Damn clouds!

Today is an overcast day, which is a bit of a disappointment. If the skies were clear, I'd perhaps be outside in the wee hours of the morning, or have encouraged Liz to come out in the early night to see the peak of the Perseid Meteor Shower. The celestial conditions tonight were supposed to be quite good - a very thin crescent moon not producing much light and setting early; the sky in some places could have been quite dark. Oh well - it's an annual shower, so there's always next year.

The clouds kept the temperature down today, which was a welcome relief for some (I haven't been too bothered by the recent heat). It's weird though, as soon as there were some clouds and the temperature dropped from 87°F (30.5°C) to 71°F (21°C), I was seeing people wearing sweaters (jumpers for Australian readers) and putting on jackets when they came out of the building to catch the shuttle...

Last weekend we found out that the beach in Stamford is open after dark, so we went down there 2 nights. The sign at the entrance to the car park says it is open until midnight, but then once we got to the footbridge entry, it said the beach closed an hour after sunset. We would have liked to have stayed longer, but I don't want to get locked in overnight at the beach or have to hop a fence/gate to get home...

Last night we watched Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle. I've seen it before and thought it was great, but Liz had never seen it. Before it she said "I'll try and keep an open mind.", and after it said "That was really funny. Let's add the second one to the list and watch it next." So, hopefully over the weekend or early next week we'll be watching Harold and Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay.

Tonight for dinner we had slow-cooker shredded beef. It was good - I think the special ingredient helped it out. We put a type of pepper in it - it looked like chipotle, tasted like chipotle and smelled like chipotle both in cooking and on my fingers after taking it out of the can. But, according to said can, they were Chilpotle peppers. Spelling errors are all around, and I still enjoy finding them!