When will I ever learn?

I'm in London, and I got ambushed by this guy making videos. He bought me beer, what can I say? Anyway, he said he wanted to ask me serious questions about biology, and when he got me on camera he instead asked me all this weird stuff about constellations and telescopes and has me looking like a stammering moron. He'll probably put it online soon, and then I'll be in trouble.

He goes by the name Andromeda's Wake. At least it was really good beer.


My humiliation and profound ignorance made public:

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