Snow Day!

I spent all day writing a paper for my last class of the fall semester.  Well, that’s not quite true.  I spent all day thinking about writing it.  Only about three hours were spent writing.  I watched the last half (maybe only quarter) of The Untouchables, followed by Goodfellas.  I also watched the Boston / Toronto game, and am currently in the middle of the Calgary / San Jose game.  But I assure you, throughout all that viewing I was simultaneously thinking about how I had to finish writing my paper. 

Who can be expected to sit around writing a paper on a snow day like today?  Sure, it might seem like because I was stuck indoors all day it would be the perfect opportunity to sit plugging away at a keyboard.  But, snow days are supposed to be write-offs.  They’re the kind of day you should be allowed to play Mario Bros. all day and not feel bad about it.  But, sometimes you’ve got to get down to business, even when if it’s not a business day.  The paper went pretty well, and considering it only took three hours to write I’m pretty happy about it. 

How about that snow?  I’m sure you’ve all seen some big drifts in your travels, or just your front yards.  But, wow.  I can’t remember the last time I’ve seen the wind have that much snow to whip up into piles.  I was glad I didn’t have anything to do today or yesterday.  There’s a girl I work with who drove up to Edmonton last night.  She told me she saw 54 cars in the ditch and one jack-knifed semi.  Not sure how long it took her, but I’d imagine you’d have to drive slow if you wanted to make sure you didn’t become car 55.

I think this next week I’m going to do a whole bunch of awesome stuff.  I don’t work very much so I’ll have time to fill it up with awesome stuff.  That’s the kind of stuff I’d like to be able to fill my notebooks with.  I do have an interview on Monday morning with the Calgary Distress Centre, where I’ll be talking to someone about writing their newsletter.  It’s just a volunteer thing, but it’ll be a way for me to get some experience.  Of course, we’ll have to see how that chat goes.

Comments

[gs]

Ah yes, the prodigal snow day. A day with so much promise and so little delivered. I can start out feeling great about the day to laze around but at the end of it all, well, it just feels wasted. Glad to hear you got something done and that you have an awesome week ahead of you.

[Teira]

Ahh, but I think that is the glory of a snow day. At the end of the day you don't feel bad, you feel great because the weather dictates that you can't do anything anyways. Sadly reality sinks in and instead of watching Christmas movies you are subjected to writing essays. It's a cruel fate.