Math and science were always my best subjects… which is why I majored in English and minored in Business Administration.

Once I decided on my major I didn’t really see the need for my other core classes.  When I had to pick a lab science I chose geology because it was supposed to be the easiest.  ”All the football players take geology,” I heard.

But then I inadvertently registered for a really good teacher (i.e., REALLY hard teacher), became obsessed with the subject, and ended up writing a formal complaint the following year when my Geology 201 teacher was too easy.

And today I see this video (from WIRED) of the Kileuea volcano in Hawaii.  I don’t know how they captured it, but it’s amazing.

I went to Hawaii when I was 8.  I remember walking on the volcano and picking out a piece of pumice to take home.  I was so excited.  I kept that thing for years.  Of course, I never saw anything like this.

I also remember there being pink flamingos outside our hotel door… I remember my sister and I eating an entire gift platter of chocolate really quickly when my parents were out so that they wouldn’t know it had been delivered… and I remember my entire family making fun of me for snorkeling in the swimming pool approximately 12 hours each day.

I’ll stop, here’s the video:

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