Or hitchiking
"Bobby thumbed a diesel down, just before it rained...."
I am not...I am not the damsel in distress. I am not some case. I have to work this. I've lived in a cave for 5 years in a world where they killed my kind like cattle. I am not going to be cut down by some monster flu. I am better than that. What a wonder...how very scared I am.
Fred ,'A Hole in the World'
Natter 78: I might need to watch some Buffy for inspiration
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.
dcp - Aug 11, 2026 6:35:23 pm PDT #13540 of 13619
The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.
meara - Aug 12, 2026 1:21:03 am PDT #13541 of 13619
Well it’s pretty cloudy here in Iceland so not looking good for the eclipse later. hopefully the cruise Pix and ND are on managed to find them a sunny spot!
meara - Aug 12, 2026 7:01:10 am PDT #13542 of 13619
Sigh. Pouring rain now so does not seem likely that the weather will magically clear up. Ah well.
-t - Aug 12, 2026 9:16:40 am PDT #13543 of 13619
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
I don't think there were trains even going through BR when I lived there, not even freight, but maybe they passed through parts of town I didn't go to. It felt like my hour-long bus ride to school went everywhere but of course it did not actually. Later than the song took place, of course.
Hardcore weather ~ma, meara! You just need a few minutes of clearish skies, it could happen!
Laura - Aug 12, 2026 9:22:20 am PDT #13544 of 13619
Our wings are not tired.
Sending clear~sky~ma to people in the eclipse zones.
No eclipse here, but tomorrow night we should have clear skies for the Milky Way and Perseids viewing. My Weather Underground page for my zip code (13338) has been broken for a week or so and always shows my current temperature as -40F, which amuses me as it does happen, just not in August. The other info is accurate.
dcp - Aug 12, 2026 10:50:10 am PDT #13545 of 13619
The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.
The eclipse livestream on YouTube channel timeanddate is excellent. Feeds from multiple cities.
Jessica - Aug 12, 2026 11:00:07 am PDT #13546 of 13619
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
We're only getting about 9% eclipse coverage here, but I found the eclipse viewers I saved from last year and went out to see the sun with a little bite taken out of it. Hope the Iceland-bound Buffistas are getting a good show!
Laura - Aug 12, 2026 11:34:57 am PDT #13547 of 13619
Our wings are not tired.
The eclipse livestream on YouTube channel timeanddate is excellent. Feeds from multiple cities.
Been watching. Amazing.
JenP - Aug 12, 2026 12:07:08 pm PDT #13548 of 13619
I watched a bit of the NASAfes. Stunning.
meara - Aug 12, 2026 3:37:00 pm PDT #13549 of 13619
It indeed rained the whole time. But it did still get dark for totality and then get light again. People clapped, which was kind of silly and adorable. Everyone seemed to be making the best of not getting the view they came for, though it was just “folks who walked down to the waterfront” and not “people who paid big money to be at the blue lagoon or on a rooftop somewhere during it” who may have been more annoyed.