Unexpected

What was unexpected today:

Well, first, blogging is a lot harder than I'd imagined. Sure, it's an open, online journal for anyone to read. A perfect source in case someone decides that I am interesting (hopefully I am not boring...). Of course...that's the problem. It has to be interesting. So rather than blather about whether or not I am interesting, I'll just continue talking about what has been unexpected today.

Dinner plans were changed. Not that dinner really changes at college: you go to one dining hall or another. Not much choice there. Tonight we went to the other.

Someone who has never talked to me before talked to me today. That was possibly the most unexpected moment of the day. I was sitting at lunch planning out a story idea (I tend to do that during lunch) when someone from Greek 102 sat down across from me. I honestly don't know his name (I'm going to have to do better with names). The conversation couldn't have lasted more than three minutes: he asked how I thought the Thucydides passage we'd read that day went and if I liked the class. And then he left. It was peculiar...

And of course, the snow is disappearing. I'd heard the winter in Oberlin lasts until April, but I guess I'll just have to see. At least the albino squirrels will start being a little more visible (note: the above picture is NOT photo-shopped. That squirrel really is white.)...

Today's delight: I have a ticket to hear soprano Christine Brewer perform on Sunday!