The past 24 hours have been awfully interesting and at this point I simply MUST blog.
Yes, friends, I have survived mother nature's snowy slamfest over the past day. Yesterday morning I must admit I was a non-believer but she soon convinced me that her threats were anything but hollow. Soon the blizzard would cover just about everything and I would wake up this morning to snow on snow on snow. Early this morning, cabin fever got the best of me and I walked to my favorite Sycamore hang out, the public library. Unfortunately it was closed but no matter! I took my usual spot in the vestibule, figuring that if anyone questioned my presence I'd say I was just taking shelter from the bitter cold for a bit. After I'd finished my internetting (throw that one in, Webster), I walked back home and made my self a wicked egg + ham scramble with cheese. Not the mark of a true dietitian, but to quote Sun Tzu, the military strategist, "Know thine enemy". Next, a friend sent out a text saying she would be at a restaurant about a mile away if anyone wanted to brave the elements and join her. I'm always up for an adventure, so I set out on foot. A mile wasn't that far and I'd done it before. I was about halfway there when she texted to say the restaurant was closed and she'd actually settled in at Starbucks which was 1.5 more miles down the road. "This is going to be interesting", I thought. So, to draw more external wisdom, I'll quote Forrest Gump, "I figured, I've come this far... Might as well just keep on running". So I kept on walking, the wind biting my face and the sun reflecting off the blinding snow. I had just hit the one mile marker when a Honda Accord stopped in the middle of an intersection about 200 feet in front of me. The driver was waving frantically at what I soon figured out to be me. I waved back and he backed up and signalled for me to open the door. "You want a ride?" "Yes, yes I do". I didn't even look at the guy's face until I got in the car, which probably wasn't smart, but it turned out ok. His name was Pablo and he was an international student at NIU from Chile. We had almost arrived at Starbucks when I said "Listen, man, I really appreciate this" and he replied "This is what the Christian life is about. Helping other people". Intriguing, I thought. I'll be honest, I didn't expect this guy to be Christian, much less announce it. Suddenly I felt like I was part of a book you'd find in the "Inspirational" section at Barnes & Noble. So anyways, we exchanged names and I got out and joined my friend inside Starbucks, where I find myself now.
Yes, an interesting day it's been. I hope everyone else is having a lovely hump day/groundhog day/snow day. It seems it's a good day for humanity.
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