Email I just received:
Subj: thisislifeinaustin
Body: Why didn’t you post yesterday?
Because sometimes I have nothing to say. I already told you about the pay-for-it events going on this week, and there’s some cool stuff going on this weekend, but I’m not ready to reveal it yet–you(I)’ll forget by the weekend. I’ve already posted on one Haunted House and want to visit the other before posting on it. I haven’t been to any new restaurants or bars lately. My dog, while training the cat to behave like a dog and loll around and chew on rawhides, hasn’t done anything cool lately. I’m still CrossFitting.
And then as I’m pondering what I’ll write so the blog doesn’t go un-updated for the second weekday in a row (I was better than this while on vacation), this pops into my inbox:
Subj: sweep me off my feet
Body: http://news.yahoo.com/s/space/20091020/sc_space/getoutorionidmeteorshowerpeaksovernight
Yes, it’s true: while in my last post about a meteor shower I suggested coyly that it was a romantic date idea for the fellas, I, in fact, was the one knocking on someone’s window at 3am, blanket in hand. And it appears he wants another go-round in the field by Austin High, where cops drive by thinking you’re doing something illicit only to realize you’re two cute little nerds stargazing. Or maybe meteorgazing.
Believe me, here, people, little chunks of stars falling is romantic.
The Orionid meteor shower is an annual shower that happens when Earth passes through trails of comet debris left by Halley’s Comet. The shooting stars develop when bits typically no larger than a pea , and mostly sand-grain-sized, vaporize in Earth’s upper atmosphere. Go out between 1 am and dawn Wednesday morning, as peak activity is expected around 5 am (Central). Meteor shows can have waves and lulls, so prep yourself for the long haul with blankets and snuggle up to your sweetie. Viewing will obviously be better outside the city (ie not in the fields at Austin High), but do what you can. Click the article link for more background on the Orionids.
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