Klee5389’s Weblog

We’ve had some pretty insane weather in Seattle the past few days.

It snowed for one thing on Saturday. Totally unexpected. I was walking to the East Asia Libraries to meet my group for a presentation, and I could’ve SWORN that I saw teeny snow flakes. But I quickly brushed it aside. Snow? Nah. My eyes were surely deceiving me.

A few hours later we come out, and the entire campus is blanketed with snow. People were already having snowball fights and building vertically-challenged snowmen. I was incredibly giddy.

Anyway, most typically the snow melted by that night. We were back to the same ol’ rain that we normally see.

Sunday night: rain nonstop. No biggie, right?

So, our doorway is a bit slopped downward. Add a downward slopping doorway and heavy, nonstop rain together and wallah, you not only get one puddle outside of your door, but hey, you also get one inside on the other side of the door as well. Good deal. And it doesn’t just stop there: you also get a super-soaked carpet that makes a little splash every time you take a step.

Yes, you read correctly. We had a minor flood here in L107. I woke up around 6:30 that morning to  hit up the IMA. I walk over to the shoe rack to get my shoes when all a sudden I get that unpleasant feeling of having wet socks on your feet. Honestly, there is no feeling worse than having wet socks on your feet. Pretty much at the time I was thinking “What the eff?” I take a step back, only to realize that for some reason there’s an outline of my foot on the carpet. I also realize the mini-pond that we had gathering right by our door there. All we needed were some rubber duckies and we were totally set.

A day later, the carpet is still somewhat damp. I’m avoiding that area of carpet as much as possible.

I never thought I’d say this, but I desperately need boots. They’re not just a fashion statement on the UW campus–they’re an absolute necessity.