It only really seems appropriate that since my last post was complaining about the terrible technology that I've experienced in Japan, this one should explain that I am currently using a brand new, huge, beautiful and powerful laptop at work right now. So far, it is working really nicely, and faster than anything I have used thus far. Perhaps the thinking in keeping the caveman POS I had before around in the office was that it was letting the beast die naturally, a slow and painful death. It's about damn time. . .
Anywho, yesterday was a big day for many people all over the world. We had our first total (annular) solar eclipse of the 21st century. Southern parts of Japan (among a few others) had the best view of this phenomenon. LUCKY ME for living in Kochi right now! Even through all my shit luck, there are tiny rays of light like this. I've heard various things about how often these eclipses occur, from every 17-19 years to every 600 or so. I remember hearing about the one in 1994 and being amazed that our teachers were telling us to look at the sun, but safely, but glasses or something. It was beautiful and awe-inspiring. There are things in this world that really make me think about life and my place in the universe. I'm almost always freaked out when I think on these things for too long. However, this was just exciting and gorgeous. We really are so huge, yet so tiny. . .
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