closet? or bath tub?
this afternoon i went to the newest and closest (closer than starbucks, even) caffeine dealer in my neighborhood to study for my next statistics test, and on my way there i noticed that the sky looked kinda dark. that wasn't too surprising because the chance of rain today is 60%. once i got there i was happily oblivious to the weather because i was in a cinderblock building, away from the windows, and there was nice music playing. also, studying for statistics takes all the concentration i can muster because dear god it's uninteresting and totally unneccesarily complicated.
when i got tired of studying, i left. i'm not sure if this was a smart move or a really stupid move, because when i walked outside i saw just how black the sky really is. but i'm trying to overcome silly fears that i have (flying, storms, and other things i have no control over), so i thought, "eh, it's not so bad. so it's going to rain. i can deal with rain." and then i drove the four blocks home.
i got home 30 seconds later and the wind started blowing. hard. at the front of our yard we have a gate, and when i tried to close it, really, i felt like dorothy must have felt in the wizard of oz when she's trying to close the gate at auntie em and uncle henry's house and the tornado is coming for her. but still, i wasn't scared.
then i got inside and locked the door (because locked doors protect me from violent winds, obviously) and the big dog hopped out of the bath tub to come greet me. he hangs out in the bathtub during storms. i realized his bath tub habit one day when i couldn't find him during a storm and i looked all over for him. finally i found him curled up in tub and shaking. he's smart but a giant wuss.
i should type faster. the storm is coming.
so, big dog greeted me and then i turned around and looked outside and this huge wind gust blew a bunch of leaves in a swirly pattern all over the yard and i was sure a tornado was on the way. that was when i quit acting like i wasn't totally freaked out and just started freaking out. i turned on the tv to the check out the weather and found out that north of us there are 100 mph winds. the weather dude was like: that can't be right! and then: uh, that's bad.
it so doesn't help that i drank a double shot latte and i'm all jittery because of that. now i'm extra all jittery and am about to hide in the closet. or in the bathtub with the dog, i'm not sure yet. also, i can't get in touch with alvin. he sent me an IM saying it looks like rain. then he went away. actually, he's probably fine (he's in a large, sturdy building), but he is in the way of the hail. i'll assume he's ok. knowing him, he's in a meeting and is completley oblivious to the bad storm and the fact that the dogs and i are completely freaking out. it wouldn't be the first time.
i love cold weather, but i really wish i didn't have to go through this for it not to be 100 degrees here.
when i got tired of studying, i left. i'm not sure if this was a smart move or a really stupid move, because when i walked outside i saw just how black the sky really is. but i'm trying to overcome silly fears that i have (flying, storms, and other things i have no control over), so i thought, "eh, it's not so bad. so it's going to rain. i can deal with rain." and then i drove the four blocks home.
i got home 30 seconds later and the wind started blowing. hard. at the front of our yard we have a gate, and when i tried to close it, really, i felt like dorothy must have felt in the wizard of oz when she's trying to close the gate at auntie em and uncle henry's house and the tornado is coming for her. but still, i wasn't scared.
then i got inside and locked the door (because locked doors protect me from violent winds, obviously) and the big dog hopped out of the bath tub to come greet me. he hangs out in the bathtub during storms. i realized his bath tub habit one day when i couldn't find him during a storm and i looked all over for him. finally i found him curled up in tub and shaking. he's smart but a giant wuss.
i should type faster. the storm is coming.
so, big dog greeted me and then i turned around and looked outside and this huge wind gust blew a bunch of leaves in a swirly pattern all over the yard and i was sure a tornado was on the way. that was when i quit acting like i wasn't totally freaked out and just started freaking out. i turned on the tv to the check out the weather and found out that north of us there are 100 mph winds. the weather dude was like: that can't be right! and then: uh, that's bad.
it so doesn't help that i drank a double shot latte and i'm all jittery because of that. now i'm extra all jittery and am about to hide in the closet. or in the bathtub with the dog, i'm not sure yet. also, i can't get in touch with alvin. he sent me an IM saying it looks like rain. then he went away. actually, he's probably fine (he's in a large, sturdy building), but he is in the way of the hail. i'll assume he's ok. knowing him, he's in a meeting and is completley oblivious to the bad storm and the fact that the dogs and i are completely freaking out. it wouldn't be the first time.
i love cold weather, but i really wish i didn't have to go through this for it not to be 100 degrees here.
posted by sarah at 12:30 PM
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