[X] My Assistant

[David]

You know you're a UMSF fan when:

You have to get your UMSF fix every morning before leaving for work.

But you know you're a hardcore UMSF fan when:

Your co-workers have started commenting on the number of bathroom breaks you take so you can log into UMSF from your laptop.

You know you're a UMSF fan when:

You've got the Cassini encounter schedules entered in your PDA a year in advance.

But you know you're a hardcore UMSF fan when:

You take vacation time off to coincide with Cassini encounters.

You know you're a UMSF fan when:

Your walls are covered with posters showing the view from the top of Husband Hill.

But you know you're a hardcore UMSF fan when:

You've replaced all the windows in your home with backlit screens showing the view from the top of Husband Hill.

You know you're a UMSF fan when:

You know the area between Endurance and Victoria better than you know the streets within half a mile of your own home.

But you know you're a hardcore UMSF fan when:

You turned your entire backyard into a to-scale model of the area between Endurance and Victoria.

You know you're a UMSF fan when:

You go "squee!" when Steve Squyres appears on NASA-TV.

But you know you're a hardcore UMSF fan when:

You recently went shopping for a gilded frame for the picture on your Steve Squyres altar at home.

You know you're a UMSF fan when:

You name your pets "Spirit" and "Opportunity".

But you know you're a hardcore UMSF fan when:

You name your children "Spirit" and "Opportunity".

You know you're a UMSF fan when:

Your kids want to be rover drivers when they grow up.

But you know you're a hardcore UMSF fan when:

You want to be a rover driver when you grow up.

You know you're a UMSF fan when:

You're more interested in possible methane showers on Titan than whether it's going to rain tomorrow.

But you know you're a hardcore UMSF fan when:

You carry an umbrella especially designed to repel methane showers.

You know you're a UMSF fan when:

You know exactly how old you're going to be when New Horizons reaches Pluto.

But you know you're a hardcore UMSF fan when:

You checked the annuity tables to find out what your risk is of dying before New Horizons reaches Pluto.

You know you're a UMSF fan when:

You decorate your Christmas tree with models of planets, moons, and interplanetary spacecraft.

But you know you're a hardcore UMSF fan when:

You celebrate launch and flyby anniversaries instead of Christmas.

You know you're a UMSF fan when:

You wrote a letter to Congress when DAWN was cancelled.

But you know you're a hardcore UMSF fan when:

You made a bargain with the space gods that they should take your life instead of DAWN's.

You know you're a UMSF fan when:

You remember exactly where you were when the first plume was observed on Enceladus.

But you know you're a hardcore UMSF fan when:

You remember exactly where you were on Sol 465.

You know you're a UMSF fan when:

You think there ought to be a mission dedicated to exploring Uranus.

But you know you're a hardcore UMSF fan when:

You think there ought to be a mission dedicated to exploring Uranus, and THAT'S NOT A JOKE!