Akiyama was not a trained astronaut, scientist nor engineer. During his time aboard Mir, Akiyama gave live reports each day documenting life aboard the station, but his apparent discomfort led to him being described as the first “antihero in space”. He described his struggles such as space sickness and craving for cigarettes:During training, he quit smoking cigarettes, having previously smoked four packs a day. Before liftoff, when asked what he looked forward to most upon his return to Earth, he said “I can’t wait to have a smoke”. His fellow cosmonauts later reported, in regards to his nausea, that they “hadn’t ever seen a man vomit that much.”

Why has nobody made an anime about this guy???

  • Kuori [she/her]@hexbear.netEnglish
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    3 days ago

    chain-smoking

    bingo, i was also drinking like 3ish liters of liquor a day at that point. also you can DEFINITELY smoke and eat (and shower for that matter, though i didn’t bc smoking inside was not an option where i lived). i promise you this is all perfectly possible, it’s just indescribably ill-advised. and wildly expensive.

    and like, not that fun, if we’re being honest with one another.

      • Kuori [she/her]@hexbear.netEnglish
        6·
        3 days ago

        lmao, fair question. i suspect the answer lies somewhere between “the lord watches over drunks and fools” and “god loves a good chew toy”

        it might make more sense to know

        CW: SI

        i was trying very hard not to be alive at the time

      • Kuori [she/her]@hexbear.netEnglish
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        3 days ago

        ouch. just for fun lemme think here. it’s been over a decade since i quit both (chomsky-yes-honey) but if i recall marlboro ran a 3 pack special for like…$15 i think? and a handle of liquor was arouuuund uh shit maybe $17 or so per?

        not an exaggeration to say nearly 100% of my money went towards partying (i believe i was making under $10 an hour but i worked full time - thankfully doing nothing of import bc yes of course i was drunk at work at almost all times)

        god typing this out makes me kind of sick now. anyway thus ends Anecdotes of a Wasted Life, tune in next week to see more needless diary-posting (but hopefully not actually)!