At the time, seniors were permitted to pursue their own interests during the month of January, so he spent that period practicing glass blowing in Vermont.

Simpson became so enamored of working with glass that a month became a year, and while he did return to Hamilton briefly to complete his psychology degree, he has been pursuing this passion ever since.

Inspired by the story of the Apollo astronauts seeing the earth hanging in space like a blue marble, he began creating marble-sized planets for the students.

In addition to exhibiting and selling these works, Simpson also hides them in various settings across the globe, and even offers the public the opportunity to participate through his Infinity Project.

The final big event in the series was "Megaplanet Palooza" a street and music festival held on Westfield's downtown Park Square.