Monday, December 3, 2007

it's getting hot in here

I hung up a sock for Christmas.

Today I really wish I had invented Powerball. Who decided to start Powerball? "Hey Paco, can I borrow 6.2 million dollars to give away?" Ummm... "No, no, people will pay me money to guess 6 numbers and win the money."

This morning I found a new feature on my alarm clock's snooze. The snooze will turn itself off after so many snooze resets. I was late for work. Again.

In our NASA drawings at work we have to reference materials and parts with a cage code. Each cage code is assigned to individual companies. On my drawing I had to put a cage code in for a specific part. Apparently I made a typo on this cage code, replacing what should be a S with a 5. As a result the new cage code with the 5 was referenced an adult store.
Cage Code 49S503 = NASA Material Store
Cage Code 495503 = Adult Super Store (This is the code I put on the drawing)
One of the head guys brought this to my attention. I asked him why an adult store was in our system. Head Guy said, "Maybe someone needed some lube."

Well after four paragraphs of thinking about I've decided to let you in on the secret. I did not wear the space suit Friday, did not don the suit. Instead I only halfway put it on. Got the LCVG (Liquid Cooling Ventilation Garment, the white garment with the tubes) and the LTA (Lower Torso Assembly) on, waddled over to the HUT (Hard Upper Torso, the chest part) and started sliding my way upward. Got one arm in, the other in, and head, then it ended. I was beginning to get stuck. Wait, was stuck, couldn't go any further. I was thinking to myself, how do these astronauts do this with no gravity? This is tough! After some more pushing and even more pushing, it became obvious there was no way I was going to make it in. "Look guys, I'm not going, it's too small." I mean, I'm not a fat guy or anything, athletic build body type. Broad shoulders, because I do work out, ladies. So I pull out and they went looking for a large HUT, because obviously the medium wasn't going to fit my muscular torso.

Thanks to about 4 of us learning how to size the suit we screwed up my size. I'm apparently a large HUT size. That's right ladies, I've got the muscular chest. So the tech comes back to inform us that the large HUT is gone and in use somewhere else. I'm standing there in the astronaut pants burning up because this thing is freakin hot. That's what the LCVG is for, to cool down the person inside the suit. These things are very well insulated. So I'm told after about 5 minutes of standing there that I can take them off, sweat running down my face like a fat kid trying to wear a space suit. I get everything off, put my clothes back on and go sit in my corner and sulk. Ok, I didn't do that but I wanted to. What a day.

Does that suit make my butt look big?

Clark: Hey, Kids, I heard on the news that an airline pilot spotted Santa's sleigh on it's way in from New York City.
Eddie: [after a pause] You serious, Clark?
-Christmas Vacation

What team hired the NFL's first professional cheerleading squad, in 1972?

Last entry's answer was fear of vomiting.

21 comments:

prin said...
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Bella said...

Hahahahahahahaha!!!

::sorry::

But that was funny.

Father Rob said...

That stinks. What a let down.

We missed you the other night. It wasnt the same without you and your Future Wife bickering. You need to post the pictures that I emailed you.

I'm going to guess the Cowboys

Any new news about Miss Elliptical?

Rahul said...

I like the two nelly references. Hot in Here and butt looking big. Kudos.

Anonymous said...

I bet they don't make a space suit in my size.

Yes, tell us more about Miss Elliptical.

prin said...
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Father Rob said...

Am I the only nerd that still answers his questions?

Anonymous said...

You have such a cool job! Jealous from my cubicle.

Christmas vacation is one my all-time favorite movies! I just watched it this weekend to get in the Christmas mood.

"Surprised? Eddie, I couldn't be more surprised if I woke up tomorrow morning with my head sewn to the carpet."

prin said...
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Anonymous said...

I didn't answer the trivia Father Rob because I thought the first NFL cheerleading squad was in the mid 60s, but I can't remember for which team.

You're right prin, I probably would have. But only because you take it so well, otherwise it just wouldn't be very fun.

Daszzle said...

You live a crazy life Matt. How many people can say they got stuck in a space suit and actually mean it?

Anyway, it's pretty cool regardless of the getting stuck part.

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prin said...
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The Maiden Metallurgist said...

Just wait until they make you shimmy into one of those new space suits (I think coming in '08? '09?) those will be great pics!

Stephanie said...

Great butt shot! You should send it to Miss Elliptical, maybe she'll be impressed.

I think the answer is the Cowboys too.

Thanks for the new survey.

I would try to miscode things every once in a while...just slip in the adult store for fun.

Marjie said...

NASA eh....not to bad for a space outfit. please, have fun with those master suits. not everybody gets to wear them ;)

joen05 said...

I sit in a cubicle all day too. I don't get to try on space suits but now I drive home in a sweet car. :-)

Skryker said...

Very cool part of the job!

Lol-I wonder what part you'd get from the Adult store if the order went through?

Diva said...

No, your butt looks just fine in that suit.

BTW... I'm one of the poor schmucks that invests a dollar here and there to pick me some loooooooer numbers.

KellyNerd said...

that sucks. kinda cool you got to don half of the suit though!

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