Microbe Concert

Here’s my BF, Nebula, and me at the Microbe concert! BEST. NIGHT. OF. MY. LIFE.

Cute outfits, right?

Zetus Lopetus!!

Well I made it back to the space stay just in time to save the day. I knew that Lutz and Windom were up to something and thank goodness I was able to figure out their evil plot before the entire space stay came crashing down. Now that I’m back in space, I’m actually a little surprised at how much I miss Earth. I miss Greg and all of my friends (well maybe not Margie) and I miss the fresh air and the scenery. While no one can beat the view of Earth through your window every morning, it is much prettier on the surface than I ever would have imagined. It is even weird for me to be back up here and not feeling so weighed down by gravity. The space stay will always be my first home, but Earth wasn’t so bad once I gave it a chance. Well I’m off to the Microbe concert – can’t believe that I am the new BF of Proto Zoa. Can my life get any better?!?!?!

Here’s us before the concert! Can’t wait for tonight!

O-Rings

Greg took me to dinner today and I have to say my life has completely changed. The food here on Earth is amazing. Who would have guessed that something called an o-ring could taste so good? There are so many options here because they aren’t limited to what they can grow in space. I had no idea that any of these foods existed. I’m trying to figure out a way to get onion rings into space but I think my parents would have a freak-out major if they knew I was eating fried foods.

Bring these to the space stay!

Research Technology

Zenon’s parents are on the Space Stay because they are doing research. The research they are doing on bone marrow density can only be done in space because they need a lab with a weightless chamber. Here on Earth, weightless chambers are called spaces of zero gravity. Zero gravity training is used most often to train astronauts, since our idea of space is one of zero gravity. It is ironic that Zenon is able to walk around and live normally when zero gravity is the norm in space. The cause of this might be that sometime between 2011-2049 we found a way to displace zero gravity and make space a place with gravity. It would be the only way that Zenon could live the way she does in the movie. Since her parents need a weightless chamber, the ability to harness zero gravity in a confined space has also been discovered.

Computers

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Computers are another area where 2011 has surpassed the gadgets of 2049. The computers in Zenon’s world have simple graphics and seem to be just used for data input. Today’s computers have advanced graphics and are used in many diverse areas. Computers allow users to watch movies and television in high definition. They can showcase photos and videos. The screen is seen as an artist’s canvas, and is a vehicle for expression. The one similarity is the development of speak and type softwhere. Wyndham talks to his computer and the computer types what he is saying. Today, we have this technology, but it is not as mainstream. There is no one company who we can turn to for this ability, and there is constantly problems with spelling mistakes.

There are also differences in the physical look of computers. In Zenon’s time, computers were grey and bulky—they had not advanced from the 1990’s model that was probably around when the movie was made. How can they think that in fifty years time computers would look the same? Computers today are lightweight, portable, and desktops are almost obsolete. The laptop that is shown in Zenon is big and clunky, and probably no more portable than a desktop. Computers today are also smaller. It seems that Zenon has not taken account of the growing trend towards nanotechnology. Consumers today want things smaller, and there is no technology that is unaffected by this trend. Zenon’s time may have had the theory that the bigger the gadget, the more information that can be captured.

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Zenon Inspired Makeup Tutorial

The futuristic aspect of the Zenon movies has inspired some fans’ fashion/makeup choices as shown in this YouTube video:

New Experiences

I went on a bike ride and rode a horse with Greg today. I’m doing so many earthly things! Both activities were so much harder than I would have imagined. Who knew that riding a bike on Earth was so different from riding a bike in space? I mean – I know the bikes in space are stationary but you would think they work the same way. And the horse? Zetus Lupetus is that a huge animal. I had no idea how many different species there are because we don’t have animals in space. I’ve only ever seen them in projections and I can tell you that it is a different experience major when you are actually standing next to a real horse.

My parents always told me that everyone on Earth was unhealthy and fat and life in space was a much better way to live. But Earth is so different than I thought. The people here are nice and there are so many things that I didn’t know about until I got to experience them for myself.

Here’s Greg and me on the horse! Neb – can you believe that I actually did that!

Zap Pads

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Though some aspects of Zenon’s technology is ahead of the technology of 2011, we are more advanced than they ever thought possible on a few gadgets. Zenon is glued to her Zap Pad, which is a tablet that allows her to make calls and visually have a conversation with the recipient. In Zenon’s time, these Zap Pads are big, bulky, and clunky. They are an ugly grey and even she cannot make hers attractive. Zap Pads have replaced telephones in space. These tablets can be used both in space and in Earth, a testament to the fact that though Earth may be behind space in some ways, it is not that far behind.

Today, we have the iPad and the iPhone. These gadgets perform all of the functions of a Zap Pad, and many more things that Zenon could never even dream of. The iPhone and iPad both have “facetime”, which lets the user call another user and speak with them virtually. The iPhone is a form of a cell phone, which is not available in Zenon’s time. As Zap Pads had replaced telephones, cell phones (such as the iPhone) have completely replaced telephones in today’s time. The iPhone and iPad also succeed in another area where the Zap Pad fails—style. While Zap Pads are grey and bulky, iPads and iPhones are small, portable, and cool looking. They usually come in white or black, but never grey. They are svelte enough to fit in a pocket, and provide exceptional graphic quality, much better than that of the Zap Pad.

Though the comparison can be made between the Zap Pad and the iPhone and iPad, we cannot negate the fact that these are both Apple products. We must wonder, if Apple never entered the business world and created these gadgets, would we be using anything similar to them today? Would we have even past the technology of the Zap Pad? We cannot take for granted the effect that this one company has had on the performance and look of our technology today.

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Fan Fiction

Fans from all over the world use the Internet to continue the Zenon movies beyond their endings aired on TV. The stories are each written in varying points of view and focus on varying characters – not just Zenon. Here are several examples:

• My Girl
• Zenon and Greg, Orion and Zenon
• Zenon: Girl of the 21st Century 3
• Zenon’s Blast from the Past
• Contemplations
• Zoa and Zee?
• Musings of a Rockstar

An archive of even more fan fictions can be found here.

It’s like living in a black hole…

So living on Earth is seriously just as bad as I thought it would be. There is this awful girl named Margie who has the worst taste in clothes and the worst personality. She keeps trying to make my life a living black hole.

Here she is. Thank goodness she isn’t up to speed enough to actually read my blog.