It keeps changing but currently looking good for the eclipse next week
07.03.2025 14:06
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It keeps changing but currently looking good for the eclipse next week
I need to get astronomy back into my life. I miss the hell out of it. This is why, even during years of not being active in it, I refused to sell my gear.
The oil painting of Milky Way at Delicate Arch.
The oil painting of Saturn V rocket launcgh (Apollo 11).
The oil painting of Crew-2 launch.
The oil painting of Buzz Aldrin descending from Lunar Module.
Happy #PortfolioDay!
I'm Marwella, I love space and an amateur space artist.
This guy thinks he knows humans 🙄
I think it might be time to make this my main social media account. Done with the other platform, and facebook is only there for messenger at this point.
I have been so out of the loop the last few years I had no idea Europa Clipper was launching today. Obviously missed the launch.
My favorite part is stress and anxiety, which seem to amplify both, and both give me stress and anxiety. A never ending loop of joy, lol
Between IBS and insomnia I really really really need a WFH job that I can do on my own schedule. Or, ya know, we could just classify one or both of these issues as a disability because I'm feeling pretty fucking disabled, and work doesn't appreciate it.
I found a junky single wide in a trailer park for $18,000 didn't check to see if I could afford it for obvious reasons, but that's probably more in my budget.
I mean I don't necessarily want this particular house because I can't afford to fix it up, but holy shit fixer-uppers are expensive as hell.
Wow, I didn't realize I was that poor and in that much debt. I currently make the most I've ever made (which to be honest really isn't that much) and I can't afford to buy a $100,000 house with monthly payments of $700, but it's okay to spend $1000+ a month for a small ass rental.
Trying to find a rental property outside of the city and allows dogs that isn't over $1200 a month is nearly impossible. I wish I could just afford to buy a damn house 😡
I could've swore that I signed up for the SAVE plan for my student loans last year but apparently I didn't. I really wish I never did the college thing all it did was put me in debt and the degree has done absolutely nothing for me.
In the 2.5 weeks I've been eating a little healthier (still eat some bad food like take out, or quick frozen meals, etc) I have managed to shed 6lbs without adding any extra exercise to my day. It's not easy going from eating 2300+ calories to ~1900 calories per day.
My typical fruit smoothie has been banana, strawberry, blackberry, raspberry, blueberry, low fat vanilla Greek yogurt, a little milk. Really has been a sweet and refreshing snack, and has made a good breakfast. Slowly going to venture on the wild side with green/veggie smoothies at some point.
I've been doing fruit smoothies the past week as I've been trying to eat healthier & fruit is better than all the Oreos I'd eat per day. Decided to try this recipe laurenrenlund.com/low-fodmap-o... for a cookie flavored smoothie which might be better if I used cinnamon instead of pumpkin pie spices
The Internet hasn't felt the same since the collapse of the bird app. I'm now hopping between here and Facebook but none of it feels as connected as it felt over there. Maybe I need to find more of the people I used to follow to make this feel like a proper replacement.
I know that it is always a better idea to have your taxes setup so you get little to nothing back, or pay in a small amount meaning you got more money in your paycheck but I typically need that refund money this time of year, and paying more to file than what I received hurts pretty badly.
I must be Gen Z because I don't want to work anymore.
I never used to get rude comments on my sketches or anything like that on Twitter, but the hate is filling that platform. Maybe a small child could sketch it, but that's not the point of sketching it or saying I might attempt it. People like that are part of the reason I don't share much anymore.
Thank you, Marianne!
Cellphone through the eyepiece of my telescope. Absolutely mind blowing experience. I might do a sketch of one of my pics later. Quickly got these then just enjoyed the view.
Plattsburgh is busy! The city beach is packed for the eclipse
Aside from the eclipse I'm contemplating using a telescope to see Mercury for my first time, and maybe try to get a glance of the comet. Plus possible views of Jupiter, Venus, Saturn, Mars, Neptune and Uranus
Contemplating doing a sketch of totality since that will force me to observe during the whole thing, and I won't be fiddling with cameras if I do. Not entirely sure I'll want to spend the whole 3 minutes and 34 seconds doing anything other than just being awe struck by the eclipse.
I don't know how it'll turn out and I don't plan on doing much, if any, images for the total eclipse tomorrow, but I'm considering sending my drone up during totality to get some panaramas of it over Lake Champlain and the Adirondacks. Don't want to spend too much time playing with images though.
I'm noticing a lot of Gen Z is seemingly trying to rid smartphones from their lives and I wouldn't be shocked if the elder Gen Alpha is going to do the same thing. The addiction to it doesn't even make sense to me anymore because I'm sick of using it, but then I pick it up and endlessly scroll.
Given how woven into life they are I find it messed up that they're still so expensive. A decent laptop costs less than a phone now. They're not even new, fun, or novel anymore. At this point I think it's safe to say they're more of an annoyance than a convenience.
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I used to look forward to the new phones coming out but I'm still rocking the S10 with no desires to upgrade like in years past. Constant new devices, increased price with hardly anything groundbreaking making them worthy of the current prices.
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But given the way society is I don't see myself completely removing the smartphone from my life, but I'd like to remove my life from the smartphone.
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