I am seeing no difference in brightness of day here yet.
You're a bloody puppet! You're a wee little puppet man!
Spike ,'Smile Time'
Natter 75: More Than a Million Natters Served
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.
msbelle - Aug 21, 2017 8:22:04 am PDT #15660 of 30002
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
Laura - Aug 21, 2017 8:22:09 am PDT #15661 of 30002
Our wings are not tired.
So cool. The NASA stream is very nice. A while before I need to go outside, but a glorious day to do so.
Calli - Aug 21, 2017 8:23:38 am PDT #15662 of 30002
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
It's too warm for me outside, but I might step out for a few minutes at as close to the totality as central NC is going to see.
Meanwhile, I'm sitting in one of the library's reading rooms, which I'm sharing with a couple of extraordinarily dedicated students who don't seem to care that something is about to swallow the sun.
Connie Neil - Aug 21, 2017 8:25:28 am PDT #15663 of 30002
brillig
Very much end of the day lighting here. A bit longer and I should see street lights. And I did not need that full reflection off the shiny semi-truck going down the freeway. I've got spots.
Dana - Aug 21, 2017 8:25:44 am PDT #15664 of 30002
I haven't trusted science since I saw the film "Flubber."
I went outside and there's definitely a piece missing from the sun. So that's cool.
Steph L. - Aug 21, 2017 8:27:07 am PDT #15665 of 30002
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
something is about to swallow the sun
For real, now that it's started and I'm seeing it, I'm having a totally atavistic response where the eclipse is creeping me OUT. What are you doing, Steph's brain?
Still pretty sunny here, right now. I expect to be fully creeped out in about half an hour.
Connie Neil - Aug 21, 2017 8:31:16 am PDT #15666 of 30002
brillig
I'm having a totally atavistic response where the eclipse is creeping me OUT
I'm getting the gnawing feeling that I should be going home, it so dark outside. I expect to be depressed in an hour.
No visible streetlights yet, but there definitely should be.
edit: Just stood up, and there are streetlights on further down the valley!
Liese S. - Aug 21, 2017 8:32:24 am PDT #15667 of 30002
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
It's the Skygoat. We all knew this day would come.
Kate P. - Aug 21, 2017 8:33:57 am PDT #15668 of 30002
That's the pain / That cuts a straight line down through the heart / We call it love
First contact here about a half hour ago, and we'll hit totality in just under an hour. I'll be outside with Rose's class when it happens. Exciting!
Connie Neil - Aug 21, 2017 8:34:02 am PDT #15669 of 30002
brillig
Co-worker: If I don't get superpowers by the end of the day, I'm going to be pissed!