Surrounded by Accomplished Writers... and Snow

Yesterday I found out that my high school friend wrote a review for the NY Times Book review, and today, I read that one of the most emailed articles "100 Notable Books of 2008" featured one of my most favorite professors from Skidmore for his collection of short stories, Dangerous Laughter. Knowing these two writers quite well, though I doubt I will ever reach their level of skill or exposure, is inspiring me to write more and more often. Don't see this as the start of that effort. I will most likely be writing outside of blogger world.

On the second subject, snow, I have little to say except that I need to relearn how to walk on it. I had some trouble today, and a slowed commute, as I walked up Damen and came close to falling probably 5 times. I didn't fall, but I know I will sometime soon. I have a serious fear of falling after last winter's great spills: New Year's Eve, Valentine's Day, I'm sure there were others, on non-holidays, too. The former sous chef at Chez gave me some tips though. Don't walk with your hands in your pocket and then you will catch your fall with your hands instead of your chin. Mindblowing. So true though.

I also had trouble this morning deciding which shoes to wear. Thank God, I have a second roommate now who has to wake up when I wake up because she's sleeping in my room to help me with such tough wardrobe decisions. I told her I didn't want to wear my heavy duty snow boots, the "duck boot" ones, because I will look like a weak Californian and not a seasoned upstate New Yorker. This same thought made me resist the down jacket until it dropped to 20 degrees. If we get more snow tonight, however, I am doing it. I don't care what people think. I'd probably be more embarassed by bandages or a lack of teeth than I would be by over cautious footwear choices. Also, I love my Fryes and didn't want to switch over just yet, but in the name of traction and in recognition of my klutziness, or whatever it is, I may tomorrow.