Hey Guys!
So I ended up going out last night with a large number of people from my group (ODIN) for the Birthday of my mentor. He turned 26, and is probably in the middle age bracket for my group. Which is truly amazing, because that means I have a very young group of people to work with. Either way, we went to a bar called Boondoggles to have a few drinks while we waited for everyone to show up. It ended up being Eric and his wife Jennifer, Glen and his girlfriend, Colin and his new Fiancee Rachel, Jason (the other new guy from Madison), Mary and her boyfriend (I think), Henry (a Co-op), Jude (Colin's roommate for now), and myself. After a few beers, we went out to Kemah, which is a kind of lakeshore tourist trap. We had a nice dinner there and got to watch fireworks while we ate. Unfortunately, the waitress that was serving us was not among the most competent of people. Our dinner ended up being about 3 or 4 hours long for a single course meal. On the plus side, the food was very good.
Other than that, there really isn't too much to tell...I have been reading books nonstop for the last week. I have made numerous trips to the HR building to finalize my inprocessing. I think that they may have finally gotten my electronic information completed to the point where I can log on to the NASA systems. And I had to spend several hours on Tuesday filling out yet another Security Background Check Form. That was a thrill.

Well, that is all for now. I am going to watch the Launch of STS-121, and then perhaps hang out with Jon if he comes down from Austin.