Quest of the Ice Chunk

Once upon a time yesterday evening, Alecia and I went out to build a snowman. Unfortunately, the snow was not packy enough and all we could manage were little snowballs which we then threw at each other. After giving up on that idea, we explored the snow piles around me driveway... climbing up and rolling down. Then we walked a quarter of a mile down the road to get to the woods behind my house. The snow in the woods was insanely deep and walking through it was not easy. It was like walking through water but harder. So we ventured back to the river/ditch/thing. It was frozen over and we walked on it. At one point near the edge, it broke from under us and we were able to get huge thick chunks of ice. Snow is fun. Afterwards, we went inside, drank spiced cider, looked at pictures, watched Two Weeks Notice, and then watched American Idol. I'm not a big American Idol fan. When my legs were thawing off, it felt like a thousand angry mosquitos had bit my legs and now I was feeling the results of that. After I had just came in and changed into dry clothes, I sat down on the couch and, instead of my body heat making the place I was sitting warm, I made it freezing cold. And when I put my warm laptop computer on my lap, it felt like it was burning my legs.

I can't wait for summer. I can't wait for warmth, no classes, no midterms or exams, no homework, no crowded dorm room, thunderstorms, the smell of fresh cut grass, fireworks, fresh fruit, apple blossoms... I can't wait to read books I want to read, go swimming, have bonfires at Ross's or Alecia's, go out for ice cream, play tennis, travel, go to cedar point, go shopping, go random places and hang out, play "mini golf", drive to Standish with people just for the Taco Bell, lay out in the sun, watch lots of movies, mow the lawn, ride my bike, go rollerblading, sleep, organize my stuff, sit on top of the shed, walk along the beach, smell flowers, climb trees, wear shorts and t-shirts, go on roadtrips, go canoeing and/or tubing, and basically do whatever I want.

The population of the world is 6.42 billion and 14% of University of Michigan freshmen come from households with incomes of $50,000 or less.

Alecia stopped by this afternoon and dropped off my birthday present. It was a hot Lord of the Rings game. I was quite pleased. And we all lived happily ever after.

The End