motivating myself for work

lunch today was weird, and not in a bad way at all! jen and nick and i headed to jason's deli for sandwiches, and began talking about the division that nick and i work in, and all the different jobs there are for people to do. i have some interest in being a flight controller one day, and so i was curious to know the various paths people have taken to become one. since nick works in their group and talks to them more than i do, i figured he'd have a good idea.

the conversation was completely normal, but somehow i left lunch extremely motivated to get back to my desk and start churning out more x-38 simulations and graphs galore. though i already like my project, suddenly i was extremely excited about designing the dps jettision! i don't know if anything like that has ever happened.

normally i just go to work and make my computer do what i need it to do to get my required tasks done in the time allowed. i don't get too enthusiastic about my programming or sim runs, because although the end result is always interesting, the process of getting there is dull. something today made it seem fun. i wish it could be like this every day.