I'm excited too. ^_^ My dad's a huge space and physics buff, and he says that they'll probably name the planet Persephone if it is determined to be a planet. And that's enough to excite me because I absolutely love that name.

I'm glad to see that someone else is excited. My brother just gave me this 'look' when I told him. X_x;; Persephone is a beautiful name, and it would be nice to have another female planet. ^__^ Besides, Pluto and Persephone as outer planets would be romantic, in a geeky most-people-don't-get-it sort of way.
-Meredith

I want to understand the geekery. Can you explain it?

*grins* Pluto is the Roman name for the god of the underworld, Hades in Greek mythology. Persephone is the Greek name for the daughter of the goddess Demeter, who rules over the hearth and the seasons. Hades kidnapped and wooed Persephone to be his bride in the underworld, which sincerely pissed Demeter off (hence the existence of winter). Because Persephone had eaten the fruit of the dead, she couldn't go back to the world of the living permanently-- she had to divide her time between Demeter and Hades. (Talk about in-law tensions!)

So, to have Persephone and Pluto orbiting out in the dead wastes of space together... well, it's kind of romantic. In a creepy, ooky way. ^^;

*glomps Amber*
-Meredith

Hee. I love that. Thank you.

*glomps Meredith back*

My brain keeps wanting to write fluffy 4400 fic because it doesn't understand that in some fandoms fluff isn't okay. Heh.

You're welcome. It's cute-- in a rabid teddy bear sort of way. ^__^

*more glompage*

I think there's some room for fluff in the 4400'verse. Diana and Maia are kind of fluffy, and so are Shawn and Kyle in the pre-abduction era. Lily/Richard is teh alien-abductee lurve. *giggles*
-Meredith
who likes Amber!fic

Really? That is so COOL. :D

Seems like if Pluto itself barely made planet status, and this thing is even bigger, it *should* be a planet - then again, all I know about this is what you've just mentioned. *goes to look*

I think it should be a planet, too, but you know how scientists are. *grins* It's amazing how much we don't know about our own solar system.
-Meredith