"The Perfect Storm"

As I sat in the office and discussed with Patrick and others what exciting topic to ramble about, I came to the conclusion that our recent ice storm was perfect; I guess you could say it was "The Perfect Storm" (BUM Bum bum!! (Dramatic Music)) to talk about. I apologize for the lame joke in the previous sentence but in my head it made me chuckle, so I wanted to share it.

Anyways, the ice storm of '07 has accomplished what the student body thought impossible; it cancelled all classes! After I woke up to see my 8 am cancelled along with my other classes, I almost couldn't sleep because of my excitement that I actually could sleep! I forced myself out of bed at 12 so I could hopefully make something of my day. I failed...horribly.

After lunch I went out on the town because the roads really weren't all that bad by the afternoon. Overall, my day was full of nothing but sometimes you just have to sit back and relax to regain some strength to push through to the end of the week.

The more I did nothing, the more time I had to look out the window at the gorgeous work of art that had rained down the night before. The tree branches were enclosed in the glistening ice, frozen in place for all to admire. As the parking lot became an ice rink. Over night, the puddles collected in over turned leaves became little rinks themselves. The shimmer from the reflective trees and the ice sculpture like atmosphere turned EMU into a museum of modern art overnight. The ice had created the perfect storm in the sense that it was beautiful, got us out of school, and melted by the afternoon practically giving us a day off for no reason. I absolutely loved it.

As night fell, so did reckless and incautious sidewalk travelers. The brisk and chilly air made it almost impossible to breathe outside without your nose turning red and your lungs freezing. But the more insane EMUer's decided it would be a brilliant idea to go sledding in the slippery winter wonderland. The various sleds of choice were nontraditional in the sense that they consisted of big plastic container lids and lunch trays from the cafeteria. The following morning I saw scraps, bumps, and bruises from all he "fun". So I suggest caution in your excursions outside on the frozen waters because you could fall as fast as a sinking ship!

Now I hope you all can capture the various events that occurred from this ice storm that covered the 'Burg in a icicle paradise. Now get along outside but be careful of the slippery sidewalks! Peace.