I was on top of Healy

Recent happenings
- last Saturday was the National Book Festival down at the National Mall. I stood in line for an hour to get a book signed by Terry Pratchett!
- the other day, I wanted to check my email in Leavey and there was a guy standing there waiting as well. I asked, "Are you waiting to use the computer?" and he replied, "Yes, but I'll only be a minute." Then I watched as the oldish man went on myspace and scanned a purple profile with a butterfly background, and all I could think was, creeeeeepy.
- Jenn said that weather.com mixed up the forecasts for certain days, which I found wildly funny.
- Jenn made 21 cupcakes for Ma Kuan De's 21st birthday ahead of time since she had papers to do during the week. But they wouldn't all fit in the tupperware, so I ate the exclamation point.
- this weekend Jim and I went exploring. We went to the TOP of the crane in the middle of the construction site of the new MSB building. Yeppp. The view was pretty awesome. Then we climbed up Healy. On a long yellow ladder going straight up - it was just a scary metal ladder going from the ground up. Aili, remember the New North ladder climbing incident with Jim? This was 10x that, and after some hesitation, I did it! You just had to keep going in a mechanical way, foot, other foot, hand, hand. It really is psychological. The crane was far, far higher and although there was metal casing around it for security, it's not like you actually had to rely on it. While on the roof of Healy, Jim TOOK TWO METAL DECORATIVE STARS by unscrewing them with his key. I had never been more physically afraid for my life, but it was exhilarating. Brave or foolish? I'd like to think the former.