January 14, 2005

Well then

Since everyone seems to be doing something exotic and interesting, I will contribute. For lunch yesterday, I drove to Arlington to pick up a credit card from a bar that I had left there the night before. Why? The answer, as always, is that I am an idiot. On the way back, I went to Taco Bell. In Arlington, for whatever reason, beef grilled stuffed Burritos are like 30 cents cheaper a piece than they are in Columbia. Imagine my delight and surprise. I could barely contain myself. I then proceeded to eat one on the ride back to work, trying not to wreck my car in the process. Can you imagine anything more exciting? It is like the home edition of Nascar. Then I worked until 6:30. Since rush hour is a 24 hour phoenomenon on the beltway, I sat in traffic on the way home. Then I went to McDonald's and bought two Big Macs. I am on a diet. I sat in front of a TV, drinking beer from the kegerator and watch NC State blow their lead against Duke. At halftime, they detailed Maryland's problems with John Gilchrist, which was a nice touch. I went downstairs into the dungeon, and turned on my TV with magic cable. "Along Came Polly" & "50 First Dates" were both on. Imagine my luck. I then entertained the notion of attempting to burn a hole in my eyelid with a cigarette. So there. Go off to Hawaii. Go off to California. But rest assured that my life is just as interesting as always until I figure out how to tie a noose.

Posted by John at January 14, 2005 10:38 AM
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Talk about exotic and interesting. It's 6:30 on a Friday evening, and I'm still at work, finishing up a report to NASA. I've got a day off, and then I'll be back to work 8am on Sunday (well, that's to be test flight director, which could be a little interesting, but it's still working on a weekend, and I'll spend some of it finishing up that report). I'm working Monday, too. Martin Luther who Day?

Posted by: Fatboy at January 14, 2005 07:31 PM


MLK is nice... I thought I'd be working tomorrow but it turns out our support crew on the ship won't be there, so we can't really do much.

Anywho, Hawaii is going well. Due to me getting up early, I still haven't gotten used to the time difference. Which means I'm usually drunk by 8:00 and then I pass out by 10:00. Yesterday was really fun cause I woke up with like 15 chicken McNuggets strewn all over the bed.

So I'm heading up to the north shore today. The news report last night called for a high surf warning: 20-30+ foot waves. I think it would be nice to see what those look like. Then I head out Tuesday morning for the sea trial. I'm only going to be out for 4 days now instead of 8. Woo! So I will see you all sometime around next Monday...

Posted by: Rick at January 16, 2005 05:13 PM


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