Self-Rescuing Princess Music Break - Leontyne Price

Amazing. Just amazing.

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Self-Rescuing Princess Music Break - Adele

I missed the Grammy's last night, unfortunately, because of a class project I couldn't put off. I heard Adele won a Grammy for "Set Fire to the Rain." All I could think was, "Duh."

I love love love this version of the song she won for.

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Self-Rescuing Princess Music Break - Eartha Kitt

C'est vrai, c'est si bon.

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Self-Rescuing Princess Music Break - Birdy

Dear Gawd, her voice. All the feels.

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Self-Rescuing Princess Music Break - Robyn

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Self-Rescuing Princess Music Break - Aretha Franklin

Preach, Aretha!

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Self-Rescuing Princess Music Break - Nina Simone

Sing it, Nina!

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Self-Rescuing Princess of the Week - Lauren Rojas

Twelve year old Lauren Rojas's science project for school wasn't your typical science fair fare. Instead of building the ubiquitous baking soda volcano, she wanted to test the effects of altitude on air pressure and temperature. So she built a weather balloon, attached several cameras to record the view, and a high altitude computer to track the changes in temperature, air pressure and altitude. And then she added a little something extra.

She wanted to send her Hello Kitty doll on the trip, so she build her a little rocket to travel in, and attached it to the scientific equipment.

She launched the rocket from Antioch, California, where it was buffeted by strong winds as it rose to its highest point, over 93,000 feet up! When the balloon burst, it sent Hello Kitty back down, to land nearly 50 miles away. Lauren recovered the equipment, with the help of several adults, as it was tangled in a tree 50 feet off the ground, and completed her assignment. And, then, for good measure, made this awesome video.

Best. Science. Fair. Entry. Ever.

(source: NY Daily News)

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