Description

Finally — a vessel worthy of your sedimentary ambitions.

On one side: NASA’s 1997 Blue Marble, because you prefer your morning perspective measured in continents.

On the other: the brutally honest declaration, “World’s Okayest Archaeologist.” Bold text, bold admission.

Perfect for tea, coffee, or the existential silt that settles after a dig. Dishwasher safe, unlike some career choices.

Details

• 11 oz white ceramic mug
• NASA’s 1997 Blue Marble photo (because the 2002 one is far too recent)
• Text reads World’s Okayest Archaeologist in field-hardened colors
• Approved by Dude (unofficially)

Warning: May trigger unsolicited stories about field seasons from people you just met.

Specs

• Ceramic
• Lead and BPA-free material
• Dishwasher and microwave safe
• Mug sourced from China

Field Notes

The 1997 Blue Marble is a composite image assembled from multiple NASA and NOAA satellites—a stitched-together view of Earth as it appeared in early September of that year. Land color came from vegetation data collected by NOAA’s Polar Orbiting Environmental Satellites. Ocean color from NASA’s SeaWiFS instrument. The whole thing was draped over U.S. Geological Survey topography.

In other words: it took half the U.S. science bureaucracy to make one photo look like it was taken on a clear day.

We chose the 1997 version because it’s quietly magnificent—Earth as it is, not as it wants to be seen. You can even spot Hurricane Linda swirling in the eastern Pacific if you look closely and pretend you’re not late for something.

World’s Okayest Archaeologist is a title earned through years of adequate excavation, consistent caffeine intake, and only occasionally losing your trowel.

If anyone questions your choice of mug, gesture toward the hurricane and say, “That’s a tempest on a teacup.”

That usually ends the conversation.

Further clarification (and a few misplaced priorities) available in the launch post.