morning... Still sick, didn't sleep well. Got up early, went to work early early to study. Turns out LSO's get in even earlier, dratted Air Force. Ended up an unexpected weather sim where I got to play assistant-LSO. Met my new mentor (I'm participating in a program that pairs you with a more senior person in that works in a different organization) and she rocks. Went back to LSO-ing. Submitted my FDO appliation (in case you're overwhelmed with acronyms, FDO is a mission control position that I am not quite qualified for yet, but slots open so rarely I had to apply now because there is a potential for a long wait before another slot opens).

afternoon... Studied frantically. I suck at memorizing stuff. Group meetings both amuse and bore me. Had my tests (did pretty well, I think). Drive home was suprisingly traffic-free.

evening... Came home. Chatted with Nick & Tiff. Made spaghetti. Watched the Apprentice, wondered about how the women were winning at the start, but they all turned on each other so that now there's only one left, with four men. Update journal. Going to bed. Hopefully I'll sleep for a long time before getting up early to watch an orbit sim tomorrow so that I can understand what FDOs do during the non-ascent/entry part of flying...