Did you feel that?
Her: (calling from office) Did you feel that?!
Me: Wait, you felt that too?
Her: Yes! It was an earthquake.
Me: Get outta town, no way!
In my 51 years on this planet, I’ve never experienced an earthquake nor an eclipse.
Welp, last month, I experienced both.
The earthquake felt like an enormous truck rumbling in front of my apartment for a solid 20 seconds or so but literally nuthin else happened.
That was it.
It was very strange. I thought, “Could that be an earthquake?” but then I dismissed that idea outta hand until the Firecracker called me.
Now, if that wasn’t enough, a few days later, I experienced my first solar eclipse.
Spent a solid few hours trying to hunt down a pair of safety glasses.
I thought the Firecracker had her own so I also had to spend some time getting her some as well.
And then the tenant that lived in the apartment above me wrote me.
Her: Hey Logan, super random question! Did you get any of the eclipse glasses?
Me: Come to us at 77th and Amsterdam right now? We’re in the huge playground. I’ll send you a pin to put into your mapping program
And so she joined us for the event.
This is literally the best shot I could get of the eclipse itself, with a safety filter on.
Just as interesting, though, was watching everyone else marvel at what was going on.
Firecracker: It’s the whole place getting dark that I find the most interesting.
For me, it was just nice to experience it with my son, the Firecracker, and my friends.
I wonder if he’ll remember it.
On that note, I wonder what he’ll remember from all these crazy events like the earthquake, the eclipse, the pandemic, etc.
I’ll ask him someday and let you know.
Location: Somewhere over Colorado, hoping my laptop doesn’t run outta charge
Mood: excited
Music: everything we wanted to, in the moonlight where we’re trying to (Spotify)
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