It was warm this morning... very warm, so I wore a light jacket and a sweater. That is all I needed. Absolutely great outside. By the time I got to school though, things had changed. The wind picked up, hail beads turned into freezing rain and sleet. I began to freeze. Walking to class hurt. My eyes wouldn't stay open.
After class I left for food, and went to the McDonalds on Baldwin, where I typed out the first part of my series. After my calorie infested lunch, I returned to GVSU, only to find more ice and snow. I stayed there the whole night. Com, Com, and Spanish. My vision and culture class was amazed at my memorization skills when I was shown an image for .5 seconds, and then was able to recall everything on the image. (I still can right now too). Shortly before Spanish, my toe began swelling and hurting, due to a tear near the corner of the nail slot. It hurt so bad I limped the rest of the night.
To add to this battle of a day, driving home, I began to slide on us, approaching an intersection, Filmore to be exact. "This is it", I thought. I wont die, but if someone hits me, its lights out. Hospital food will be on my menu this next week. In a panic, and due to oncoming traffic, I chose the ditch. Remarkably, as if guided or spun by some supernatural spiritual God-hand, my car hit the embankment, spun around, and stopped, not even going in the ditch. I sat there for about 30 seconds as cars passed me and stared at me, wondering if I was ok. I waited, exhaled for what felt like ten seconds, and then turned again on the road, counting my blessings.... I still don't know how I was able to drive back up on the road, and how I avoided three cars.... again, I count my blessings.
The night fiascos didn't end there. When I got home, our water pressure tank died. This resulted in no water. None. Nada. Our house is dry. I geared up again and went out to Meijer to buy several gallons of water to last until the plumbers can fix our machinery, which will take until tomorrow night....
Where's my bed.....
- Unneccessary graffiti in the mens stall at GVSU, Lake Superior Hall -
