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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Jesus Christ. That video is just plain scary. (No jokes comparing the fear factor with that of a Beyonce video.)
Don’t forget eating at the Hot Rock Cafe. :) And besides..the pool had a perimeter of 1/2 mile. Took a long time to snorkel all the way around it. It was a fabulous trip.