so last night we had what is called an ice storm. It's pretty nasty. Basically waht happens (i know this from reading about it on wiki) is that the ground is below freezing but there is this patch of sky that is warm so when the precipitation goes through it it does not become snow but rather comes down as rain, but since the ground is freezing as soon as it hits it turns into ice. This usually ends up being a big mess because it weighs down electric cables causing black outs, makes it really dangerous to drive and you fall on your ass alot when you walk. Well i woke up this morning expecting to think "uugh wretched!" and walked to work at my new job only to be met by what looked like a magical crystal castle wonderland. Everything, trees, cars, fences, gates, street signs, electric lines, all were coated in a glossy ice. One time a few christmases ago my my mom kept telling me how she was really excited to take me to rodeo drive because they had replaced the street lamps with baccarat crystal chandeliers. I was basically imaginig that it looked like the evil queen's palace in "lion, the witch, and the wardrobe" but as tends to happen my mom totally over exaggerated and it was not that cool. But walking outside this morning was how i imagined the baccarat crystal street lamps looking. ann arbor has a lot of trees, like they connect across the street from each other. Anyways here is what it all looked liek this morning.
an crystal palace wonderland! I remember watching this movie back in the day called "the ice storm" and i felt liek i never really got it. to quote IMDB
"It is Thanksgiving, 1973, and the climate is changing, politically and physically. As the Watergate scandal unfolds in the background, the inhabitants of New Canaan, Conneticut begin to slip into an existentialist void, wherein social taboos are shattered on whims and the line between adult authority and juvenile irresponsibility is practically nonexistant. Focusing on two families in particular, the Hoods and the Carvers, "The Ice Storm" chronicles a brief period of rapid moral deterioration, as the characters shatter their social "roles" in pursuit of meaning and satisfaction, within an environment turned inwards on itself. As the narrative device of an "Ice Storm" builds up around them, the actions of the characters - including adultery, sexual experimentation, drug use and petty crimes - become increasingly unpredictable and impulsive. Once the "storm" hits, though, reality sinks in, and the severity of their situation becomes all to apparent in its bitter, and resonating aftermath."
Anyways yes, the ice storm was LIKE THAT!
3 comments:
wow that's really beautiful. i like the last picture. maybe i need to move somewhere cold!
btw your breakdown of the best dance movies was awesome. did you ever consider that perhaps instead of becoming a psych professor you and i should start an entertainment blog a la buzzsugar.com where i applied and was rejected for a job only WAY WAY BETTER? it would be truly genius. also have you seen "shall we dance" it is a japanese movie about a sort of closed off accountant guy who learns ballroom dancing and it's really good, the guy is played by the japanese dad in babel. they remade it into a richard gere movie remember? yuck. anyway good movie.
ok new comment. i discovered a slideshow of more pics from the michigan ice storm:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/62563976@N00/sets/72157594485176802/show/
i feel like your pics are at least as good if not better than these ones
So, here's the thing: I think American Idol crossed the line. In the way that side shows cross the line. No longer are we laughing at people who just happen to have inflated ideas of their abilities. Now we're laughing at people with genuine disabilities. I found the first two episodes of the show rather disturbing. I also kind of thought it was a waste of my time. I watch because I really like listening to people sing. The little girl who was a crack baby and the kid who cried when he discovered his mom was, for once, proud of him also added a nice element. But the rest was gross. I can't wait until they get to the real talent.
In other news, you guys may have noticed that I have not visited the CoT in a long, long time. That's because internet has dried up at my place. Yup, the bastard put up a password. Also, the site's blocked at work. Sorry. I have started a blog dedicated to being poor and decorating, though. Caseysapartment.blogspot.com. Check it out. Post pictures. Or send them and I'll post them. I want each of the posts to have a theme--"My Problem Spot" about that horrible corner in the living room is the first. Um. Yeah.
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