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(2:08 AM EST)
Hallo!
Greetings from Philadelphia! I actually found a spare moment to post a little bit ... Steve's...err..."occupied" at the moment. :)
I flew up here on Saturday, with no problems - rain might make the ground level seem pretty crappy, but the cloud cover looks absolutely incredible once you fly above it. It was thick enough everywhere that every cloud layer was totally obvious. We would pass through a cloud layer, and all I could see stretching out forever would be white vistas of fluff, covering both the bottom and the ceiling. We would just be flying in our own little box, completely surrounded. I had the strangest urge to jump out and go skiing for a while - some of the hills would be GREAT. Who knows, the cloud cover could probably even support my weight. :)
Anyway, hung around the airport for a little bit while Miriam and Botum came down to pick me up - they're the friends that Shang picked on to go through the hassle of picking me up and dragging me back from the airport. Thanks guys! Just don't let Shang dump anything else on you....
I think Philly was taking pity on the poor Texas boy and went up to around 45°. But the next day, it realized that underneath it all, I had a little sliver of Pennsylvania in me, so it got down to the mid 20's the next day...and, IT SNOWED!!! Lots!! I'm praying that my camera doesn't f*ck up the film roll like it did to the last one, or I'm going to be seriously pissed and buy myself a $400 Canon or Nikon or whatever.
Bryn Mawr, the college is...not a college. It doesn't have a college feel to it at all, but more like what it is - an all girl's school out in the middle of nowhere. I wish I'd taken more pictures of Shang's dorm - it's really - WEIRD. Imagine starting construction on a building, laying out the cement everywhere - and stopping there. That's exactly how it is, unfinished. The structure itself is pretty neat, it's pretty much a maze of sorts, but it could definitely stand some dry wall and painting. The walls still had the mount holes in them, waiting for covering slabs that just aren't going to come. Yuck. At least the people and food are pretty decent - I liked Miriam and Botum, and the food was dressed up more than other places (you know, flower shapes in the mashed potatoes, etc).
What else...watched movies, played with the snow (it collected! A winter wonderland on my spring break! :), complained about Shang's computer, rather, in the poor condition she keeps it in, and...oh! Found out something that just makes a person bow a slowly shaking head down with a hand over one's eyes.
Shang, learn how to use a TV.
I always wondered why she had always said that she only got like one station broadcast. I think she told me that she was in a basement and so therefore the signal probably wasn't strong, enough times that I actually believed it.
Stupid me.
I get there, and out of curiosity, flip on the TV and find, yes, there is only one channel coming in. Isn't that odd. Then I look and she's using an antenna. Okay. Then I flip through more channels, and it starts heading up into the 120's or so. At this point, I was a little suspicious. Broadcast channels can only go up to 62 or so. At this point, I think I could feel the groan of total disbelief starting to make its way to the forefront. Hoping, "No, she couldn't possibly...no way....", I timidly punched up the menu and checked her signal settings.
CATV.
Set for cable. In the prescence of no cable.
Nearly gagging, I change it over to Antenna and go back to the channels. Lo and behold, there IS TV in Bryn Mawr! *gasp!* 10 full stations of broadcast network glory (and 4 PBS stations, which is REALLY weird. Philadelphia is big on Teletubbies, I guess). Fox, WB, NBC, CBS, UPN, ABC...all streaming in with their wonderful saviors of boredom. The picture isn't very clear, but a simple amplified antenna would do the trick nicely.
And the moral of the story? A Shangrila will be a Shangrila no matter where she goes and what she does. Fin.
Abstract thought: I'll switch out this Valentine's day skin for something new. I might go out to Walmart and pick up some aesthetic sense and fix this page up some, but I don't think my check card will cover it...
Abstract thought 2: I LOVE MY CAR!!!! Yes, I will drive it for the camping trip - ANYTHING to be with it. I'll change yer oil anytime, baby.
Enough blithering for now. I'll post the full dirt on Shang (maybe) and Steve either tomorrow or when I get back from the camping trip that better damn well happen.
Hope everyone has enjoyed/is enjoying/will enjoy their spring break! Mine's been GREAT! :)
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