did anyone ACTUALLY see the space shuttle endeavor travel 12 miles of city streets outside of LA?  now THAT would be a sight to see! my friend posted this video on facebook, and i couldn't help but share it!

(thanks, quan!)



now... TRY to tell me that science isn't cool ;)

cheers!

this summer has certainly been a great one so far, and last weekend made it even better! 

mr p's sister and cousin came to visit :)

we went to the beach , had a relaxing night in, saw the space shuttle at the intrepid , saw a show at radio city music hall , went to central park , had drinks at one of our favorite bars , had tapas at a delicious east village restaurant , had ice cream at our favorite local shop , and sushi with friends in the east village.

so.. exhausting!!  but so fun :D enjoy the weekend with us through photos

as you all well know , i've had the amazing opportunity to be involved with the final journey of the enterprise shuttle .

(i think mr p knows a little TOO well... i can't help but talk about it all the time, he's definitely tired of hearing about the space shuttle by now!)

my last post about the journey highlighted the transfer of the shuttle from the ground at JFK airport to a barge.

last wednesday was the big day though, when it went from our yard in jersey city up past the statue of liberty and ground zero, and up the hudson river to the intrepid sea, air, and space museum.   this is where our crane picked up the shuttle and placed it on the deck of the intrepid.

i got to ride the tug during this last leg of the journey!  it was fun texting my family to see if they could see me on tv, but after seeing news videos after i got home (around 11:00pm!!) it seems like they were focused more on the shuttle than the tug boat pushing it (shucks).

what a fun, exciting, but stressful day.
check out some "insider" photos below

yep, you heard that right.  i touched a space shuttle.

i've been spending the past few days at WORK, over the WEEKEND .
(no overtime awesomeness in this salaried position)

but, i can't exactly say i was upset about it. 

because...

i got to spend it up close and personal to the enterprise space shuttle that's coming to the intrepid museum in manhattan!  i did some of the work for the lift plan, barge stability analysis, and layout plans.

sometimes i think my job is lame-o, but it's projects like this that makes it TOTALLY REDEEM ITSELF.


tonight i get to take mr p over to see it, and he might actually get to touch it himself too!
(he wants to lick it for some odd reason, i didn't ask questions, i just said no, i need my bosses to continue letting me join in on all the fun projects we get!!)

stay tuned for more! the shuttle still has to get to the intrepid!!
...and you can be sure i will be there!!

what did you do last weekend?? anything fun?? tell me about it!!

cheers.

the long weekend has come and passed, and we've been SO busy since!

...hosting family...

...saying goodbyes...

...and i've been busy working on super cool things at work...

sooner or later i will get the chance to tell you more, but for now, i'll leave you with this picture my boss took of me yesterday while at "work".

cheers.