mr. flea and Casper are really into space right now, and I got to be all like, "Oh, I know someone who works on Hubble..."

ION, Junk Foods That I Think Have Crack In Them:
McDonald's Sausage Biscuits
Chik-fil-a
Oreo Cakesters

The Olive Mountain (that Middle Eastern place in Evanston that Teppy liked).

Mmmmmm, Olive Mountain. They may possibly have the world's best hummus.

It was the hummus that made me declare my love for that restaurant. Definitely the best. (And related to flea's post just above, possibly chock-full of crack.)

ION, Junk Foods That I Think Have Crack In Them:

Honey Bunches of Oats
McDonald's Sausage & Egg McMuffins
Trader Joe's goddamn addictive Pirate's Booty

I'm a space geek too, but more of the 60s variety. I'd read the book that From the Earth to the Moon was based on before the miniseries. (Have that, too, natch--) also have the DVDs of the Discovery Channel special that aired this summer and a really cool bio of the Mercury 13, the women who tested at the same time as the men who would become the Mercury 7 (and in several cases, outperformed them) but were dismissed by NASA.

Geek tag, she never closes.

ION, Junk Foods That I Think Have Crack In Them:

Peanut butter M&Ms McDonald's French fries Candy corn

Last night I made marinated chicken kabobs, rice, and Greek salad for dinner. I also had store bought pita bread and hummus. Definitely not good hummus, good enough to eat and all, but very mediocre. Also, I clearly need to find a recipe and make my own pita bread.

God, I miss Chik-Fil-A.

Wait, I don't get it, sara--it broke, so they're going to DELAY sending people to fix it? Huh?

The stuff that is going to be fixed on the servicing mission is not what broke. What broke was the thingie that communicates to and from the instruments. The servicing mission will put in 2 new instruments, attempt to fix 2 others, replace batteries, gyros, a sensor and install new insulation. Oh, and hang a grabber thing on it for when the time comes to deorbit it.

Doesn't matter if they do all that and can't talk to the instruments.

Astronauts spend years practicing the maneuvers (screwdrivers in space are a pain in the ass.) They can't just shove the replacement part under someone's seat on the shuttle and pop it in when they get there, unfortunately.

ION, Junk Foods That I Think Have Crack In Them:

M&Ms
McD's Fries
Maltesers

M&Ms

McD's Fries

Maltesers

brain went straight to FCM. I've known you all too long.

ION, Junk Foods That I Think Have Crack In Them:

M&Ms

McD's Fries

Maltesers

I'm pretty sure crack has Mc Donald's fries in it.

F: Malteasers
C: M&Ms
M: McDonalds' Fries