So, how ’bout them astronauts?
NASA folk. To my knowledge, there’s nobody smarter. I’ve seen Apollo 13 and Space Camp at least eight times, so I know astronauts. They’ve got to be some of the most logical, rational-thinking minds our country has to offer.
And so the next time I find myself doing something questionably sane over a man, I’m going to take a step back and ask myself, “What would an astronaut do?”
And if my chosen course of action is any less crazy than say, driving across the country wearing a diaper to pepper spray my romantic rival, I will be all set.
(Weekend recap coming up soon. Work’s been crazy busy.)
This crazy astronaut story is so fascinating to me. Astronauts in general are fascinating, but crazyass, love obsessed, vengeful astronauts?
Dang.
And hell, yeah.
Seriously. For the first time in my life I’m starting to think “Thank God I am not a rocket scientist!”
What a crazy crackheaded lady. And she looked like such a sweet, normal person before, too!
Space Camp…I LOVE that movie.
my husband and i are getting a good kick out of this story. he asked, “well, is the guy astronaut worth it?” and i said, “i don’t know.” he responded with, “well, he must have the right stuff.”
yeah, it’s a barrel of laughs over here.
LOL!!
That is the funniest post I’ve seen in a while!
Thanks so much for beginning my day with a greatly needed belly-laugh!
Oh “SpaceCamp”….. That movie was 19 ways awesome.
I’m just glad that when I finally snap the news people won’t have tons of stock footage and photos.
Here’s my question: She wore the Depends so she wouldn’t have to stop. Was she also driving the spare shuttle? 900+ miles would require a couple of gas stops in a non-space vehicle.
Me thinks she’s just lazy. Bah.
When I heard this story on the radio this morning I was like, “are you serious?” I mean, I thought these people had to go through some type of psych testing.
As a Houston resident, I’ve known a few people who have worked for NASA. One of these fine people thinks that Holland is a part of Scandanavia. Another one blows up things in the microwave because he likes “small controlled explosions.” I think most NASA/astronaut people have their fair share of dumbass moments.
am I the only one who found it interesting that I never knew astronauts wore the diaper when entering and exiting the atmosphere? Now there’s an exhibit I never saw at the Air & Space museum.
Does it really take that much time to pull over to use the restroom? I mean, to even pull onto the side of the road to answer nature’s call. BUT TO WEAR A DIAPER? What the hell.
There’s a fine line between genius and insanity.
That was probably the most amusing story in the news today. Apparently the other astronaut lady was also Captain…if you can’t beat em, beat em down!
bloggadocio – That exhibit actually IS in the Air and Space Museum! It involves the words “fecal compaction unit.” My inner 12-yr-old always gets a kick out of that (and the giant beaver in the Natural History Museum, obviously…).
What amuses me is that she also wore a wig and trench coat… I can only assume so as to look more like Daphne from Scooby-Doo?
It is one of those stories where you laugh so hard you cry and then you just cry because it is so sad, too. My reality of astronauts is based on Space Camp, too. And eating astronaut icecream in elementary school. Remember that stuff? I wonder if she had that packed with her diapers.
I know! I mean, they do all these psych tests on astronauts, but they probably never flat out ask: “Are you batsh*t crazy?”
I read an article about the diaper thing yesterday : actually she learned that on the job. Astronauts wear diapers before and during the launch because the effect launching apparently makes you want to pee but of course, it’s a very bad moment to go to the bathroom. So : diapers.
It’s weird something so smart would do something so stupid but apparently, when you’ve been preparing during years for something as big as space travel, the “after” can have devastating psychological effects, or so do specialists say.
I love it. Really I do. Her story was the light of my day yesterday. Any woman who makes ME look sane is my hero.
This story would be fascinating if the principles worked at Red Robin. Factor in the multiple PhDs, etc.? Amazing. Glad it’s not just me.
“hideo takamini?”
“um, that’s pronounced kevin donaldson.”
I’m sorry – but that diaper thing is too much. The kidnapping is one thing – but oh my god – she wore a diaper so that she would’t have to stop. Now that IS logical! Why didn’t I think of that?
I don’t know astronauts as well as you do, but you’re right…this story should provide every women the security of knowing “At least I didn’t put on diapers before I…(did some crazy emotional, semi-psycho thing).”
This makes me feel SO much better about being just a *teensy* bit jealous about my boyfriend’s slightly annoying female friend. Wow, isn’t it nice when someone is like a BILLION times crazier than you are?
The newscasters are LOVING this, there are so many variations on “Astronaut falls back to earth,” that they’ll be on a headline high for weeks.
Houston, we have a problem!
Houston and Orlando are a few states apart. Don’tcha think she would have calmed down and started to think rationally around, say, Louisiana???
Theoretically, Lee, yes. But then again, Louisiana has never really been a welcome haven for rational thought. This one really took the cake though. My favorite news story of 2007 so far.
my question is does she stop to change the spoiled diaper? and if not does she take up driving with the windows down?
love is you wake in the middle of the night, and give him a bj for no reason
I can only assume that the hidden message in this title is that you’re really interested in adopting a new doctrine of, “What would Adam do?”.
Robochick…how appropriate.
It begs the question, doesn’t it. Wearing nappies (diapers) to limit loo stops, um…what was her plan for pumping gas??????