Last (for now) shift...
May. 20th, 2001 10:45 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
alexpgpYesterday's shift went until sometime after 5 pm local time, which made for a long day. What made it longer was that the last hour or so was spent in a long series of exchanges between the crew and the ground extolling one another's virtues. And there I was, feeding all of this to the folks attempting to spend a quiet night during their shift at the Moscow MCC. Yeow! That had to hurt!... or maybe it helped them nod off? :^) (Don't misunderstand me, both the crew and the control team have the right to brag on each other. They're doing an awesome amount of work and are improving with every passing day, it seems. But I'd be surprised if the folks in the Moscow MCC really listened to this traffic.)
Anyway, the flight control team informed us of a similar crew wake schedule today, so Elena E.-S. and I again showed up early, for a somewhat extended shift that's supposed to end at 4:30 pm local time. The end of today's work will mark the end of my time here in Houston for this trip.
I am surprised at just how itchy I am to be getting back on the road to go home to Colorado. Especially in light of having to spend some time gathering stuff (mostly bills and such) to take with me, as well as some time putting together a final invoice and expense report (sweet labor!).
Perhaps it is the knowledge that Galina and I could just as easily get "stuck" on the way home, stopping by every place that might look as if it might help Galina and me boost our retail business. Such a scenario would fuel a "gotta-get-on-the-road-ASAP" feeling. Or maybe it's the knowledge that I'll be back here in about three weeks, again helping the species take baby steps into the cosmos.
I miss Pagosa. I miss the kids. The dogs. The house. The business. The mountains...
I have not seen Lee since she promised to come home Thursday night, apparently reverting to old habits. (She did come home yesterday, but after I went to sleep, and was gone before I returned from work.) I hope I get to see her before Galina and I leave.
Cheers...
Anyway, the flight control team informed us of a similar crew wake schedule today, so Elena E.-S. and I again showed up early, for a somewhat extended shift that's supposed to end at 4:30 pm local time. The end of today's work will mark the end of my time here in Houston for this trip.
I am surprised at just how itchy I am to be getting back on the road to go home to Colorado. Especially in light of having to spend some time gathering stuff (mostly bills and such) to take with me, as well as some time putting together a final invoice and expense report (sweet labor!).
Perhaps it is the knowledge that Galina and I could just as easily get "stuck" on the way home, stopping by every place that might look as if it might help Galina and me boost our retail business. Such a scenario would fuel a "gotta-get-on-the-road-ASAP" feeling. Or maybe it's the knowledge that I'll be back here in about three weeks, again helping the species take baby steps into the cosmos.
I miss Pagosa. I miss the kids. The dogs. The house. The business. The mountains...
I have not seen Lee since she promised to come home Thursday night, apparently reverting to old habits. (She did come home yesterday, but after I went to sleep, and was gone before I returned from work.) I hope I get to see her before Galina and I leave.
Cheers...
