I have my parents staying with me briefly (they only ever stay briefly: they’re peripatetic creatures by nature) for my graduation ceremony tomorrow, so I’ve been neglecting the blog a little.

And this on top of the neglect from last week caused by my determination to get a journal article out to a journal before my birthday. (Success! Yay me! Now, the waiting.)

On the other hand, my parents are now incapable of staying awake after 8.30 p.m., so that does give me a chance to update with what is more of an excuse for not updating than it is a proper update.

Well, an excuse and a picture of the moon rising with Jupiter and Venus, the three brightest objects in the night sky:

It’s not the clearest photo but what’s more unfortunate is the fact that it’s a frowny face, when it was a smiley face yesterday. I should have taken my photographs then.

Still, the crescent moon itself is worth a look, even without the two planets:

My parents don’t entirely grasp the need for me to update the blog (do I sound sixteen instead of thirty-two?) and are clamouring for their dinner.

So, in lieu of a proper update, here are some photographs of my lovely kookaburra, shot this evening.

When I have a chance, I’ll add some photographs of the moon, taken tonight.

So, the nominations are in for round five of Humiliation.

I’ve listed the various contestants and films below. Let me know which films you have seen in the comments thread below, and we’ll see who is the most humiliated!

Drew has never seen Fight Club.
I have never seen The Exorcist.
Leigh has never seen Breakfast at Tiffany’s.
Kirsty has never seen The Deer Hunter.
John has never seen Batman Begins.
Wendy has never seen Jurassic Park.
Nick has never seen Apocalypse Now.
Tim has never seen Forrest Gump.
Sam has never seen Edward Scissorhands.
Matt has never seen Pulp Fiction.

This is a fairly strong field, actually. I’m not sure my choice is looking so good, any more.

Still, let the voting begin!