Two rovers on Mars. Amazing. Last night I was talking to my dad and he said “I’m just so happy for Rover!” I like how he calls them both Rover. Not “Spirit” or “Opportunity,” or even “those two Mars rovers,” but just Rover. My dad is so funny. Sometimes he’s like a little kid. “I’m just so happy for Rover!”
I also was inducted into Debbie’s geocaching cult last night. For those who may have never heard of such a thing, it involves you, your handheld GPS unit, and walking around in the woods and other various locations looking for hidden treasure. Last night we went to a park up by the ship channel and found a cache that had these cool walking sticks in it, free for the taking. Then we found another one at Bay Area Park. I’m thinking geocaching is not the best thing to do in the dark when the temperature is rapidly dropping and it’s really freaking windy…but it was still entertaining.
So we just got this email, sent to all JSC employees:
AEROSMITH TO VISIT JSC
Employees are invited to a brief photo opportunity with the band Aerosmith — Steven Tyler, Joe Perry, Brad Whitford, Tom Hamilton and Joey Kramer — from 11:30 to 11:45 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 28 at the southeast corner of Building 30 A, looking out over the pond. Cameras are permitted and employees will be able to take photos of the band from a distance. Due to the tight filming schedule, there is no opportunity for autographs. Band members may speak to the crowd briefly before leaving for closed-door filming sessions on site.
Aerosmith is the headline act for the Super Bowl XXXVIII pre-game show. A portion of the pre-game show, including a performance by Aerosmith, will pay tribute to NASA and the crew of Columbia.
I find this hilarious. The best has got to be the “take pictures from a distance.” I can’t believe they had to send out an email out about this. It just conjures up images in my head of Steven Tyler standing on high giving the beauty queen wave (elbow, elbow, wrist, wrist) and saying “hello, hello” with a british accent. Maybe it’s just me.
I finally got my package from mom this morning, the one I’ve been trying to get the UPS man to deliver since Friday. Silly UPS man. Anyway, she sent me a Panthers NFC champions t-shirt and two copies of the Observer from the day after the Panthers beat the Eagles. Very cool. I put up the “Go Panthers” poster in my office. Matt says I’m a fair-weather fan, to which I say…of course I am. I am not really into football, as most of you know. I mean, come on, baseball is so much more interesting. 😉 But when I do pay attention to the NFL, I root for the Panthers, being from Charlotte and all. So I’m a fair-weather fan, but I don’t care. Go Panthers!
Tonight Buzz and I go for a two-lap (5.8 mile) run. My plan is to do 6 miles this Tuesday, almost 12 next Tuesday, then 6 the next Tuesday. Those will be my long runs before the Austin Half Marathon on February 15. Combined with my 2-3 other ~3 mile runs each week, and soccer, and rock climbing, I should be fully prepared for another half marathon. I don’t have a clue how well I’ll do since Austin, unlike Houston, has those mysterious things called hills.
There are three people signed up for my 5k race! Hooray! Two of them are me and Jason. Minor detail.