It's a pity I live in the land of light pollution...

[randomness]

...because if I didn't, I'd probably have seen the Perseids when I went for a walk an hour ago.

(I really didn't expect to be awake now.)

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[sweetmmeblue.livejournal.com]

I know whty I'm up. Are you ok?

[mangosteen]

(I really didn't expect to be awake now.)

I know why I'm up. It's because I had a dream where I heard the "incoming SMS" sound from my cellphone. As I'm on-call, this meant waking up immediately, noticing that my phone didn't go off, and realizing that I'm not getting back to sleep for the next couple of hours due to the resultant adrenaline buzz.

[kjc.livejournal.com]

I'm trying to finish an editing project that I had no time to do over the weekend because of needing to work shifts at the comic shop plus exhaustion.

Why are you up?

[nafe.livejournal.com]

Were they last night?

I saw one really bright one on my way home from Pittsfield last night!

You sure about your land?

[avicado.livejournal.com]

'Cuz I'm in El Lay, where there's a heck of a lot of light pollution as well, and I caught a pretty amazing meteorite streak in my peripheral vision from the rooftop of a club last night.

You must have been shooting-star-crossed.

Hopefully, you'll be in the right place at the right time to catch the Aurigids on Sept. 1st. I've been told the North American West Coast will be the optimal viewing location for it. Come visit!

Oh darn!

[sea-bound.livejournal.com]

I completely forgot about the Perseids. Sometimes if I remember in time I'll try to drive out and catch a glimpse in a darker area.

That is the single thing I miss the most about being out at sea--the constant company of the stars. I've even seen the Southern Cross and Polaris in the same sky. Shaula was my favorite, though, because she was caught in our mainm'st for most of the southern trip and was at our backs as we headed north again.

(Hope you got to sleep eventually.)