It was too cloudy here for seeing astronomical phenomena, alas. But I have seen a blood-red lunar eclipse before, and it is amazing. Watched it with my mom, in the backyard of our old farmhouse. Good memory.
Am I supposed to be changing my clothes a lot? Is that the helpful thing to do?
Anya ,'Storyteller'
Natter 73: Chuck Norris only wishes he could Natter
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Zenkitty - Oct 08, 2014 6:02:53 am PDT #7879 of 30000
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
Connie Neil - Oct 08, 2014 6:09:34 am PDT #7880 of 30000
brillig
There was a blood red eclipse at a Society for Creative Anachronism event I attended. Lots of people bouncing between modern enthusiasm for a cool celestial event and medieval dismay at something eating the moon.
Kat - Oct 08, 2014 7:23:58 am PDT #7881 of 30000
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
I was already up so I saw the tail end of the eclipse. It was particularly gorgeous in my neighborhood -- had difficulty photographing it, though.
Strix - Oct 08, 2014 8:20:07 am PDT #7882 of 30000
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
Anne, if you need someone to talk to regarding DV issues, you're welcome to email or I'll give you my number. I worked at 3 different shelters. The best thing for your mom right now is what you're giving her -- time and space and acceptance -- but emotional abuse paired with medical issues is an incredibly hard thing for an entire family to go through.
I tried to use our crock pot to make oatmeal once, and it was a hot, gluey mess. And when I make chili, I make it in a giant stock pot, because D will eat it by the ton. But it truly comes in handy to make something like lemon chicken or BBQ pulled pork -- something that's one meal the first day, then you use as a different meal, like taco meat or cut up on a salad, the next day.
Connie Neil - Oct 08, 2014 8:23:58 am PDT #7883 of 30000
brillig
It's odd how gratifying I find the emails from Pinterest when someone repins one of my pins. It's like my existence has been validated.
Toddson - Oct 08, 2014 8:31:35 am PDT #7884 of 30000
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
Well, if not your existence, your taste at least.
Connie Neil - Oct 08, 2014 8:32:18 am PDT #7885 of 30000
brillig
So long as they don't get pinned to a board labeled "I can't believe someone likes this."
flea - Oct 08, 2014 9:18:41 am PDT #7886 of 30000
information libertarian
So, there's been a broiling kerfuffle about display of a confederate flag at the place I went to college, and it hit Inside Higher Ed this week. And it turns out I know one of the students displaying the confederate flag - she was in the summer seminar I teach 2 years ago. I would completely not have expected her to do such a thing, or to double down once people expressed that it was offensive to them. I am basically just full of boggle right now.
Jesse - Oct 08, 2014 9:55:57 am PDT #7887 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Yikes.
You guys, I am so relieved that my boss told me not to schedule a meeting on Monday. We are supposed to get Columbus Day off, but of course most of the people I'm working with are in other countries, so I figured I should suck it up. But no! I am off the hook. Phew.
Connie Neil - Oct 08, 2014 11:20:25 am PDT #7888 of 30000
brillig
Acorn has the full run of Jeeves & Wooster
If only they weren't $60. I'll have to be content with my ahemmed copies from YouTube.