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NASA reported last week that space station inhabitants Pavel Vinogradov and Jeff Williams got Monday off for Russian Independence Day. Begging the question: What exactly do you do with a day off on the space station? Here's at least a partial answer, from Williams' mission journal:

Recreation includes listening to music, reading news from home, writing e-mail, and reading, among other things. We also have a selection of movies on board although I do not expect to have—or to spend—much time at that…too many other things to do.