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[Storm]

Maybe it's the resolution on our computers? Who has what? I have a Dell notebook.

[Katherine]

It looks white and gold to me, LOL!!

[Daniel]

Apparently the scientific explanation has to do with how the color detecting cones in different people's corneas detect color in different ways in low lighting.
Very interesting phenomenon.

[Karen’s Library]

http://www.wired.com/2015/02/science-...

[W.J.]

I see white and gold too. Tried squinting, but it didn't make a difference to the colour :)

[Marla]

Sounds like a joke...I see white and gold, but my daughter and her boyfriend see blue and black. Okay, I would love to hear the science behind this! I'll send it to my other scientist daughter.

[Karen’s Library]

I'm still not over this. Every time I take a quick break, I've been reading what I can to explain why. I just don't get it.

Between #thedress and the Llamas here in Phoenix, it was a crazy internet day yesterday!! ;)

[Storm]

I got a pic in my FB feed of the Llama's with gold and blue stripes edited onto them.

Put the internet in perspective.

[Karen’s Library]

At least it was a fun internet day!!

[Storm]

Yep!

[Victoria]

I think - to simplify it as much as possible - it's got something to do with the way our individual brains are wired. Basically, it's just another example of how different people have different perceptions of things; a simplified way of showing that not everyone even sees or hears alike, so we shouldn't expect everyone to think alike.

I've over simplified the explanation here, but that's the gist of how it works; if I'm not mistaken.

I remember reading something to that effect a couple of years back, where the test included sounds, shapes, colours, etc.

[Karen’s Library]

Victoria wrote: "I think - to simplify it as much as possible - it's got something to do with the way our individual brains are wired. Basically, it's just another example of how different people have different pe..."

That's what I read too, Victoria! No matter how much I squint I can't see blue and black. Hahahh...!!

[[deleted user]]

I See Blue and Gold xD

I Can't Wait to Beta-Read Again,That Author Who I Beta Read for.Asked Me to Be a Beta Reader Again

[Alyson]

It has been a crazy internet week.

[[deleted user]]

Serena wrote: "It has been a crazy internet week."

Agreed!

[Marla]

It also has to do with how our eyes adjust to the background. If we concentrate on (I think the dress) we over expose the background and it gets washed out to be white and gold. If you "see" the background then you see the blue and black dress.

Try scrolling down so you only see the bottom of the dress, then when you lose enough of the side part, the dress magically turns bluish. That's how I could see blue, but then when I looked at the whole picture, it faded to white and gold. It was freaky!

[Jenny, Always smiling! :-D]

That makes sense. I guess I look at the whole pic, not just the foreground. *shrugs*

Did everyone see the cool new group banner??? Designed by our very own Kelly @DivaBookNerd :) Love it!!

[[deleted user]]

Hi,just thought I`d say that for the NeXT two weeks I`ll probably not be on so much. Still be here in my heart thought :)

[Victoria]

Oda wrote: "Hi,just thought I`d say that for the NeXT two weeks I`ll probably not be on so much. Still be here in my heart thought :)"

Hope it's for something good...

[[deleted user]]

I just came back from two weeks in york,england.( had no internet there, hence me being away from my goodreads home). The rest of the day ( its 6 in the evening here) will og to relaxing as will the weekend.

Bonus info: I got the flu yesterday so feel really really bad :/:/ But hey might be a good audiobook oportunity.

[Victoria]

Oda wrote: "I just came back from two weeks in york,england.( had no internet there, hence me being away from my goodreads home). The rest of the day ( its 6 in the evening here) will og to relaxing as will th..."

Hope you enjoyed your time in England?

Sorry you have the flu... Hope you feel better soon! In the meantime, rest, drink plenty of fluids, and listen to audiobooks!

[Storm]

Victoria wrote: "Oda wrote: "I just came back from two weeks in york,england.( had no internet there, hence me being away from my goodreads home). The rest of the day ( its 6 in the evening here) will og to relaxin..."

^ I'm so remembering the audiobook thing next time I get sick. I felt so crappy when I had the flu in December that I didn't read more then fanfiction and even that was limited. Hope you feel better Oda, sucks when you come back from a trip feeling crappy.

