Floating in My Tin Can

Staring through the tiny window in his space capsule, Major Tom stares at the earth below. This cold blue orb with its teeming millions seems alien to him now as he drifts aimlessly through the cosmos, guided by a force he cannot see or control. Soon Earth will be gone and there will be nothing but the void. He fears for his sanity.

cat stares through round bubble-shaped window in backpack
I think my spaceship knows which way to go. (Imgur)
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9 thoughts on “Floating in My Tin Can

  1. Dubravkamcvmd March 30, 2023 / 3:37 pm

    AWWW. Major Tom really looks like he’s staring into The Void.

  2. allein 🐾 March 30, 2023 / 3:50 pm

    Aw, poor baby.

    His name is Butter! (Original title: “Butter is goin places. (And he’s not so sure about it)”)

    Maybe he and the void will be friends…

    • AJ March 30, 2023 / 4:55 pm

      Awww such a cute void too. Remember the video Mike posted a while where the void came out and asked for snackies? Maybe this post’s void will share any snacks.

  3. Kar March 30, 2023 / 4:07 pm

    Aw man.

    Was so waiting for the scrolldown and this didn’t disappoint. And yeah, I think the capsule knows the way to go.

    Planet Earth is blue and there’s nothing I can do…

  4. Arne March 30, 2023 / 4:27 pm

    And the papers want to know whose collar you wear.

  5. AJ March 30, 2023 / 4:51 pm

    I love this post! Talk about a cat that looks like he’s having an existential crisis. And the song is the best. You should look up the original Major Tom song done by the German artist Peter Schilling. Oooh actually found the video for it




  6. allein 🐾 March 30, 2023 / 6:07 pm

    I like this one:




    • allein 🐾 March 30, 2023 / 6:10 pm

      Unrelated, but this one is fun. Also I highly recommend the channel, which was originally Chris Hadfield’s channel and later taken over by his son, Evan, and changed to Rare Earth, and features Evan’s travels all over the world, with stories and philosophical musings and such about the places he goes.




  7. DEBG March 30, 2023 / 10:17 pm

    Mike, I laughed so hard I started coughing again! Poor Major Tom!

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