Thursday, November 30, 2006
first snow of the season
I think my snowexcitement comes from the fact that I spent 18 years living in Lubbock and have experienced 5 times as many duststorms as snowstorms. I've been talking and thinking about snow all day, and several issues have come up:
My favorite sound is snow crunching under boots.
I am supremely grateful for my boots. It is incredibly satisfying to be able to walk through a never-ending puddle instead of prancing around the edges.
I am disappointed that ice-skating was cancelled this evening.
Lorelei Gilmore worships snow and I really enjoy that show. At least until after Rory and Logan stole that boat. Now I can't stand the fact that -- to paraphrase Stephanie -- the new Rory gets excited about a Berken bag while the old Rory would be too busy reading to care.
Nathan streaked across campus today. In this weather. Yup, true story.
Tomorrow is the Carol of Lights. The C of L is the best thing I will carry away with me from my time spent at this university. While that was much more dramatic than sincere, I still look forward to it each year. As I explained to Stephanie last year, I love Christmas carols, even the Jesus ones. With this weather, it will feel more Carol-of-Lights-y, unlike last year when I insisted on wearing my coat and scarf and was hot the whole time.
Dr. Conrad was talking about when he went to the Univeristy of Iowa and how this would just be normal winter weather for them - no biggie. In his 6 years there, class was only cancelled once. Iowa and Michigan are my top two grad programs of choice, and this somehow seems like a good omen.
Or a bad one, because I apparently can't drive in this weather. Or walk upright.
My favorite sound is snow crunching under boots.
I am supremely grateful for my boots. It is incredibly satisfying to be able to walk through a never-ending puddle instead of prancing around the edges.
I am disappointed that ice-skating was cancelled this evening.
Lorelei Gilmore worships snow and I really enjoy that show. At least until after Rory and Logan stole that boat. Now I can't stand the fact that -- to paraphrase Stephanie -- the new Rory gets excited about a Berken bag while the old Rory would be too busy reading to care.
Nathan streaked across campus today. In this weather. Yup, true story.
Tomorrow is the Carol of Lights. The C of L is the best thing I will carry away with me from my time spent at this university. While that was much more dramatic than sincere, I still look forward to it each year. As I explained to Stephanie last year, I love Christmas carols, even the Jesus ones. With this weather, it will feel more Carol-of-Lights-y, unlike last year when I insisted on wearing my coat and scarf and was hot the whole time.
Dr. Conrad was talking about when he went to the Univeristy of Iowa and how this would just be normal winter weather for them - no biggie. In his 6 years there, class was only cancelled once. Iowa and Michigan are my top two grad programs of choice, and this somehow seems like a good omen.
Or a bad one, because I apparently can't drive in this weather. Or walk upright.
# posted by Anna : 7:15 PM
