Crap. I just put together the perfect rationalization for going shopping at my favorite (pricy) store on Friday.
Think you just misspelled "Yay!"
And Kaylee, what the hell's goin' on in the engine room? Were there monkeys? Some terrifying space monkeys maybe got loose?
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JenP - Jul 27, 2005 6:08:55 pm PDT #3577 of 10002
sarameg - Jul 27, 2005 6:09:24 pm PDT #3578 of 10002
Woohoo!
All my rationalizations involving money involve the fact they REALLY don't want to fire me anytime soon because I'm it. It's depressing.
Jesse - Jul 27, 2005 6:10:12 pm PDT #3579 of 10002
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Think you just misspelled "Yay!"
NO! No YAY. Well, only yay if the stuff I want is 50% off or more. Which could happen. And I'm only going there if my evening plans (a) come through and (b) are in the area. Which may not happen.
tommyrot - Jul 27, 2005 6:11:44 pm PDT #3580 of 10002
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Also? NASA is doomed. Made up of a bunch of ... I dunno. Bureaucrats. Dude, known dangers. Deal. Otherwise, give the fuck up at the mission.
Things will improve when they stop using the shuttle. No other manned spacecraft is vulnurable to debris falling off of the rocket or a fuel tank.
sarameg - Jul 27, 2005 6:11:55 pm PDT #3581 of 10002
I gotta send those to my mom. Not the pink, but Merrels, she loves mostly. Footbed, yes, straps, it depends. Her last pair had one in the wrong place (not like those) and gave her blisters.
Kat - Jul 27, 2005 6:14:24 pm PDT #3582 of 10002
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
I love Merrells. If they have them at the store I go to tomorrow, in my size I'll get 'em.
Oddly, Zappos doesn't carry Merrells.
As much as I loved both the Fluevogs and the pink rhinestone shoes, I just can't justify it. So it's best to let them go to a good home.
Trudy Booth - Jul 27, 2005 6:15:19 pm PDT #3583 of 10002
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart
sarameg - Jul 27, 2005 6:16:33 pm PDT #3584 of 10002
tommy, it isn't the shuttle mechanics. It's the mentality. And I see it every.single.fucking.day. New guy has a chance, but really... it's entrenched. Don't get me wrong, our scientists and engineers do amazing things. But the management? So risk averse that ... well, the rovers didn't involve people. I don't believe THIS NASA will go to mars. Or even get anything human-risky up. It's bloated with managers covering their asses.
lori - Jul 27, 2005 6:19:27 pm PDT #3585 of 10002
Yep. This NASA needs to get the fuck over the idea of sending people anywhere, and just give us more money for robotic missions. People = too complicated and risky. Won't ever happen.
So maybe I'm just cranky because I'm at work late doing yet another cost exercise.
sarameg - Jul 27, 2005 6:27:17 pm PDT #3586 of 10002
Oh, poor lori!
What drove the Apollo missions is long gone from NASA. I'm all for it doing robotics, and I think it will. But the human question? It's off the list. Yeah, I was upset over Challenger and Columbia. But... it's a risk astronauts know and accept. I admire them for that. Hell, I think it IS acceptable, provided the humans involved acknowlege it. It is not a risk the agency will accept now, though.
Somebody else has to take up that challenge.