I started with a large rigid sample container (or “plastic box” to people who don’t work at NASA). - Andy Weir

Anyway, my ribs hurt like hell, my vision is still blurry from acceleration sickness, I’m really hungry, it’ll be another 211 days before I’m back on Earth, and, apparently, I smell like a skunk took a shit on some sweat socks. This is the happiest day of my life.

Evolution can be insanely effective when you leave it alone for a few billion years.

He waves to me with a free arm. He knows one human greeting and by golly he plans to use it.