there's an eclipse tomorrow. i knew about the eclipse but forgot the date. as a result, i'll be on a plane or just getting off as it reaches it's peak. this will be in buenos aires, which is just a bit out of the path of totality. i was pretty upset about the timing of my flight when i realized that it was going to get in the way. so much so that i considered cancelling my trip to the northwest of argentina, where i am now. i've seen an eclipse. a couple years ago in nashville. but this one was the day before my birthday. i saw it as a gift. i also forgot the eclipse glasses that i brought with me from home in my desk in buenos aires. so even if i get a view of it from above i should probably not look. regardless it's happening and that's cool

im in jujuy right now. at a cafe where i was supposed to do work but have not gotten much done. the hostel i'm at kind of sucks. the room is dingy and smells like a combination of cigarette smoke and incense. i saw some salt flats yesterday. and a bunch of rocks the days before. it's been a relaxing time. kind of annoyed by how expensive everything has been and my lack of cash. also have had the pressing issue of the essay and presentation i have to have finished

this guy at the table in front of mine has a duck quack for a notification sound

i'm realizing i have two weekends left. i booked a trip to iguazu for next week. actually, i just realized, as i'm typing this, that it conflicts with my last day at my internship. i'm sure it won't be a problem. they're pretty laid-back. plus my program ends a couple days after. anyway, yeah. hopefully it's sunny then. at the waterfalls

i don't know what to do with the pictures i've taken and have had taken of me from this trip. i don't really want to post them right now. would be weird to do that later. gonna weigh my options...

my tooth chipped some more. i also cracked the upper left corner of my laptop screen. the cracked managed to stay mostly out of the way. not really annoying visually but it't another thing i have to be wary of now. replacements are expensive and require some disassembly skill. just hoping to make it through the next year without it worsening

i feel dirty. i want to be home and shower. getting home form the airport is either expensive or time consuming. argentina plays brazil tomorrow. i want to go out to see that somewhere. i'll hit up german and see if he's free. mexico plays after that but i'll watch that from home. i also have to go to bed somewhat early to wake up on time for my presentation. there just isn't enough time in a day! (just kidding)

wait, a phone from across the cafe went off and the ringtone was that of a song i hadn't heard in forever. it's that one crazy frog song. 'crazy frog in the house'

i wanted to feed the homeless dogs by the bus terminal last night but they wandered away and when i found them again someone was letting them into a garage, so at least i know they were fine