wait, are you working on campus again?

Damn commies... Besides, the inspiration phrase is "Reach for the Stars," not "Reach for the Space." Cosmonuts just don't try hard enough.

I don't think enough attention is being paid to fringe parties in the States. Just look at the Prohibition and Personal Choice parties.

Prohibition stands for:

• The sale of all government-owned businesses
• The elimination of the national debt
• Opposition to Foreign aid
• Opposition to Most immigration to the US


Personal Choice likes:

• Eliminating the Federal income tax
• Legalizing gambling nationwide
• Eliminating Social Security


And between them they can boast:

• 208 votes in the 2000 election
• A genuine guest on The Oprah Winfrey Show
• A pornstar
• A boxer
• This guy:


...

I really wish these programs compiled faster. I have way too much time.

Thanks Alison! So by going into space any one of us can instantly be elevated to the great status of cosmonaught. Being a cosmonaught doesn't seem that glamorus anymore. Well at least one of my childhood dreams can be realized.

Look I found a kindered spirit for Grand Arms Panzer!

http://www.sfxb.co.uk/mecha/daix.html

Some weird 80's cartoon show about giant robots.

Enjoy!

oh, I forgot something...
you are not technically an astronaut by going into space.
you are, however, a cosmonaut.
if you were to go to a star, then you'd be a true astronaut.
isn't it funny how the russians were right?



cosmos = space
astro = star

The benefit of living in a hostel with about 30 of them for the four days shows that we all pretty much do take care of our personal hygeine... obviously some more than others, but everyone was bathing. The only time body odour became a real issue was after a night on the dancefloor... when we were all pretty much sweating and stinking up the place... as were all the non-granola-type people... so I haven't noticed a real problem. Yes, Tom, I understand where you're coming from, but many non-granola-type people have just as much of a "problem" with bathing as the granola-types.

And... in further explanation... your body relies on the oils it produces to keep skin moisturized and hair growing healthily... so showering every day isn't exactly good for you either... though odour control is definitely a key part of making it work.

oh, and speaking of bathing... I've been using organic shampoo for almost a year now, and holy cow. I grabbed the dregs of my old chemical-y conditioner for washing my hair last night, and damn. I've never been so disgusted in my life. I hate smelling like chemicals. Even if they're supposed to be "pretty" scents, they're not... and they're likely volatile organic compounds that would in the end contribute to chemical death for some people. Yes, from time to time I still use perfume, so I'm not doing this perfectly, and you could call me a hypocrite, but damn did I not like the chemical conditioner experience... So what should I do... dump it down the sink? That seems equally bad, but all the same, if I used it, it would go down the drain then too...

in the budgetary area: Taylor, thanks for that list, it actually did help me. So... I shall definitely be adding a prostitute line to my budget. I'm just not sure if it will be positive or negative... ;) ha ha! anyway, yeah, along the lines of cars and budgets, my folks are paying for my first year of car ownership - registration and insurance. I know, holy shit, eh? Anyway, I officially will have my own car on Saturday, crazy, eh? What the hell am I going to do with a car? Besides put a bumper sticker on it, and hang Pam's fuzzy dice on my rear mirror for a couple of days... perhaps run away! :) anyone want to join me?

If you went into space are you considered a astronaut? Are there more technacalities then that?

Though I didn't fail to notice the typographical error of my own in the last post, the pleasure I take in the humour of this quote is dulled not by my hypocrisy:

"...they can talk to the astronuts..."


Astronuts! BWAHAHAHA!!!!

So whoop-dee-fuckin-doo-lets-celebrate! The ansari X-Prize has been claimed!!! Everybody get drunk!!! We're goin to SPACE mothafuckas!!!


Okay, so maybe we're not. But I maintain optimism that this is only the beginning for commercial SPACE enteriprises. I HAVE to be optimistic; I would despair should I think for a moment that I may never have the chance to leave this planet... even if only for a second's vacation! Extraterrestrial wanderlust infuses my soul!!!

...this coming from the man who has in the past subjected me to the consequences of his reprehensibly inefficient albeit entirely organic deodorant.