Day 1854

People of the internet, it’s been 50 days since I last blogged.

I don’t know what it is but something about Twitter, Instagram and Tumblr just isn’t the same anymore. The constant changing of the algorithms means I have less control over the content I want to see. Plus the ever growing ‘sponsored content’ being injected into the feeds makes me want to stop using social media altogether.

I really like following you guys and blogging but I really can’t stand it when services bend their functionality for advertising. The loss of user control really makes the experience loose its charm as ads and content slowly become more and more intrusive.

On a happier note I did something crazy this weekend and drove to Nashville with my friend Cam and his girlfriend Sarah. We drove like mad-men to Louisville on Saturday then on to Nashville on Sunday to be ready for the eclipse on Monday.

It was totally worth it. An absolutely life changing celestial event that I hope you take the chance to see if you haven’t already.  It was 1:30pm in the afternoon and when the total eclipse happened it felt like night time. The temperature dropped a few degrees and the sky turned nearly to night, you could see the planets and a few stars. Crickets began to chirp like it was dusk as the entire area was cast in shadow.

The sun in the sky was gone and replaced by a dark black hole. You could see the sun’s corona with your naked eye, these milky white fibers stretching behind the moons black shadow.

Then two minutes and thirty seconds later it was all done. The moon had passed and the light was able to reach us again. Tennessee warmed right back up, the crickets went silent and it was the middle of the afternoon again.

Just an awesomely weird experience.

On Monday I saw a total solar eclipse in Nashville, Tennessee.