Egyptian protesters shout in front of anti-riot policemen who block a bridge in Cairo, Friday, Jan. 28, 2011. (AP Photo/Ahmed Ali)

Most of us have been somewhat focused on our own personal snow globe of late, but the current situation in Egypt is something which has certainly grabbed our attention oflate. The incredibly short version: inspired in part by an organic governmental overthrow in Tunisia, Egyptians have been protesting, with increasing anger, for the last four days in opposition to the decades-long dictatorship regime of President Hosni Mubarak. Oh, right, and the Egyptian government allegedly cut off access the Internet, a move that has, not surprisingly, only increased the amount of people who were upset about the current state of things.

Locally, a demonstration in support of the mass protests in Egypt is scheduled to take place at the Egyptian Embassy tomorrow, January 29, beginning at noon. Currently, there are over 300 people planning to attend the event.

Of course, the short version is woefully inadequate when attempting to understand the situation — for those looking to get completely caught up on what is going on, we highly recommend checking out Mother Jones’ live-blog/primer or streaming Al-Jazzera.