[Victoria]

Storm wrote: "^ I'm so remembering the audiobook thing next time I get sick. I felt so crappy when I had the flu in December that I didn't read more then fanfiction and even that was limited."

If you have an ereader that has text to speech, or read out loud option of some other type, that works too. ;)

[[deleted user]]

thanks for the good wishes guys, just being at home is helping a bit.

[Victoria]

Oda wrote: "thanks for the good wishes guys, just being at home is helping a bit."

That's great! :)

[Marla]

That's optimism! I read 2 whole books when I was in bed with the (not stomach) regular flu in January for 3 days. :D

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Marla wrote: "That's optimism! I read 2 whole books when I was in bed with the (not stomach) regular flu in January for 3 days. :D"

Well, if its something I am its optimistic. I would bring summer clothes to Svalbard :P

[W.J.]

Get well soon, Oda. We all had flu here not so long ago, so feel your pain. Hope you didn't pick it up while you were in York. Did you have a good time?

Have only been once with a friend, but loved it. The Shambles had lots of quirky shops then, including some great fudge shops. York cathedral was worth a visit, although the Jorvik Viking Centre was a bit disappointing and very overpriced. The highlight for me was fab afternoon tea in Betty's, and a spooky ghost tour.

Hope you'll be on the mend real soon!

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W.J. wrote: "Get well soon, Oda. We all had flu here not so long ago, so feel your pain. Hope you didn't pick it up while you were in York. Did you have a good time?

Have only been once with a friend, but love..."

I went to Jorvik the last time(2006) this time I went on a walking tour, the choclate story(choclate museum,very nice place,great guide) and I espesially love all the second hand stores(where I bought most of the books). I bought around 25 books on the trip.
Health wise: I am getting better. Defently better than yesterday and the day before. I got the flu on thursday the day before I left york,but still could have been worse. Getting sick the day before you leave isent that bad of a deal. Some People get sick early on in travelles.

[W.J.]

Oda- Glad to hear you're feeling a bit better.
You're right that being ill would have been worse on the first few days of your holiday. I've been there & still sore about it to this day - got flu on my 40th birthday while in Paris. Ended up spending most of it inside a hotel room feeling like death :(

The chocolate museum would have been right up my street! Will need to go back to York one day & make sure that's on the itinerary, nom, nom!

At least you brought back a hefty pile of books to make up for feeling ill. Hope you didn't end up over your luggage allowance though, lol!

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W.J. wrote: "Oda- Glad to hear you're feeling a bit better.
You're right that being ill would have been worse on the first few days of your holiday. I've been there & still sore about it to this day - got flu o..."

Nope, the max was 23 kg, I had 16(just one more than on my way there) so it was all right :)

[[deleted user]]

Its the universal happiness day.
I hope you all are having a great day, and will have a great weekend :D

[Storm]

I've been giggling all morning reading blogs. Off to a good start! 8D

[[deleted user]]

Storm wrote: "I've been giggling all morning reading blogs. Off to a good start! 8D"

:D Nice, are all the bloggs full of funny stuff or.. how come you giggle so much?

[Victoria]

Today's been a pretty good day, though I'm disappointed cloud cover stopped hubby seeing the eclipse and getting photos for me. Still, the outing down to sit by the ocean for it was nice; if a bit chilly (I had a flask of warm peppermint tea though, so that helped me to not feel the cold so much).

Yesterday was another matter... *Sigh*

[Storm]

Oda wrote: "Storm wrote: "I've been giggling all morning reading blogs. Off to a good start! 8D"

:D Nice, are all the bloggs full of funny stuff or.. how come you giggle so much?"

Full of funny stuff. This was in the blogger's memoir I bought before I even knew she was a blogger but it still cracks me up: http://thebloggess.com/2011/06/and-th...

[Jenny, Always smiling! :-D]

Victoria wrote: "Today's been a pretty good day, though I'm disappointed cloud cover stopped hubby seeing the eclipse and getting photos for me. Still, the outing down to sit by the ocean for it was nice; if a bit..."

I'm glad you're having a good day Victoria! Sorry about yesterday :(

[Victoria]

Jenny wrote: "Victoria wrote: "Today's been a pretty good day, though I'm disappointed cloud cover stopped hubby seeing the eclipse and getting photos for me. Still, the outing down to sit by the ocean for it w..."

Thanks, Jenny!

