I just got the coolest program called 'Starry Night Backyard'. It's beautiful and I'm really quite excited about it. I should preface this a little and mention my growing interest in astronomy. Well, I've always enjoyed it but never really pursued it because it can be an expensive hobby. And I have my cousin to blame for re-igniting my interest in it - that and the fact that my daughter's really taken with it as well. She's so clever.

Anyway, this program has you program the Longitude and Latitude of your location and then it will project stars, planets, constellations, satellites and comets at any point in time - either past, present or future. You can "visit" other planets/stars, magnify them, learn their coordinates, check the zodiac constellations... It's just really bloody cool. The kidlet is going to get so much use out of it for school.

I just finished watching Apollo 13 for the hundredth time. I own the video but I love when they show it on the History channel because Jim Lovell is interviewed during commercial breaks. It's an amazing film really, and even though I know perfectly well how it ends, I still end up crying like a baby when they make it back home. Rick's got a couple of videos of all the Apollo missions that I guess just play all of the communications from mission control to the crafts. Can't wait to borrow that from him.

The weather's finally cooling off. It was actually chilly out this morning which brought a smile to my face. Summer's nearly over - yay! The first Husker game was today, hockey season's starting up, the nights are cold, and the leaves are slowly beginning to change. I'm looking forward to this fall and winter.

Another truly MTV moment with Madonna snogging Britney Spears and Christina Aguilara. I want to look like Madonna when I'm 40-something. Damn. I have no clue why I watched the MTV video awards tonight. I hadn't seen a single one of the videos that won. I mean really, MTV stopped showing videos ages ago and sold out to sponsors and doesn't play much of anything I identify with. Why bother? I guess I'd heard some of the hype about what Madonna and Britney were up to and thought I'd check it out. And it was kiind of cool to see my Duran Duran all onstage (all the original members - damn Roger Taylor still looks hot.) But the rap and the hip hop.. I just don't get it. I couldn't understand a damn word any of them were saying. The beats were nice, but well.. I dunno not my thing. Beyonce's performance was pretty cool.

Anyway enough of that. I watched the VMAs and I don't know why. I think I'm getting old. I *was* going to go swimming tonight one final time before they closed the pools over Labour Day but instead the fuckheads closed last week :( I guess they close them when school starts. But you know what? IT'S STILL BLOODY HOT OUTSIDE!! It was so disappointing. Now I suppose free skates at the rink will be closed down soon due to hockey starting up soon. Bah.

I bought Meechie his very own domain name for his bday this week. I was really stumped on what to get him. He has everything - the boy is loaded up on Versace and Dolce and drives a Passat. Yeesh. He's difficult to shop for to say the least. But I think I did good this year as he loves his website. My other best friend Kat was gorgeous enough to host it for me so on his bday he loaded up Meechieman.com and was genuinely chuffed to find it existed :) Whee that was fun.

Mars was at it's finest last night. I've never seen it so bright. My cousin's really getting me interested in astronomy. I'll never be more than an amature at it - I don't even have a scope. Maybe I'll invest in one next time I come into some cash. The kid and I really enjoy perusing the night skies.

I was going to write more but suddenly my eyes are drooping, so off to bedfordshire I go.