Honestly, one of the others at the table returned after the fact, an hour later than expected (which is fine, I don't care at all), but they looked guilty as fuck.
That was my first thought. I didn't say it but I thought, "Welcome back. You look guilty as hell."
I'm guessing so-and-so broke.
Yeah, I wasn't going to be situated opposite so-and-so as well as 3 others with the constant risk that something would be said to throw my mind into total chaos.
I learned that the hard way ten years ago. I'm not doing that again. Gotta solve it with a one-to-one conversation first.
Yup. Usually when someone looks guilty as hell it means something major happened.
Methinks a conversation was had this afternoon. 😬
Nice try but there isn’t enough bourbon in Kentucky to willingly put me at the same table.
If that's the case then I can't watch this series. Edm/LA game 6 last year was not a good time for me. Not the team, just had a really bad day that day and I'm still living through the shockwaves and ripples of that day.
My prediction: Either Sunday or Monday will be interesting.
There is absolutely zero doubt that a certain conversation will be had. Probably while buzzed. Or more than buzzed.
I think turning off phone notifications might be smart just in case. Just feel it would be smart to do that.
Artemis III will test docking procedures in Earth orbit.
As a Canadian, I will selfishly state that if Jenni Gibbons is next up to fly for us then I'd rather she go on Artemis IV and not settle for Earth orbit.
Get the lunar landing instead.
Matching my energy, I see. It's clear that they're not thrilled about me not being in a meeting last week.
I am pretty confident that a boiling over point is coming. Though, to be fair, I was told from someone else that my presence last week was redundant and not required after all. 🤷♂️
Here's the missing riding.
If Canadians were rattled by the amount of floor crossers then why didn't they vote like they were rattled by the amount of floor crossers?
Better view. The booster stage will be used to capture into lunar orbit then will be disposed of. CSM will stay in orbit and the LEM will deorbit and land. It will not be retrieved. CSM will return home.
Getting better at building vehicles in KSP1 that have landers as payloads and require separation of the CSM to "retrieve" the LEM while on a trans-lunar course.
Right side: CSM, left side: LEM and trans-lunar boost stage.
That? Late on a Saturday night?
Interesting. Definitely says a lot.
Edmonton Oilers clinch a playoff spot. I'm not watching. Game 6 of Oilers/Kings last year was too painful. I couldn't celebrate that win because of what I learned earlier that night and hours before that.
I can't do it this time around.
Everyone on TV referencing Artemis II some way or another.
Nerds are cool again. Yeah baby. 🤓
Savannah Bananas TIE the game at 5-5 in the bottom of the 9th. What a sport.
I'm hooked to Banana Ball.
They are trying to find ways to stay relevant to me. I know that. But I can't give them a free pass because I know it's not right.
I would love to set things right with them. I would love to find a way forward but not at the expense of the standard I have with regard to the truth.
I won't cheapen myself to just saying that everything's okay and forgetting that this ever happened. I felt humiliated when I heard the truth and while I kept it to myself, it stung like crazy.
It was painful. It hurt. And it was never addressed. I need that to be addressed before anything else.
That's why it stings so much. Because I badly want to be able to forgive them but I can't based on the fact that I was deceived and information was withheld.
I can't respect that and I can't validate that behavior. It's not right. If I validate that then what does that say about my standards?
I understand so-and-so deserves to be forgiven. I understand that time has passed. They've taken a year of distancing and refusal to have conversations. They've taken it all and then some.
The reason why I can't forgive them is because I was lied to. I remember that moment at the table last year.
Note though: I won't do anything stupid. Life is full of ups and downs and I am hopeful I can turn those not so fun moments around.
Thank you for this. 💙💙💙
Music is what keeps me going each week. I love it and I love what I do. I'm riding a high point in my conducting career but having a rough time in other areas.
It takes a lot of mental energy to block out the stuff I'm not particularly enjoying but music helps me get by.
Oh yeah there's that too. That... tracks, kind of.
My brain right now is thinking "what if <this>" and "what if <that>."
No, brain. Logic suggests that those things aren't happening. You figured out the pattern and those what if moments are not consistent with the pattern. Two weeks ago doesn't happen if the what ifs were true.
Simple as that.
Welcome home, Artemis II crew. You understood the assignment. Now we need to make sure that we go to the Moon to stay for good.
To think, that capsule was near the Moon on Monday.
Mindblowing.
Integrity is Stable-1.
Beautiful splashdown.
Chutes out, welcome home Artemis II. Mission accomplished!
PERFECT MISSION.
