HQ, this is Shuttle Julia…

... we are preparing for final approach and reentry into the Real World at 26/05/04.  We have begun our final countdown and expect to be able to enter the atmosphere of English-speaking-relatives at about 17/04/04.  Until that time, we will go through our procedural checklists and begin jettisoning all unnecessary baggage, expecting that with our advanced “French Mail System (tm),” all jettisoned materials should reach their intended target of Portland, Oregon at some time in the next several years.

Shuttle Julia, over and out.