/checks date. Nope, it’s not April. Then wtf? HP and a slimming camera? via metafilter (the comments are great)

I think I just had a flashback to be in the third grade. Office supplies trebuchet.

Note to self… bike light…

I just got a spam email with the subject… “Elf Urine” um, sure. I didn’t even want to think about opening it!

OK, if I had my telescope set up, I would have probably been able to see the windows on the shuttle. If I had my camera, I probably would have gotten some great pictures. I couldn’t believe it was so clear from here. Very strange, but I am happy that everything has gone OK so far. Let’s just hope for a safe mission and a safe landing.

On a oddly related note, just before launch I was going through a box of clothes can came across my old space camp shirt. It has some stains on it that I hope I can get out. I tried it on and it fits pretty good. Sweet. Back to unpacking and studying.

Dear dumbass who sat behind me yesterday, the driver probably hates you and your mouth, not the route. To the old guy who sat next to me yesterday morning: use your eyes next time. Don’t get all pissed off and hot headed until you evaluate the situation. Getting angry at someone because they won’t move for a war veteran is OK… except the person you were getting pissed off at was completely blind and a nice person. Then don’t get all huffy when I very nicely leaned over and whispered to you that he was blind.

OK.. so that was yesterday. Today sucks because I forgot my watch and my cell phone. Can we say bad day? I knew it was going to be a bad day when the cat attacked my feet first thing, then I overcooked breakfast, REALLY burned the toast, and finally put on a pair of wet shoes.

On the brighter side, I have my laptop and my ipod. I remembered to make a lunch and they restocked the Vault Zeros. Let’s see how the actual day compares to this miserable morning.

So as I have been unpacking things, I have come across things I had forgotten we had. Apparently I seemed to forget often that we had sheets. It seems that we have 10 sets of sheets for the bed in the guest room, but only two sets of sheets for our own bed. Very interesting, I know.

I’ve unpacked most of the books and even plucked some out to either ebay or give away. The bookshelf/wall is overflowing even more now. And that’s with putting my rare or old books on the mantle (away from the cat).

I’m missing my camera a lot now that I don’t have it. Hopefully it will be back soon. I got a letter from the camera repair company telling me it would cost $181 US to repair it. I had to call because apparently someone made a boo-boo and lost the copy of the receipt I emailed. The camera is still under warranty, so I shouldn’t be paying any thing. Hopefully they will get it in the mail to me this week. Yes, hopefully.

I should be reading. I have to finish reading Tales from the Thousand and One Nights so that I can write a paper on some themes in the book. Instead I am goofing off on the web. I could continue unpacking too. We still have boxes of stuff all over the place. Josh hooked up two-thirds of the speakers to the stereo, so we have been watching movies to test it out. We discovered two remotes are toast. It really sucked because on of them controlled every single component we have. Though thankfully the DVD remote can control the receiver volume as needed. That is where we would need it most.

Stever Irwin diedtoday. People can complain about how annoying or out there he was, but at least he had fun in life.

In other news, I have been instructed by Brittany that I need a “hot background” on my YouTube channel. It took me long enough to finally add a few “favorite” videos. Maybe I’ll actually post something once I get my camera back from the repair place, whenever that is.

From the sounds of it, my stomach is planning a revolution if it doesn’t east something soon. You know your stomach is growling a little too loud when the cat hears it and turns around to stare at you.