This is Not the Time to Return Library Books
Lightening ahead, behind and to the left. Humid and muggy and POURING DOWN RAIN. Just a drizzle at first as I start out my walk from Stony and then it comes down like crazy the last few blocks. I am soaked from head to toe. My light brown leather jacket has turned dark chocolate brown, and waterfalls of rain are falling down my face, onto my neck and soaking even the inside layers. My thick jeans are wet all the way through and everyone with an umbrella is staring at me. And smirking in a polite way. But there are a few other brave souls out there (Jon) bearing the weather like I am. And we exchange those i-know-what-you're-going-through glances and smile. It feels good to be outside unprotected. And reminds me a bit of home....but not really...the rain is so much different here.
Dan the gentleman comes to my rescue. I hit the Woodlawn light at the wrong time (waiting there desperately for it to change to green) and you couldn't even see from all of the rain (that 40 seconds of downpour was crazyness and fun, but then I was thoroughly drenched...reminded me of the time during one of the biggest thunderstorms in Chicago [last year] when I mistakenly got off at the Chicago stop on the Blue Line and had to walk for miles towards the Lake to get downtown). Crossing the street I heard someone calling my name, and over comes Dan running up to my side and hurredly shoving an umbrella over me. He was walking in the opposite direction, but decided to nicely escort me to the library as we chatted a bit. :o) Walking into the Reg I definitely got started at (and still am now that I'm on the 4th floor with many people who have been here for hours on end as they only faintly notice the raindrops coming down outside the glass windows). My biology textbook was pretty soaked by the time I arrived inside...this afternoon was the most horrible time I could have picked to return the thing...I really hope that I don't get fined for book damage.
Well, now that my shoes and socks and leather jacket are out to dry on a nearby chair, I'm back to studying for my Global Tectonic final tomorrow. Wish me luck! I'm almost done with finals, and am happily skipping barefoot in the Reg.
Lightening ahead, behind and to the left. Humid and muggy and POURING DOWN RAIN. Just a drizzle at first as I start out my walk from Stony and then it comes down like crazy the last few blocks. I am soaked from head to toe. My light brown leather jacket has turned dark chocolate brown, and waterfalls of rain are falling down my face, onto my neck and soaking even the inside layers. My thick jeans are wet all the way through and everyone with an umbrella is staring at me. And smirking in a polite way. But there are a few other brave souls out there (Jon) bearing the weather like I am. And we exchange those i-know-what-you're-going-through glances and smile. It feels good to be outside unprotected. And reminds me a bit of home....but not really...the rain is so much different here.
Dan the gentleman comes to my rescue. I hit the Woodlawn light at the wrong time (waiting there desperately for it to change to green) and you couldn't even see from all of the rain (that 40 seconds of downpour was crazyness and fun, but then I was thoroughly drenched...reminded me of the time during one of the biggest thunderstorms in Chicago [last year] when I mistakenly got off at the Chicago stop on the Blue Line and had to walk for miles towards the Lake to get downtown). Crossing the street I heard someone calling my name, and over comes Dan running up to my side and hurredly shoving an umbrella over me. He was walking in the opposite direction, but decided to nicely escort me to the library as we chatted a bit. :o) Walking into the Reg I definitely got started at (and still am now that I'm on the 4th floor with many people who have been here for hours on end as they only faintly notice the raindrops coming down outside the glass windows). My biology textbook was pretty soaked by the time I arrived inside...this afternoon was the most horrible time I could have picked to return the thing...I really hope that I don't get fined for book damage.
Well, now that my shoes and socks and leather jacket are out to dry on a nearby chair, I'm back to studying for my Global Tectonic final tomorrow. Wish me luck! I'm almost done with finals, and am happily skipping barefoot in the Reg.
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