Back over a week ago two people walked into work who needed something fast. Trouble is, I'm out over 30 days on fabrication work. So after much figuring, moving jobs around, we had a plan for a plastic what-zit to show the transit of Venus. Several hours later, an error correction, and another hour we had our display model designed for Fairbanks Alaska.

As they picked up the model they gave me these, somehow they knew my weakness for pins. I don't have a huge collection, it will only fill a small part of one jacket, but I still personally find it cool.