Eclipse tonight!

In case you don't read my other blog, there's a total lunar eclipse tonight visible from central and Eastern US, as well as Western Europe and some other places down South of us all. It starts around 8:40pm (Eastern) and ends around midnight. More info on my other blog here, or via Fred Espenak, NASA's Mr. Eclipse.

And this morning I woke up thinking about all the factors that would have to go into a program that could generate this sort of information...

Meme time!

Invented by etaoin_shrdlu, passed on by jennekirby. Feel free to post anonymously if you don't want who you are known, since this post is public.

"You wake up one morning and discover that you got knocked in the head and are suffering from amnesia regarding the last... let's say five years. As far as your memories are concerned, it's February 2003. Someone close to you sits down with you and gives you a summary of who you are right now -- all of your activities, your relationships, and your interests.

"What would be the biggest surprise? Would you be pleased?"

Ow.

my toes hurt. i have lots of photos. we're in totality now, and i may or may not go back out again later. probably not since as my extremities regain feeling they're hurting a little... waiting for hot chocolate to warm up now. saturn's to the left of the moon if you're looking at it yourself, like two fingers to the left, a bit yellowish.