I keep putting off that "Invention of Race" post I promised, but . . .
It's snowing outside. Real snow. Big, fluffy flakes of snow that are actually sticking to the ground. SNOW.
In Portland, Oregon.
That doesn't happen very often.
And I have this giddy-as-a-schoolboy feeling about it. I keep standing up on my chair (I live in a basement) to look out the window at the falling flakes, and the white sky beyond. I have a park across the street from me (I like to call it "my park"), and it's so exciting to see the grass replaced by a covering of snow. The white clumps sticking to the trees - the cars slowly disappearing under a fresh coat.
I'm planning out the rest of my day as I write this: DEFINITELY going to throw some wood on and have a nice, crackling fire. Going to snuggle up and do a whole lot of reading (George R.R. Martin, for those curious - this faux-radical wannabe emcee likes his fantasy) and - at some point - I'm going to go walk around a little bit.
I'm going to bundle up like crazy, throw on some boots (if I have any that can withstand the snow) and go run around in the park like I'm 5 years old. I'll probably throw a snowball or two (maybe even try to build a little snow-sculpture). And once I'm all tired-out from that (and soaking wet and freezing), I'm going to run back inside (right across the street - brilliant) throw off my wet clothes, and warm back up in front of the fire with a mug of hot tea (or maybe cocoa). And read some more. And not leave my house for the rest of the day.
And then, tomorrow morning, I'm going to cross my fingers and hope against hope for . . . a Snow Day. Again - I'm a teacher, so if I am lucky enough for the snow to stick and make travel difficult, I could get a free day off of work - and how could I use it at this point in the year.
So that's how I'm going to spend my day. Cheerful and cozy and light - because, somedays, there are other things to think about than race. And I'm going to take advantage when I can.
Have a great day.
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Good news for you my friend- all schools are closed. I figure you guys follow the lead of the public schools and they are all shut down.
WOO HOO!
SNOW DAY!
I did a couple of walks today. I bundled up better the second time. Walking to the store is no big thing n a usual day, but in the midst of a snowy wilderness, it is an adventure! I too live next to a park, and I think you make a good point- tomorrow we will not only destroy the snow in our backyard, we will spread into the wild for more frolicking.
My son joined a group of youth hitting the school hill on various forms of snow riding materials: skis, snowboards, disks, cardboard. I love SNOW DAYS. They are one of the few things that are still almost as cool as they were when I was a kid.
ahhh...snow. I LOVE SNOW!
(we don't get a lot of it here...bummer.)
Well, hopefully you'll get your snow day.
I did. I did get my snow day. And it was WONDERFUL.
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