type of technology, each guest can choose the location, size, and shape of each window. Guests can even choose the view seen from each window. Air vents in these hotels do not lead outside, as the atmosphere of Venus is made up of Carbon Dioxide and Nitrogen gas. Many other hotels float in the upper atmosphere, as oxygen on Venus is less dense than the general density of the atmosphere, which results in breathable gases floating. In an effort to accumulate interest, several hotels have incorporated some of the lighter gases into their buildup, resulting in ascension into the mists of the upper atmosphere.

If you're looking for a more exciting trip, however, you can always take what the travel agencies have fondly nicknamed a "slidecation". "Slidecations" are designed for optimum viewing opportunities of the planet. In a large metal pod much like a mobile home, guests slide through a long fiberglass tube, which gives them a glorious view of the Venusian atmosphere and landscape. Coated in specialized chemicals to help the fiberglass weather the cold of outer space and the heat of the volcanic magma, the pods are able to go to almost any location, whether it is the crystallized caves underground or the mountainous volcanoes.