alexpgp | In the starting blocks...

Once the morning shift arrives, I'm out of here with another invoiceable week.

My to-do list runneth over.

I need to call Galina and find out what stuff, if any, she wants me to bring home with me, besides the stuff I brought with me to begin with.
I need to find the key to my car (which is still at the Durango airport; I should probably have $75 in cash on me in case the toll collector doesn't take credit cards).
I need to do laundry (although it's not as if I've never gone home with a suitcase bulging with dirty clothes before).
I need to arrange for a visit to the heart clinic in Durango before my Kazakhstan trip. Apparently, it's been over a year since my last visit and all my prescriptions are in danger of running out. I do not want that to happen while I am overseas.
Somewhat longer term (i.e., Monday), I need to invoice my work and submit an expense report.
Also on Monday, I need to buy a ticket for Kazakhstan.
I need to arrange to visit my parents once I get back from Kazakhstan. (I may have mentioned my dad sounded kind of stressed when I spoke to him a couple of days ago.)

In filing a copy of my visa application yesterday afternoon, I noticed that I had failed to sign the thing. (Duh!) I called the person coordinating the application and was told the Embassy might take a faxed signature, so I faxed one yesterday. The worst case here is that they say it's not acceptable and I end up sending a page with my signature on it. In the meantime, I'll try to keep a positive attitude.

The day shift of Russian controllers has arrived, but my relief has not. This is unusual because typically, the reason for a delayed arrival is a telecon, but there are virtually never any telecons scheduled for Fridays (since 7 am Houston time is 4 pm Moscow time, and Russians -- like Americans -- enjoy going home on Friday at a reasonable hour). We'll see.

Cheers...