soapbox

so i never unpacked my shit when i moved in. which means boxes and bags and *stuff* all over the floor in my room. not conducive to a roaming doggy. i wish i’d started cleaning a bit earlier today, but alas, only started at 10:30pm. it’s amazing how much stuff i have. i’ve decided that i own entirely too many shoes, pants, jackets, fleeces, flannels, sweaters, and t-shirts. trouble is, i *like* them. that’s why i bought them. maybe i’ll start wearing everything more often now that i can find them.

on the bright side, i bought some stuff for mira tonight. got a red leash and matching collar (walmart had a very poor selection for large dogs), a bone, two tennis balls, a stuffed duck toy, brush, comb, and shampoo. i’ll get the dog bed for the office, food/water dishes, and food/treats tomorrow, after i find out what i should feed her.

(1) I read about the scheduling of the next shuttle launch and think “wow, I’m glad I’m not married to an astronaut”. Obviously I don’t know the full story, but I have to agree with this guy’s assessment:

A NASA employee who provided the documents said optimism based on past success is unwarranted, and compared it to saying, “We’ve run the red light again and again, and we’ve gotten away with it”

“They haven’t gotten away with it,” he continued. “They’ve destroyed two orbiters – 14 people are dead.” … “You know what’s going to happen? They’ll have no problem on this flight or the next flight,” he said, and the issue “won’t be on the front burner any more. We’ll forget about it.”

Plus, NASA is pushing a hard sell which makes me wonder. It just seems pretty dangerous to play fast and loose with safety in the middle of huge science/funding/NSF cuts, which will seem justified if there’s another incident.