Hmm. Congratulations - sounds interesting and, yes, difficult. Best of luck with it and please keep info posted.
Oh, BTW - I finally saw "Fog of War." I was surprised at how sympathetic McNamara managed to make himself come off as - he really owned the interviews.
Congratulations! That's quite an accomplishment, landing that sort of gig. Best of luck with it!
Good news with the other martian lander as well, things are looking up.
And I didn't know you were a chess player. I've posted in the lifestyles section a couple of times trying to find other people who play chess, but no one bit.
Anyway, about Saturday, there's actually a thread in the hookup section about it. It looks like it's going to become a weekly event, basically just hanging out, drinking and playing pool, and is open to whoever wants to go. It's at Ace bar on 5th between A and B, people show around 3:30ish.
Well, try and make it if you can on Saturday. But if not, I think this will be a weekly thing, so whenever. But it should be good, just hanging out, drinking and playing pool. Very low key.
Good luck on the period piece.