Hello friends, Clio here. I hope you’re having a fabulous weekend. As most of you probably know, the U.S. is going to be experiencing a solar eclipse tomorrow! And I’m only a little bit excited. Living in the path of totality and having the day off from work means I’ll get a fun chance to experience this with friends. We have our glasses, breakfast menus and viewing locations are planned, we’re following all recommendations about not getting stuck in the absurd amounts of traffic we’re expecting. Locals are being told to stock up on things like gas and groceries and avoid the interstate because everyone is apparently coming to Nashville to watch the sun disappear. Fortunately, I’m taking all this excitement in stride and definitely have not spent the last several weeks reading everything I can related to the eclipse, researching the history of mankind’s interactions with eclipses, finding out what happens to animals during an eclipse, telling Science and Rissa everything I learn, planning an entire colloquium about this eclipse……Because that would be a bit excessive.
If you’re going to be inside during this event, you’ll be happy to know that NASA is planning to live stream the whole thing. For some last minute information on what’s happening, what to expect, and how to stay safe (Hint: don’t look at the sun.), check out this article.
Happy Eclipse Day!
(Science) grew up as a weird kid in Colorado. She graduated college in 2015 with a degree in chemistry, clinging desperately to her minor in English. She’s now a graduate student in analytical chemistry, who misses classes about English. She spends her time in a lab measuring people’s exposure to pollutants, and dreaming about English. Her interests include chemistry, astronomy, biology, sociology, history, literature, Biblical studies, story structure and mechanics, and writing.
was given a biography of Pocahontas at eight years old. After devouring the book, she asked for a copy of the Disney movie, eager to see her new heroine come to life on screen. Halfway through the cinematic tale of talking trees and mischievous raccoons, she turned it off, exclaiming in disgust, “That’s not what happened!”. This early penchant for historical accuracy was an indication of events to come. After graduating with degree in history Hannah has traveled the country and world before landing back in her home town. She spends her free time teaching English, learning Arabic, forcing new recipes on her family, doing celebratory dances in the aisles of used book stores, and dreaming of the day when she’ll be in graduate school. Having since forgiven the cartoon Pocahontas for not being as epic as the original story, she can belt out “Colors of the Wind” with all the musical dexterity of, well, a talking tree.
was born and raised in Texas, and got her BA in Philosophy. Then, everything changed when the Fire Nation Attacked. (Read: She got accepted to Oxford University and her amazing parents helped her get there). Only Philosophy, which she started losing interest in around week 2, could get her her BPhil (that’s a Masters, basically). But when she needed it most, her academic drive vanished, to be replaced with a fondness for nothing but video games, audiobooks, D&D. But I believe, Rissa can still graduate. (In June and then move back in with her parents because I’m broke, y’all. Someone please pay me.)
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