It Snows *sort of* in the South Too!

This week has been quite a hectic, terrifying, but exciting week for any person living in the south because we had a rare unicorn come into town, aka SNOW! :D And of course by snow I mean ice... which is a completely different matter. >_< Snow/Ice is perfectly wonderful, dreamy, romantic, etc. when you're not driving on it. Unfortunately, classes were canceled too late and I had to make the terrifying drive back home.

For those who do not get ice and for those who usually get snow instead of ice, let me tell you now... ICE KILLS! The normally 5 minute drive home took well near an hour, and I didn't drive so much as slid home. O_O And this is swerving, slipping, sliding while not even stepping on the accelerator or break! Come back to me sweet friction!

There were so many near wrecks and accidents that I can't help but thank every ounce of sanity I hold I didn't panic and swerve into a pole or truck. We live in that strange middle zone that seems to not get snow so much as ice when we get anything at all (once every lifetime?). Snow can be driven on. It's a risk yes, but it's not impossible. Ice? That's a completely different story.

And for those who think I'm exaggerating, here is the Google traffic map for the nation yesterday:

Yup. That small very red, very very very convoluted pimple of traffic on the map is where I am.

And here is a close up of all the destruction this ice storm has left. Each yellow triangle means that a car wreck happened at that spot. Look at this! This is ridiculous!

I was so glad I lived close to campus. So many of my classmates were in an accident yesterday! It was really frightening. This unicorn was not peaceful and cute at all. This unicorn had a lot of rage pent up and released it all over the streets and freeways. >_<

Once I arrived at home and the adrenaline from the drive had worn off, I was able to take the Lissie and Sawako Lilly out to "play" in the snow. Here are some more cheerful photos to take your mind off the carnage the unicorn left in it's wake:

"Look Lissie! It's snow! How beautiful!"

"So this is that powdery nonsense people fawn over? General Washington is not impressed! At least not outwardly!"

"Will General Washington be impressed if she builds a snowman?"

"...perhaps."

Unfortunately it wasn't snow. It was ice. And do you know what does not make a good snowman? 

Ice.

"If I wasn't impressed before, I'm even less impressed now."

"Don't grump Lissie, we can still make a snow angel!"

"Can I make a snow pterodactyl instead?"

Unfortunately, it wasn't snow. And do you know what doesn't take impressions for angels/pterodactyls well?

Ice.

"Oh you're right Lissie! This weather is a flop. It's not at all like what the movies show. Let's go inside and get warm."

"NO! Now we're committed to living the snow day dream Lilly!"

"But it's a complete, utter failure. We can't do anything with all this ice."

"Ah! When you are given flower, bake cake!"

"Lissie... I think you're using 2 different words."

"And do you know what you do when you're given ice?"

"..."

"GO ICE SKATING! Come on Lilly! It's like just like a rink only with speed bumps!"

"Oooo Lissie, that looks so dangerous!"

"Which is exactly why we're doing it! Nothing says infinite fun like frictionless surfaces!"

"But our Big Person said that was the most dangerous surface."

"Fooey! That's because she actually tried to drive on it. Just look at her now!"

"... Oh my! Is she-?"

"Yup, she's sliding down the driveway on a piece of cardboard."

"Ack! She just tumbled head over heels!"

"And now it's our turn, come on already! Let go of the rock, you'll be fine even if you fall!"

"LISSIE! SHE'S BLEEDING!"

*sigh* "Oh why was I cursed with this vinyl, unbleeding body? I shall never taste that crimson glory!"

Ah... That's right... I might have tried to live out my snow fantasies, one of which includes sledding. XD Obviously sleds are not sold here so I improvised... TOTALLY WORTH THE SCRAPS! :D (Blood and all I went for a few more rounds till the cardboard was too torn up to slide efficiently anymore.)

"Now this, this is living the snow dream!"

"Oh I agree Lissie! Even if we couldn't make a snow animal or impressions, and our Big Person used up a month's supply of neosporin on her wounds, everyone knows the quintessential part of the snow dream is coming in numb from cold and having hot chocolate."

"But don't leave out an important part of that dream Lilly! We have to do it in front of a fire!"

"No."

"Li-lly!"

"It's against our lease."

"The dream-"

"Is open to interpretation."

Oh ho ho! Good job Lilly! Because I also wanted to build a fire with my old notes and papers but I had to come to terms with my carpeted flooring... ^_^ Hahaha, I know it may sound weird, especially to those who live in the north and get to see snow regularly every winter, but I really do have all these snow fantasies of playing in the snow, reading with hot chocolate while the snow comes down outside, sledding, wearing those funny tennis racket things on my shoes while walking on the snow, etc. 

One day! One day I will live the dream! :D