Urgent

I've had a somewhat low motivation for work this week. I think it's because after flying two missions in two months, we now have to wait until 12/7 for another launch attempt. Still, though, that's better than how things have been in the last few years.

That being said, though, I've wished every day this week that I could just play hookey. The weather is really nice, and it would be wonderful just to hang out in my backyard all day. (Nicer if we had a deck, but that project is still in its infancy - pre-natal actually.)

So, I was pretty happy this morning that today is Friday, looking forward to a fairly easy day with only one meeting.

Then I got to work.

It's like miniature bombs have been going off on my desk all day. Every time my phone rings or my e-mail pings, it's something new and annoying. And urgent.