there's a meteor shower tonight. the leonid one to be exact. it'll peak at about 2:30 am west coast time. so try to stay up for it. it could be the best meteor shower for the next century. and seeing as how none of us will be around for the next "greatest meteor shower on earth", a few hours of sleep is barely anything to sacrifice. then again, other meteor showers will show up once and again. and there's always the threat of nuclear explosions to send us into titillating convulsions. also, since this leonid thing is an annual event, it's probably got about as much excitement as fireworks every fourth of july. so go to bed. i'll tell you how cool the meteors were in the morning, since i'll be up anyway--saving the planet from orcs, elves and the occassional undead.



for the record, in a hundred years, if we aren't getting any closer to space exploration and terra-forming other planets, is life really gonna be worth living? i think not.



we're also having some record weather here in san diego. it's been as hot as eighty two today. the visibility is also quoted as "unlimited miles." how stellar is that? unlimited visibility up in here. up in here. the pressure is also 30.11 inches and rising. is that more or less than what you're feeling?