Life goes on, ho hum, ho hum.
I go through distinct cycles at work where I am either extremely frustrated or feeling really positive about my projects. Yesterday spiralled down into frustration at the end of the day. One of my projects involves working with data and code that we at JSC do not control, and therefore it’s difficult for me to get anything done in 1) a timely manner and 2) to a point where I actually have a solid understanding of what I’m doing. I just feel like I’m groping in the dark hoping that the numbers I churn out look ok in the end.
Last night after leaving work frustrated, I ran a few errands and parked my butt on the couch for three hours of TV. American Idol was less than stellar last night, and Paula Abdul must have been smoking something to think that Scott was singing in tune. He wasn’t. He was the worst last night. Constantine was actually decent for once.
Amazing Race was entertaining, with the team I liked least — Ray and Deana — getting the boot for coming in last (despite finishing first the previous leg). Ray was really annoying with all his “I can’t stand being last” and “the old people are dead weight, they need to go” comments. The old couple is actually pretty impressive in the way they keep sneaking through. Anyway, at this point I think I’m rooting for either the brothers or Uchenna and Joyce, the couple from Houston. The whole concept of the show is just intriguing to me, and it’s interesting to watch how the different teams react to different things. Teams get so disappointed when they have to wait for opening hours, plane flights, etc that allows other teams to catch up to them, and yet by this point, you’d think they’d realize that the race is designed such that no team can ever truly pull away. It’s designed to keep them close, so that you can never relax, and constantly have to be racing. Or, alternatively, you can choose to stress a little less knowing that you will likely make up some time somewhere. Lots of strategy involved.
