And the tanks, and the bombs...

Not that I'm surprised, but I am disappointed. I'd hoped 9/11 would demonstrate the futility of an anti-missle system. There's probably a better chance that the U.S. will be hit by a missle from within the country than without, anyway. And why the hell does the pentagon think they can hit an ICBM if they can't even avoid hitting stationary buildings in Afghanistan? They even have problems hitting the right country.

(That last one's a reference to the bombing of Sofia, capital of Bulgaria, during a war on Yugoslavia.)

True irony would be for someone to fire a missle at the U.S. after we withdraw, but before we have our "shield" up.

In other annoying news...

A water main to Aden Hall broke today. In September or so, the one to Brackett Hall (where I live) had broken, so we were without water for about a day and there was a gaping hole and a backhoe in the middle of the quad for several. This time, they hooked a huge hose from the fire hydrant to Aden so that they could get on with their normal lives. Then at 6:15 pm I get a call from the office saying they've shut off cold water to Brackett-and-could-I-please-put-up-some-signs. And, to add to the joy, Cockerell, the other building with communal bathrooms that Brackett's keys allow access to, is also without water. I can use Aden's restrooms, since I have a Tesa card, but it's rather annoying for me and a pain in the ass for my residents.

The program I was going to spend all weekend, much of yesterday, most of today, tomorrow, and Thursday on? 200 lines of code. Less than 48 hours 'till its due. Whee!

And when did my body decide that it liked lying awake for an hour and a half before sleeping, and would do it several days in a row during crunch time? And why wasn't I party to the decision? Insomnia sucks, and circadian rhythms have been subverted by pop music.

Thought for the moment

Why do so many guys have a problem with other guys being gay? They're doing us a favor by removing themselves from the competition.