on my way

[chestnutcurls]

My Internet connection is driving me completely insane. It stops and starts working on a minute-by-minute basis. They're still cleaning out viruses or something. I was hoping to catch up on the friends page before I left, but I might not get to it all now, so if I don't comment much, I'm sorry. I'm very close to banging my head against the monitor.

I went out to my parents' to look at Mars (or, as Evan called it, "The Dot") last night. It was a comedy of errors. My dad and I didn't know where to look- we had been told it would be almost the size of the moon. Someone was seriously misinformed. When we finally found the little bright dot, it was climbing so fast that our viewings lasted about thirty seconds before we had to find it again. It was hilarious. We were all clustered around the telescope. My dad would focus it, and yell, "Okay, GO!" and somebody would look at Mars until it was gone again. "There it is...it's going...going...there it goes." Eventually it went behind a cloud, and that was the end of our once-in-a-lifetime Mars encounter. Afterwards, Evan and I entertained ourselves by taking turns looking in the end of the telescope while the other looked in the viewfinder.

I feel slightly better today. Medicine is good. However, Public Service Announcement: The warning label on Allegra that says "May cause dizziness" is NOT a joke. I was washing dishes this morning when the whole room suddenly turned upside down. It was fifteen minutes before I could walk straight again.

I get to see my sister tonight and tour her dorm room, which I'm very excited about. I like visiting Nashville.

Well, I hope all of you have a very happy Labor Day weekend. I'll be back Tuesday with lots of pictures- of the wedding, Lake Erie, Canada (!), and hopefully anulyra and me! Yay.

Comments

[aardwolf.livejournal.com]

I was reading an article that said Mars would look the same size as an orange at the other end of a tennis court if you were using a 40x telescope. I went out into the country on Tuesday night with my 77x telescope, and it was ok... It was definitely a disc, and I could see variations in the color (surface texture.) Still, I bet the moon is a lot better (and more interesting) to look at.

[mszimbolist.livejournal.com]

mars was supposed to be almost as BRIGHT as the moon, heh. I didn't bother to look... we didn't have a telescope and I was trying to finish history hw. =P

[night-falls.livejournal.com]

hope you have an enjoyable trip, and that your Canadian experience (via Ontario) is pleasant :).

[admael.livejournal.com]

Funny how allergy medicines can have such severe side effects. I used to take Claratin, but it makes my heart beat really fast and I can't sleep when I take it.

[mzspearz.livejournal.com]

My Internet connection is driving me completely insane. It stops and starts working on a minute-by-minute basis. They're still cleaning out viruses or something.

Oooooh, I didn't think of that. I hope that's what's "wrong" with my connection. I mean, I know I just got it so there are a few bugs (plus possibly the virus they are working on)...but it's going the same speed as my modem! "Broadband"?! Whatever! lol

[jeffholton.livejournal.com]

I took this picture last week with my dinky, piddly little digital camera, 3x optical zoom. There is no digital zoom in there whatsoever, no high-tech, no nothin'! Just a still image from a dinky camera resting on a 30-year-old tripod.

I had no idea until I saw it on the screen that I'd get anything more than a pinprick of light, like a star. I was thoroughly amazed. With that kind of image, I'm so wishing I had put on my contact lenses. I might have been able to see the roundness with the naked eye! That would have been so trippin' cool.