What a disjointed entry this will be. Hurrah. :)

This is the funniest thing I've heard all day:

Heat transfer - 1 credit, how hard can it be?


Ha ha ha. I've never heard someone refer to heat transfer like that. Its one of the hardest MechE classes (I never really took it as an independent class). It just reminds me how sometimes one credit of class is like a million credits of work to earn it.

Last night - surprise party for Nick. It was funny, I've never been to a surprise party before, and it went off really well, Nick didn't expect a thing. What a surprise!

I had to leave early, though, because Apache is sick. I think its belated reaction to the lake water from last weekend. Hopefully she will get better and not suffer in misery (and mess - the first time since April) in her crate like she did yesterday.

I find it hard to believe that Sarah would avoid all Major League baseball for a year, had the players gone on strike. I don't think she's capable of that.

Plans for this weekend include: all-day Saturday house-hunting. Watching Gavin and Jen's two dogs Sunday and Monday (which will be paid back more than in kind when they watch Apache while I'm in Scotland). Maybe helping Kathleen move on Monday morning.

Karen got her first helicopter ride. That's awesome! I like Jason, from the 5 minutes I spent with him when I went to Cranfield last year. Karen, you should invite him to Scotland with us and he and Sarah can hook-up.

I remember my first (and only) helicopter ride at KSC. I was in the gunner's chair of a UH-1. The helicopter banked to scare up some alligators in the swamp below. I was hanging out, my face pointed at the ground, 200 feet above snapping alligators, and only one thin lap belt separating me from certain doom. It was awesome! I wish I could afford to learn to fly helicopters. Maybe I should work on affording to learn to fly Cessna's! :)