it's the ropes and the reins / and the joy and the pain /
and they call the thing rodeo

Dude. If you have an hour and a half on the schedule to present your material, don't bring 74 slides, talk really s l o w l y, and go an hour over your given time, thus derailing the presentation of the person who has to go after you, who has to leave before you're even finished because you've used up your time and theirs. That is my rant for the day.

The 2.5 hour presentation I sat through this morning (about Mars sample return) was actually very interesting, and I learned a lot. But I had to struggle to keep my brain following the slow delivery, and was disappointed to not get to hear the presentation that was supposed to come afterward. C'est la vie.

Buzz, Jason and I went climbing last night for the first time in three weeks. Oh, my arms. I had a good night, but today I can tell that I took too long of a break. My fingers have that tingly tight feeling. :)

In other news...they found evidence of past liquid water on Mars. Hurrah! Speaking of Mars, I get to present neural network abort determination stuff (formerly co-op Kara's project, now mine) to the JPL guy this afternoon. Hurrah! The Houston Rodeo begins today, with Leila arriving from Austin in a few hours to go with me to watch John Mayer kick things off tonight after the cattle roping and bull riding. Hurrah! Apparently there are pig races at 6:30. Now that sounds entertaining...