M and I were picnicking in his yard. Walked to the park and realized it was nicer at his hiuse. Did pick up eclipse glasses and now we are in the shade at his house playing Fluxx and enjoying the day
Mal: Okay. She won't be winning any beauty contests anytime soon. But she is solid. Ship like this, be with ya 'til the day you die. Zoe: 'Cause it's a deathtrap.
'Out Of Gas'
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.
askye - Aug 21, 2017 8:50:53 am PDT #15675 of 30002
Thrive to spite them
Liese S. - Aug 21, 2017 8:52:20 am PDT #15676 of 30002
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
Cloud cover again, it is noticeably cooler, though.
amyth - Aug 21, 2017 8:59:24 am PDT #15677 of 30002
And none of us deserving the cruelty or the grace -- Leonard Cohen
I'm at the planetarium on campus for a 2:00 show, which will let out in time for our (95%?) totality at 2:43. They are having a party out there with food trucks and a make-your-own-poster thing, and other stuff. It's also a thousand degrees outside. I'm glad to be in the a/c for a few minutes, and I love a good planetarium show.
Dana - Aug 21, 2017 9:00:08 am PDT #15678 of 30002
I haven't trusted science since I saw the film "Flubber."
It's amazing to me that it doesn't really seem any dimmer. I'm sure there's some fancy science explanation for that.
sarameg - Aug 21, 2017 9:06:11 am PDT #15679 of 30002
It's dimmer here! But that's the clouds, we're getting socked in.
Connie Neil - Aug 21, 2017 9:13:47 am PDT #15680 of 30002
brillig
It was distinctly dark here in Utah.
Dana - Aug 21, 2017 9:14:18 am PDT #15681 of 30002
I haven't trusted science since I saw the film "Flubber."
Back inside. The explanation for the light thing is probably that we're bad at detecting gradual changes in light level. Or I am. But it feels a good 15 degrees cooler.
Calli - Aug 21, 2017 9:32:36 am PDT #15682 of 30002
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
It definitely feels twilight-y here. We should reach 95%-ish totality in a few minutes.
And there's a weird heat-shimmery effect on a stone wall that I'm leaning against. Although it's NC in August, so it could just be actual heat shimmer.
Tom Scola - Aug 21, 2017 9:36:06 am PDT #15683 of 30002
hwæt
It's, like, 71% dark outside.
tommyrot - Aug 21, 2017 9:49:29 am PDT #15684 of 30002
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Overcast here, but the sun peeked out a few times. I borrowed someone's eclipse glasses and did confirm a dragon is eating the sun.