100F neckties?

Today's high temperature is expected to be around 100F, with high humidity and ozone. Thoroughly unpleasant. Yet I will be wearing a jacket and tie, because this is Official Washington, where the inmates distinguish themselves from the tourists by dress. Student interns that would be wearing T-shirts or halters back at NASA-Ames here may be seen in coats or pearls. After all, nothing says "I have serious business, I'm not just gawking" like 3 layers of clothing when there's a heat index of 115...

Speaking of which, an old hangout has been transmogrified... the Air and Space Museum cafeteria, which was across the street from the NASA building and had good food and a great view of the Arboretum and Mall, has been turned into a giant McDonald's. And the views are blocked by new construction next door. Sad.

Finally, my presentation on HORSE was well received yesterday afternoon. Lots of people are interested in performance numbers comparing humans in spacesuits vs. robots for surface exploration. Even Red Whittaker (from Carnegie-Mellon) nodded and seemed impressed that we'd gotten a field project out so quickly and for so little cost.

And I spent a lovely evening with geekchick and C, having dinner (and doing my laundry ;-) at their place out in Fairfax. I now know to what "Adult Swim" refers, video-wise...