An hour ago I left the library and headed across the street for dinner. Okay. I knew that there were severe showers today, but I didn’t know that the winds would be so severe. I guess I should have paid attention to the google news popups with headlines such as “Severe Weather Alerts for Across the Nation.” But wow. I had never been so afraid that I would be blown away off the sidewalk and into incoming traffic, and I’m definitely bigger than a pregnant Nicole Richie. Needless to say, it was kind of scary. And my flimsy umbrella was useless against that.

And then, just as I was saying, “Watch, something’s gonna hit me in the head” along flies a small branch and whacks me in the forehead. It hurt. I think it’s turning into a bruise. But thank goodness for bangs =/On the way back to the library we spotted a large rectangular metal piece caught in the branches of a tree, dangling over the walkway. Probably wrenched from the unfinished building next door. I feel sorry for the poor guy that gets smacked in the head with that.

I’m sitting here trying to do work, and all I can think about is wanting to watch Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations. I got addicted to it over winter break. Apparently my whole family has taken to the Travel Channel, since it is one of the few entertaining channels on our basic cable lineup at home. I love Tony. He’s a badass MF and he’s not sorry about it. The network has been advertising that the new season (season 4) is airing Mondays 10pm ET/PT. I was so excited coming back, since I thought that I would be able to catch it.

But no. This school hates me. We freaking have HBO, but not the Travel Channel!!! T_T So I have now resorted to watching my beloved Tony in very pixelated form. I’m dying to watch the first half of the Asia special and to catch the Japan episode. Spring break is coming up soon, so maybe they’ll marathon it during then? Unlikely. But I can only hope.

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