Hurriquake

It's been a rather exciting week here. For several thousand students at Mason, it was orientation and move in week. This translates to a number of students in a panic because they waited to the last minute to register/think about their immigration status/apply for a visa/apply for admission. Classes start next week- it's a little too late to be applying for a visa to get into the U.S.

Then, we had our little earthquake. I'm sad to say my relatively robust earthquake preparedness education in elementary school did not kick in. At first I thought it was construction; we've had a lot of that on campus. Then as papers started off my shelves, and many more seconds than any construction digging should last, it finally sunk in that we were having an earthquake. I thought about getting under my desk, I thought about standing in the doorway, but I just sat in my chair. I did, however, take off my shoes (4 1/2 in. mauve suede pumps- not the best for running on shaky ground).

Then there was a fire alarm the next day.....

Then I went to the store last night to get some sugar, and there wasn't a single water bottle left. There was however plenty of sugar, I guess people don't think about baking in the event of impending natural disaster. My plans include movies, board games, and a quiche.

I'll keep you abreast of any further developments.

Swimming

I went to a pool party on Saturday night.

Now I've spent a fair amount of time in/next to the water this summer, which is a pretty impressive feat when one works 9-5, but I haven't had that much fun in a pool in years.

We played all sorts of made up games (mostly involving a ball and the diving board) and it was just like being a kid again. And while I don't actually feel like a grown up most if the time, I am, for the most part, a fairly responsible, practical, and orderly person. So, I had a good time ;)

Demolition

How is it possible that I've never been to a demolition derby?! (torrential rain comes to mind, but that was last year)

Rain threatened this time, but we were prepared with umbrellas and a twister mat and nothing was going to get in the way of our destruction spectatorship.

This was definitely not my last demolition derby!

Beach friends

After a bit of wandering through the beach-goer traffic in Delaware, we finally found the beach we sought. And it was a good thing too, because as I was laying on the beach sunning myself,

I just happened to look up to see a dolphin jumping up out of the water about 50 feet away. There were at least three of them playing around just off shore. It was pretty rad.

You'll have to look pretty hard to see them, but you'll find a pair of fins on the left half of the picture.

What I Ate

I just ate a salad with greens from my garden after getting home from yoga.

Next I will go hug a tree.