05:44 - Saturday, Oct. 21, 2006
new movie!!! and udder stuff!!
Anyone willing to brave the cold to patiently watch the sky tonight and perhaps for the next few nights will see the Orionid meteor shower, a sprinkling of tiny shooting stars that come from the debris left over from the passage of Halley's comet through the inner solar system.
Although the meteors appear to originate from the constellation Orion, they will actually be streaking all over the sky at the rate of about 20 to 25 an hour and should be spotted everywhere, said Andrew Fraknoi, chair of astronomy at Foothill College in Los Altos Hills.
Fraknoi's advice: "Go with someone with whom you like to sit in the dark; dress very warmly; remember that the shower will be at its best well after midnight but before dawn.
"Don't use binoculars as they'll just limit your vision and prevent you from watching the entire sky. Be very patient, and don't expect a George Lucas spectacular."
Halley's comet flies through the inner solar system roughly every 76 years, and during each passage past the sun it sheds some of its dust, which becomes a shower of meteoroids. The comet last was visible from Earth in 1986 and won't be visible again until about 2062.
The meteors in the shower mark the brief and fiery flareup of the meteoroids as they enter Earth's atmosphere. Whenever one survives the journey and reaches the Earth's surface, it is known as a meteorite.
Tonight's meteor shower is named after Orion because, if all the meteors were tracked back to their points of origin -- known as radiants -- it would appear they started from somewhere in the center of the constellation, near the bright star Betelgeuse.
Whoops!! I spent too much money yesterday!! but, the bills is paid, and its not a rent check check! I got a gig of memory, and i got a gig camera card. i been wanting to do this for a while, so i did. meh. and i got the important stuff, food, smokes, and a roll o' quarters for laundry. all in all, i spent 500 bux yesterday. but, i gotta tell ya, if these meat prices contine to go up up up, i may have to join my pal, meatless boxx, and go meatless myself!! 40 bux or so on meat itself!!! i got chops, grillers and hamburger for the spagetti. 3 packages. meh.
i got the gig card for the camera so i can take zipper pics that last more than 30 seconds. i was gonna get a movie camera, but my pal, bluesleepy tole me that why should i buy a movie camera, when i can just buy a card!! DOH! i forgot i have a slot for a card! so, i went and got one, and i ended up making 2 trips. i went to circuit city, and got a card, broght it home, and found out it was the wrong type, it didnt fit!!! aggggg! so, i went back to the store, and the exchange was easy peasy, but, i had to spend 10 bux more. well, i got it. so there.
im taking the day off from work today, ive never done this before on this job, take a scheduled day off. i dont get paid for it, cause ya know, im "part time" and dont get that benefit.
are you addicted to the innernet? can you go 3 days without it? i know i cant go 3 HOURS without it!!! i get antsy, nervous, and aggrivated!!! do you? well ya know, its a whole lot better than being addicted to booze and drugs. and i aint gonna kill anyone being online. so who gives a damn about this stoopid survey. idiots!
and now, for your viewing pleasure, watch zipper eat!!
more to come in the upcoming days!! stay tuned!!!
and hava happy saturday!!!
