Rejoining the World of the Living

Last night I emerged from my STS-124 bubble and headed downtown with Jason, Cari and Jose to see Eddie Izzard at Jones Hall. I took a three hour nap yesterday afternoon, and without that I doubt I would have made it through the show awake. But I did, and he was very funny. I like his brand of comedy mainly because he takes ordinary things like religion and history and science and makes them funny. He doesn't just tell redneck jokes, or make fun of how women drive, or any of that. He does intelligent comedy, which I find hilarious. I'd heard from the Twitterverse that Eddie would come out into the lobby after the show for an informal Q&A session, but we were all tired and didn't stick around. We are lame.

Now that the mission is over, it's time to catch up on life in general. It's already mid-June! When did that happen? This weekend will be busy but fun. We've got tickets to see the Astros play the Yankees on both Friday night and Sunday afternoon. Saturday morning is the BARC Predict Your Time - Pay Your Dues 5K. Sunday morning there's a triathlon in Clear Lake that I may sign up for, since you can register as late as Saturday. I'm tempted. But the more likely scenario is that I'll just go watch and cheer. The Y Tri is only two weeks ago, which is close enough for my summertime monthly tri fix.