Meteor shower

Last night I was supposed to watch the most amazing meteor shower since 1996. Instead I stared up at a overcast sky lit by a gas station down a hill to the north and apartment houses across a cemetery to the south. Not one single falling star did I see. Oh well. Instead of star-gazing I ate a whole bunch of good food (although I'm not really sure how nachos, fudge, cheesecake and bottles of IBC cream soda's really go together to make a nutritious meal), and hung out with interesting friends. Some of these interesting friends decided to try and do a star dance to ward off the evil clouds blocking our view of the meteor shower. It didn't work, but it was amusing to watch. Later on, when we were about to leave, my brother discovered that his car key had fallen out of his pocket at some point after getting to the star-viewing location. So some people used the flashlights we had along while the rest of us tried searching with the light from our cell phones. Those of us with only cell phones realized how unbright cell phone lights are. Eventually Ty's friend Nathan found the key in the parking lot and we all bid each other good night and good luck on exams. Although this event wasn't quite as epic as the last meteor shower I witnessed, it was a memory that I'll look back on fondly. I mean who wouldn't remember cooled off nachos sprinkled with mist?

Mid-term Break

Early this morning I was having really strange dreams about spiders crawling all over me. I kept waking up and trying to brush spiders off. I would have been more concerned if I'd been more awake. So, like I was saying, I kept waking up every couple hours or so. Finally, around 5:30 a.m. I woke up and was actually not really tired anymore. Then I went to watch the Orionids meteor shower. It was pretty cool and something I haven't done for a really, really long time. I couldn't actually see any meteors for a long time, but finally I started being able to see them. Then I went to Tim and Jonathan's apartment for a potluck breakfast. They have potluck breakfast every Friday morning, but moved it to Wednesday for this week because of mid-term break. Anyway, it was French toast (my suggestion) and some other tasty foods. Then I went to my first class. After that Bryn and I met Ty in the parking lot behind Talge and gave him his birthday present. We had some siblingly talking time before going separate ways for mid-term break and then Bryn and I went back to our apartment. I quickly packed my stuff and got ready to leave and then went back to campus for my last class before break. Then I met up with the people I was traveling with and we headed out for New Market, Virginia. Six of us came to Tim's brother's house for break. So we're here now and I'm looking forward to a great break.