It Was Down to One

Well as I said yesterday, I got to see the Robonaut on Tuesday. This thing was pretty cool. We were even given a demonstration. This chick put on what seemed like a combo of your typical virtual reality helment mixed with Nintendo's ill-fated Virtual Boy device. She was able to control Robonaut's hands, arms, and fingers with great precision. We were shown how Robonaut can pick up stuff, grab stuff, build stuff, and pretty much everything a real astronaut would do on a space walk. This was a very cool tour. Just go to the link above. This thing is gonna help alot in future space operations.

Today Shannon Lucid spoke to us lowly co-ops. Wow, this woman has alot of energy. She didn't give us the usual I've-been-in-space-and-it-was-cool talk; rather, she emphasized the importance of communication in not only the NASA community, but life in general. She told of her early days in the space program, and she shared some examples of how clear communication is a necessity in today's world. I really enjoyed hearing her talk today.

Next week we get to have a special lecture....guess who it is...go ahead. Guess....







That's right! GENE KRANZ is gonna speak to us next week!!! I absolutely cannot wait for this. I really have no idea what to expect from him, but I do know that it will be an interesting experience. I'll let you know what day we're gonna hear him speak.

Well I forgot to mention this yesterday, but volleyball kinda fell through. I went to check out the courts yesterday, and I finally realized why they are soooooo nice. They have a league that plays there EVERY NIGHT. Yeh, I know. When the league isn't playing, they keep the courts locked up, so we were outta luck. This morning I asked some of the co-ops for some suggestions on alternate playing areas, and we may have a few takers. I'm gonna check them out this weekend.

I WAS gonna go and watch some of the league volleyball games this evening, but I fell asleep around 5:30. I might try to watch some games tomorrow if I don't go see Sahara.

I did buy a volleyball yesterday too, so I may try and find some of those other courts and practice jump serving tomorrow before the games. I'll make sure to practice where no one can watch, haha. I've gone through the motions for jump serving over and over, so I'm ready to try it out.

Jason left this afternoon. It's up to me to keep to hold down the fort until Monday. I need to have a wicked party or something, haha.

Oh yeh, and if you didn't check out the Sox game yesterday, then just go to espn.com and read the article about it. That's right, the Sox OWN Mariano Rivera. Ha, now NO lead for the Yankees is ever safe against us :)

Well Mal told me to spice up my blog...so...uhm...here's some spice. This is a glimpse into future of what this summer holds for Trevor and me. (sorry your face is cut off, Trev)