Can't wait for the weekend. Even though I'm going to come into work tomorrow to study for my final eval (finally next week - trying to get it scheduled since December! Its "disappeared" from the schedule 3 times already...) I don't know why I come in on the weekend to study, but I am much better at doing hard core studying in the office on the weekend when its quiet and no one is around.

Tonight I think we're going to see Forbidden Kingdom Its a movie which should make Gavin's head explode because it has both Jackie Chan and Jet Li.

A funny e-mail exchange at the office:
Sarah: Dude, on another note, I just realized that we are all dating/married to pilots. 5 pilots, 3 non-pilots. That is really really weird and says something about our group, but I'm not sure what other than apparently Gavin, Cari and I are lame.
Me: Yep, y'all should learn to fly and then you can de-lame yourself and we can all buy an airplane or at least start a working flying club. I'm thinking Mooney 201.
Byron: Its because pilots are superior and smart girls want the best :)
Me: I warned you pilots had an ego problem
Gavin: Yeah, I think Jen is hotter now that she's a pilot :) 'course... I'm "piloting" a 1.5 billion dollar hypersonic robot to land safely on Mars, so maybe that works both ways
Sarah: I know how to pilot the space shuttle to a successful rendezvous...that's gotta count for something...
Cari: Um, I know how to “pilot” a horse better than any of you except maybe Jen?? That’s all I have to offer... Look at me with the reply-to-all.
Byron: i think to qualify you have to be riding on or in the aircraft.... i used to fly r/c planes when i was 13.....
Sarah: Hey -- not *my* fault they won't let me on a real space shuttle... ;)
Cari: Yeah, I'm with you. Darn security guards...

Another article on all three candidates position on the space program. The future does not look bright.

Any a spoof article about a space program intern:

"The key is you've got to make your presence known if you want any chance of getting on that shuttle," Hodson added. "It'll be great getting that one college credit for this internship, but going on a space walk will be something I'll always remember."

Hodson, whose resumé did not list any formal flight training or an academic background in engineering, mathematics, biological science, or physics, said he was positive that before the next launch, NASA officials would notice he had refilled all the staplers. And although Hodson falls below the specific standards of the NASA space physical for vision and blood pressure, as well as not meeting fitness, stamina, and strength prerequisites, the 20-year-old did meet the height requirement.

(Both links from Bad Astronomy).