Hi, I'm Wendy, and this is my little piece of reality. It is a world unto itself filled with endless possibilities & a myriad of images in full Technicolor.
Welcome to my alternate space/time continuum. Be forewarned that sometimes people's concept of time gets totally shattered when they associate with me. You might come here out of curiosity to check me out quickly and end up spending much more time than you'd anticipated.
@wendria
Monday, August 21, 2017
where's the eclipse?
It wasn't as magical as I'd hoped. I went to the local college to view the eclipse, which had been advertised as open to the public with telescopes, etc.
It was a clusterfuck -- crowded and insufficient planning. They ran out of free cardboard glasses before it started. They closed off the telescopes to all but about 20 people, out of the hundreds there.
I was able to borrow various people's glasses and view the sun's progress. People were very friendly. The clouds came out and rained on us for a few minutes, which should have cooled it off a little, but going from 90F (feels like 100F) down to 87F (feels like 96F) wasn't as cooling as one might hope.
On the plus side, I was super excited that so many people were interested in science. All ages were there, from the very young to the elderly.
If I hadn't looked through the glasses and seen the sun being blocked out, I don't think I would have known anything different was happening. It felt just as bright as usual.
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