Week 4 - Winter Aftermath, and Power Free

Well, another week without going to school. Unfortunately, we do not have any power. It is one thing to miss school, and be able to watch movies or TV shows all day, and it is another to be without power, sitting in an ice covered apartment building, and trying to blow "freezing breath rings." One thing that was entertaining, however, was jumping up every five or ten minutes to the sound of gunshots (it turns out that pine trees, when covered in ice, sound EXACTLY like large caliber rifle shots when they break in half from the stress) to see where the next two tons of ice and tree limbs will fall. It was pretty darn incredible. They were falling like dominos all day! It made for some great soundscapes, as I broke out my trusty H4N and shotgun mic to record the falling titans. It caused quite a bit of property damage, as well. This, of course, led to the next five or six days without power (a fate only half of our apartment complex shared, the lucky, warm bastards). But, as is the human condition, we strove forward, adapting to all mother nature (and lazy-ass Father Wilmington Utilities) could throw at us. Luckily, I was taught to "always be prepared" during my stint in the Marines, so the trusty propane appliances came to the rescue. Of course, this also meant another week of VISION-ing and schoolwork piling up, which really sucks. It is hard enough taking 21 hours, but getting two weeks behind is a definite downer.