I saw the Leonids last night. I actually set my alarm for 4:30 am. Made me think of the beginning of last track season when we had to be at the back of the AC at 5:30 am to leave. Sigh.
What’s funny is the old watch I use as a snooze alarm was set for 4:20, and it went off, and I hit the stop button. About a second later it went off again, went for a few seconds while I fumbled with the buttons, and then stopped. The batteries had died. I guess someone wanted me to see the meteors
It was cold. Not so cold that you couldn’t stand outside too long, and I was nearly too tired to care. The sky was so clear. It would have been better if there was no full moon, but it was in the west and the shower’s radiant was in the east, and my house between, so all was well. There were a few bursts of 3 in a row, and 3 or 4 really bright ones with long tails, but nothing terribly spectacular. I think if I’d had a telescope it might have been a little more exciting, cause there were many times when I’d see one out of the corner of my eye or one that was so faint I wasn’t sure if I had just imagined it or seen a tree branch waving or somesuch.
But since it’s not going to be so clear for another three decades, I decided to see it.
And my wish? No, I don’t think I’ll tell you. You’ll know if it comes true.

This or That

1. Long or short hair? Long. And curly 🙂

2. Microwave or conventional oven? Microwave, much as it annoys me. I’m for fast.

3. Plain or Peanut M&M’s? Plain, if at all. Not a big fan of M&Ms.

4. “101 Dalmations”…animated or live-action version? Animated.

5. Drink out of bottle/can or pour into a glass? Bottle/can, unless it’s a party.

6. Sunlight or moonlight? Moonlight, especially the full moon. Like last night.

7. Kermit the Frog or Miss Piggy? Kermit.

8. Glasses or contact lenses (or neither)? Glasses, mostly, just because it takes less time to put on glasses than put in contacts. If I’m doing anything active though, gotta have contacts.

9. Action movies or chick flicks? Sci-fi/fantasy with action and romance 🙂

10. Toilet seat…up or down ? Down, of course!

because we all need a little inspiration for the moment

Stealing from Punz:


Which monkey are you?
Another pointless diversion from Bijouriel

What kind of bagel are you?
Another pointless diversion from Bijouriel

PromoGuy’s Monday Mission 2.46

1. When I was a teenager, I used to ride all the “spin-y” rides at the

fair and fun parks. I’d never get dizzy or sick, and I could ride them all day.

My favorite was the Tilt-A-Whirl. Now I should call it the “Tilt-A-Hurl” because

it seems I can’t even get on a Merry-Go-Round without feeling queasy. Is

there anything you used to be able to do physically that you no longer can? What

changed? I used to never have a problem with the Tilt-A-Whirl, until I went to the Gasconade County Fair at least a decade ago and stuffed myself with cotton candy and random hard candies we’d gotten from the parade. I was feeling ok before the ride, during the ride, and pretty much after the ride, until we got into the car, pretty soon after riding. (It was the last ride we went on before the ride back to StL from Hermann MO, we were visiting a friend) I didn’t feel so good, and suddenly, ew, I threw up. All over the back seat. It was not pretty. We had to drive the entire way back with the windows open. Needless to say, we drove quicker. I think I’m ok with it now, I just don’t have cotton candy before hurl-inducing rides 🙂 I am rather sad that I can’t read as much when I’m on a long car trip. Sometimes I get a little queasy, or I just get tired.

2. If you could go to lunch with someone famous, anyone living or dead,

who would you choose? What questions would you ask them? hate to be a cliche, but eating with Jesus would sure be interesting. Although I’d probably do one of those :jawdrop: moments and forget everything I would say. And to add insult to injury…I’d rather eat with Orli. We could see if he really won’t convert to omnivorousness. “How do you like being adored by millions of women all over the world?

3. On that same thought, there are probably several Bloggers you enjoy

reading but have never met in real life. Which one Blogger would you most

like to meet for dinner? Why did you pick that person? What would you talk

about? What do you have in common? What would you do after dinner? Hmm. Since I’m going to meet Lammy and Kitt for a whole week, I suppose I’d like to meet May. She’s always so funny and we’ve got that connection thing going…but along that same vein, why not the entire Filippino Fellowship? Too bad we’re on different sides of the world. What’s life like over there? What does your accent sound like? What kind of movies other than the Lord of the Rings do you like? (PS for the FFers reading this, feel free to respond 😉 )

4. Money (or the lack thereof) is the number one cause of arguments

amongst couples. Do you find this to be true? If there really was a “Money Tree”

you could go an pick, would this really solve a couple’s problems? Yes, I think money causes a lot of problems, and it doesn’t have to be between couples, it can be between the whole family, as it was this weekend when we were trying to decide what tv and dvd/vcr to buy. Erm. have to pay for half of it. But I get to watch LotR whenever I want (excepting certain primetime evenings) so that’s cool. And it comes up alot when I go shopping and bring home new books or cds. Should be saving for grad school, blah blah.

5. Speaking of arguments, have you ever been drawn into any nasty, hateful

arguments? The kind where hurtful things were said that had nothing to do with

the fight at hand? What was that all about? How did it turn out? Well, yeah, with my parents. Mostly my mom. She wants me to lose weight, wants me to save more, tells me to get more sleep, be more responsible, etc etc. It’s tough for me to argue though. I don’t think things through enough.

6. When was the last time you had to admit you were wrong about something?

How did that go? Probably sometime last weekend. Or when Mom was mad about the thing for Grandma’s 75th birthday. She was right, it will be difficult to do, and I admitted it. But it’s a cute idea nonetheless.

7. Now for a slight change of theme….what song should never have

been written? Black Velvet & I don’t know much…but I know I love you.

BONUS: Are you ready for a new sensation? Hell, yeah.

I just wanted to post my good bye on here hon. Take care of yourself and I’m sorry we couldn’t talk properly before I left. Talk to you when I get back hon!

*hugs*

If A equals success, then the formula is: A = X + Y + Z, X is work. Y is play. Z is keep your mouth shut. — Albert Einstein

A clergyman was walking down the street when he came upon a group of about a dozen boys, all of them between 10 and 12 years of age.

The group surrounded a dog. Concerned lest the boys were hurting the dog, he went over and asked “What are you doing with that dog?”

One of the boys replied, “This dog is just an old neighborhood stray. We all want him, but only one of us can take him home. So we’ve decided that whichever one of us can tell the biggest lie will get to keep the dog.”

Of course, the reverend was taken aback. “You boys shouldn’t be having a contest telling lies!” he exclaimed. He then launched into a ten minute sermon against lying, beginning, “Don’t you boys know it’s a sin to lie,” and ending with, “Why, when I was your age, I never told a lie.”

There was dead silence for about a minute. Just as the reverend was beginning to think he’d gotten through to them, the smallest boy gave a deep sigh and said, “All right, give him the dog.”