Unplugged during a Snowstorm

sEEING sIDEWAYS - Day 2

After a week long hiatus due to Martin Luther King day, we returned to the classroom and resumed seeing sideways. Probably the most notable part of the day was the weather. Me and a few other classmates had a direct line of sight through the doorway and hallway window that revealed the courtyard. A blizzard was blowing and while it was a small surprise (considering it had been 40 degrees and raining the day previous), did not throw us off too much.

During the beginning of class one of the first things the instructor asked us to do was to put away our laptops as we would be without them for the majority of the class. Most of us (who were new media students) were alittle hesitant to unplug (myself included). And if this were not enough of a shock, upon putting my laptop away and looking to my right, I observed that the snowstorm that had been blowing not 5 minutes earlier had come to a dead stop. This peaked my curiosity enough to inform my fellow students of the weather outside. After a brief conversation on snow, we continued our class with introduction exercises and talking about the egg and eye exercises we had done. A few minutes later, we looked out again and the snow was blowing again, quite violently I might add. Strange indeed. Would the pattern continue? I waited anxiously, paying attention to the presentations but keeping one eye fervently watching the weather.

Then foolishly, I turned my head to see something in class (i do not remember what), abandoning my unassigned post. When I turned my head back again, the snow was gone! To the dismay of the student presenting, I caused everyone to turn and look out the window at the rediculous weather change. Just imagine....I would have not have even noticed if I still had my laptop out. Interesting.