so much to write!!

Alright. There is so much to write that I'll try and keep it short, and probably miss a lot.

First up is things in the astronomical realm. Yesterday there was a -4.0 magnitude brightness (very bright!) passing of the ISS (International Space Station). It went straight overhead. If you're interested in finding out about future passes and when you can see them, let me know and I'll send you the link. It gives you the times based on your zip-code. (works internationally as well).

Also happening in the sky is a HUGE full-moon on Friday. It'll be the biggest full-moon of the year 2008 as it is a "perigee moon". Spaceweather.com says it is at least 14% bigger and 30% brighter than lesser full-moons this past year. Last night I got home quite late from work, about 12:30am, and even without a full-moon it was very bright. It may have been so bright that my complex's lights didn't come on!

Other news... Thanksgiving week was so much fun! I went out to Michigan to spend time with the mid-west Shack brothers and there respective families. Here's a link to the photos on flickr. Those photos are almost all pictures of people. Other pictures are on the flickr site, but I know those aren't nearly so interesting, especially to you readers of this blog. (c:


Well, I might have been wanting to write more, but got called in to work early, so I'd better wrap this up! I fully intend to write again between now and the 20th! Take care all fam's and fren's.