Cavutto: NASA IT Guy

I was watching the shuttle launch online yesterday on NASA TV. It was pretty friggin' cool! After the big orange rocket was released (way out in space! That thing stays on for a long time!) they cut to views of mission control. Mission control looks really confusing. There was just computers everywhere and big monitors on the wall. It made me think that being a NASA IT guy must be like the hardest job in the world.

This is how I imagine it would be if I were the NASA IT guy...

~Blackberry starts buzzing~

Me: Yehello

NASA Guy: Yeah, is this the IT guy?

Me: Yepper.

NASA Guy: Yeah, we got a problem down at mission control.

Me: What's the problem?

NASA Guy: My computer isn't working and we're about to launch in like T minus 15 minutes.

Me: What do you mean, 'Not working'? I'm not a friggin mind reader.

NASA Guy: Well, nothing happens when I move the mouse.

Me: Ummm...did you try...ehhh...installing the...uhhh...driver or something?

NASA Guy: No, what's that?

Me: Goddammit, Jim! How the hell should I know! I'll be right down.

~walks down the hall while playing with Blackberry~

~Arrives at NASA Guy's desk~

Me: Aw, hell! You guys are running Vista down here?!? WTF?!?

NASA Guy: Yeah, we just got new computers and they all came with it.

Me: Did you try rebooting?

NASA Guy: Yeah, we tried that. Nothing.

Me: Oh sweet Jesus! It's worse than I thought!

Some guy a few desks down: Hey IT guy! My printer's not working!

Me: Did you try rebooting?

Some guy a few desks down: No.

Me: (cock-punches printer guy)

NASA Guy: So, can you fix it?

Me: Uhhhh...dude, this thing is fucked probably. Is there another computer you can use? Maybe go ask the receptionist if you can use one of the guest offices for a little while?

NASA Guy: Yeah, I guess.