Copacabana

I really don't want to be a traitor to my gender but....

Well hey now, it's been a while. How crazy is it that someone who clearly knows how to respond and remain productive under pressure can succumb to something as stupid as pulling a "Jerry Springer" by driving from Houston to Orlando to confront her rival for the affections of -- get this -- a married man (married to someone altogether out of the equation).[ed. note: there's been some debate at work about whether or not the dude SomethingAwful.com is calling Zero-G Hustla is actually married. I'm too lazy to research it. Just know he could be single. But he's still probably an asshole.] This woman was an astronaut for pete's sake. According to HowStuffWorks.com, these are the qualifications astronauts must meet:

• U.S. citizenship (for pilots and mission specialists)
• Bachelor's degree (engineering, biological sciences, physical sciences, mathematics) from an accredited college or university
• Three years of related experience after obtaining the bachelor's degree - A master's degree equals one year of experience, and a doctorate equals three years.
• Passing a NASA space physical examination - Pilots need to pass a Class I physical; mission/payload specialists must pass Class II. Both are similar to civilian and military flight examinations.
• More than 1,000 hours experience as pilot-in-command of a jet aircraft (pilots only)
• Height of 64 to 76 inches (162.5 cm to 193 cm) for pilots, 58.5 to 76 inches (148.5 cm to 193 cm) for mission/payload specialists

And yet this chick is carrying around rubber tubing, plastic garbage bags and spraying pepper spray into car windows. I'm not even going to mention the asshole -- also an astronaut -- who is the man involved in all this. So what up NASA?

Here's my music shout out for today. It's for my brother Drew. It will forever make me think of you and will forever make mom cry. You didn't know that did ya?

posted by Lola @ 9:45 AM