Driving home Friday night the highway was nearly invisible thanks to an intense rainstorm. I drove carefully, but it was still extremely difficult to see much further than two cars ahead, and I could tell the road was slick. As we headed up the long slope north of 92 I felt the car slip and slide. There were ribbons of water sheeting over the asphalt, but I couldn't understand why it was causing such traction problems. There were pale streaks, too, which looked like dry pavement -- except it couldn't be dry, it was raining hard. Lightning across the bay lit up the sky and I noticed the rain on my windshield seemed oddly solid. Really solid. White, in fact.
It was snow.
I was thrilled, in the way that negotiating curves in unexpected weather with a lot of drivers going way too fast is thrilling. Snow is a rare occurence so close to sea level in the Bay Area, believe me. It was quite an exciting drive home.
It's continued to rain heavily all weekend, and the house is redolent of wet dog. Dixie has deigned to join us inside since she really doesn't want to spend her entire day in her shelter. She seems perfectly happy to stay dry with the humans and the cats, and doesn't object to going in and out the front door for her walks. The minute it clears up, though, she'll be stationed at the back door letting us know she's ready to desert us.
I've been studying for my first tests in Biology and Oceanography. I'm not worried about them since the first one is a take-home test (not my favorite kind of test, but I was outvoted by my classmates who think they won't have to study if they get to take a test home), and the second is multiple choice. Actually, as far as I know the Bio test may be multiple choice. We have to buy these things called Scantrons, a pre-printed sheet of numbered bubbles to be filled in with a pencil which is then, wait for it, scanned by a computer. I'm trying to get with the modern ways and relate to the kids and all, but ew. Give me an essay any old time.
Channelling Dave Barry for a moment, I think "Nansen and the Fram" would be a great name for a band.
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