Aw, F*ck

Don't you hate it when you have a stupid moment?

I came in to work on Saturday (Christmas Eve) to get a test started. I know this seems a little odd, but I really want to finish my thesis as soon as is humanly possible and if I wanna do that, I gotta keep the machine going. My advisor was already planning to come in because he's one of those crazy engineering guys who doesn't think anything is wrong with working on Saturdays, let alone Christmas Eve. So, we get everything set up, run up the furnaces and get the test started. About three hours (including travel) of my Christmas Eve gone, but I think it is well worth it.

Um, not so fast, Slick...

Got in to work this morning. My advisor had already collected some data for me. Everything seems great. Then I look at my 458 (test controller) and notice that my low reading on my peak monitor seems way too high. My first thought is, "maybe its about to break!" but then I look at the computer and, oh yeah, I made a mistake entering my data-instead of 0.905, I put 9.050. Dyslexia at its best. This pretty much means that my test would have run for a very very very very long time without breaking. Grrr. So, the title of this blog comes out of my mouth. I go downstairs, find my advisor, and tell him what I've done (mind you, he was there when I did it). His response is, "F*ck. D*mnit. Son of a b*tch." At least he wasn't cursing at me. So we stopped the test, pulled the specimen, and I have to get a new one started. I basically ruined this specimen and wasted an entire weekend's worth of testing.

Stupid, stupid, stupid.

I guess I'll just have to do better next time. At least I can't get fired-it is my thesis project. The worst thing that can happen to me is that I'll never graduate...