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random thought: this is what is feels like to be a shark.
today, there was massive rain. when i left the dorm it was gross and hot and just beginning to drizzle, and it continued to rain all day. and looking for a parking spot on campus is bad enough, but looking for one in the rain is worse. when you spot someone walking out to the parking lot, you know you have it made, so you slowly drive around in circles, or creep behind the person until they get to their car. so as i'm driving around the building, waiting for this girl to get to her car, the rain is pouring down, and i think this is what it feels like to be a shark, lurking, waiting for your next meal.
every time it rains, i remember a run in i had with dr. rutland. it was after chapel in the pouring rain, i pulled out my umbrella, and he put his hand out and he said... "sweetie, take a lesson from me, put the umbrella away. walk in the rain, and a guy will come along with an umbrella and snag you up..." well, one day, i decided to put his words of wisdom to practice, in hopes that humanity would be redeemed. so i trudged to class umbrella-less and frozen in the rain. half way there, i was reminded of another sage: "always go with your first instinct."