[W.J.]

It was the same here in the Scottish Borders, Victoria. More of a cloudy crescent moon than a solar eclipse. It was cloudy the last time I saw, or rather didn't see one in 1999 on holiday in Germany. Also, didn't see the northern lights this week either, although some parts of Scotland had a fantastic display :(

I seem to be destined to miss out on these celestial events, yet rain clouds follow me around as if I was a god. What gives?

(A wee Douglas Adams reference there, lol!)

Have a good weekend everyone :)

[Victoria]

W.J. wrote: "It was the same here in the Scottish Borders, Victoria. More of a cloudy crescent moon than a solar eclipse. It was cloudy the last time I saw, or rather didn't see one in 1999 on holiday in German..."

I'm having the same issue... It's always too cloudy when I need a clear sky to see something. Or, rather, for hubby to see it and get me photos to post. Though, I was lucky in that not only could I still see during one some years ago - I think the 1999 one you mentioned - but it was clear enough for us to see it from where we were in Wales. Of course, the idea of getting photos didn't occur to me then, and I seem to have failed to capture everything since, LOL!

Cloud cover here today was so thick the only clue we had - other than my checking the times online before we went out - was a slightly more darkened sky, and the sea birds going nuts; we couldn't even see where the sun was (though knew roughly where it should be, since we've taken several shots along the coast on clear days, so know where the sun rises, etc). Naturally, the clouds thinned or moved on about lunch time... Wen it was too late!

[W.J.]

Typical British weather, Victoria. The closest I came was watching it on the BBC Stargazing programme, which showed live images from the Faroe Islands. It was pretty special, just a shame I couldn't see it in person. Ah well, there's always the next eclipse in the USA in 2017 and then Egypt in 2027, although if I had the choice I'd be heading to Norway instead to see the Northern Lights - that's higher up my bucket list!

[Victoria]

W.J. wrote: "Typical British weather, Victoria. The closest I came was watching it on the BBC Stargazing programme, which showed live images from the Faroe Islands. It was pretty special, just a shame I couldn'..."

That would be awesome! I hope you get to do it one day!

[[deleted user]]

Yes, youre very welcome to come here # opens the welcoming gates to Norway#
I saw the solareclipse today too. Or I tried to went outaside early to see it looked and looked,and before I knew it the whole thing was over. A bit of a let diown, but still an nice experience. I cant deny that it hapened because when I saw the sun my eyes got tingly or something.
I just got back from seeing Cinderella, love,love,love it. WEll, I should say it is now called " how to get kit the apprentice to propose to you" aww.. Richard madden,soo handsome! :D:D Swoon..Swoon...
Other than that same old really. I havent gotten rid of my cold(the one I got last week) going to relax more this coming week,and hope that drives the Cold away.

[Victoria]

Sorry you didn't have much luck with the eclipse either, Oda. Also, sorry you still have that cold!

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Victoria wrote: "Sorry you didn't have much luck with the eclipse either, Oda. Also, sorry you still have that cold!"

Thanks, but my dad has had a Fever so I see closeby how worse it could be.( I dont have a Fever,and thats something to be happy about).

[Victoria]

Good for you being so positive! :)

[Karen’s Library]

I love to watch eclipses, but we didn't have it at all here in the U.S. Or if we did, I missed it entirely. And we had sunny skies! ;)

[W.J.]

Aww, thanks Oda. Really hope I get the chance one day. Sorry you still have a cold. The one we had recently was more of a fluey cold rather than just a head cold, and took a week or two to shift. Hope you'll be better soon. At least spring has finally arrived to add a bit of cheer. It's great to see the tulips and daffodils again :)

[[deleted user]]

W.J. wrote: "Aww, thanks Oda. Really hope I get the chance one day. Sorry you still have a cold. The one we had recently was more of a fluey cold rather than just a head cold, and took a week or two to shift. H..."

Its still snow here, but its starting to get warmer so thats Nice :)

[Victoria]

Karen wrote: "I love to watch eclipses, but we didn't have it at all here in the U.S. Or if we did, I missed it entirely. And we had sunny skies! ;)"

Figures... Nice clear skies, when there's nothing to see, LOL!

It's been beautiful and sunny here today (Saturday). Still a little chilly, but the skies are clear... Of course!