There's No Problem That Can't Be Solved

Without the proper application of explosives.

It's been a pretty good weekend thus far. And its nice that my weekends start on Thursdays now. Fridays will henceforth be known as "Saturday, Part 1." Sweet. It's like working for the government.

The days have mostly run together this weekend, I've been doing research on the SDB (Small Diameter Bomb) as well as ground-to-ground & ground-to-air missiles currently used by the U.S. So far, there's nothing in my research that tells me I can steal a current design (translation: the research is useless). Oh well. I guess designing one will be fun.

Also, I'm supposed to "sarcasm" the project requirements out of Gloyer tomorrow. We'll see how that goes. Sarcasm is highly effective, but only when the victim recognizes it for what it is; kinda like when cartoon characters unwittingly walk off a cliff - they only fall when they realize that they can. I'm not saying Gloyer is dense; I'm just saying his sense of humor is weird. Time will tell.

In other news, I saw Sin City last night. It was pretty good, but I don't know that I would have liked it in the theater. I don't know why, but that's just my gut reaction. Its a little wierd and has a different format, and its kinda dark. I probably just don't like paying good money for that. Yeah, that's the ticket.

My major triumph for the weekend was getting my music collection in order, and synchronizing it with my Sansa (mp3 player). I'd already put my AC/DC and Johnny Cash on it, but now its got the whole shebang and room to spare. I need to find one of those radio broadcasters so I can use it in the car.

Finally, I mentioned that I finished my books a few days back. I have to strongly recommend The Rising Tide by Jeff Shaara. It was very well written, as I've come to expect from him, and does an excellent job of telling a story that hasn't been told very much. This book focuses on the North African campaign in 1942, and the invasion of Italy. We get to see it through the eyes of Dwight Eisenhower, George Patton, Irwin Rommel, along with a U.S. tank gunner and a U.S. paratrooper. Very good read. Very.

P.S. Apparently, the Indianapolis Colts are going to the Super Bowl. Peyton Manning plays for them, so I'm supposed to care. Go Colts.