Hannibal O'Leary Loves Jazz

 

Tonight Travalon and I were going to go to a free concert on campus: the Afro-Cuban Jazz Ensemble and the Jazz Orchestra. However, as I was waiting for the shuttle home, it began to sprinkle, and while I was on the shuttle it turned into a full-blown storm. It never stopped raining (it's still raining now), and Travalon said he didn't want to go down to campus, but fortunately the concert is streamed lived on YouTube, so we were able to watch it on Travalon's TV. I made Hannibal O'Leary, the green lion from Mardi Gras, dance to the music, then I made Jerry the Kraken dance, and Travalon made Rodrigo the Rhinoceros dance with him. He got into the spirit and made some of the other stuffies dance together too. That is something we couldn't have done if we'd gone in person!

This rain is unbelievable. It's like all the rain we were supposed to get over the last two months just came tonight. Hopefully there's no flooding...

Here are some more photos of the trees around campus.

Here is what a tree near my building looks like to everyone else.

And here is what it looks like through my sunglasses. They make everything redder.

This is a little jack-o-lantern made out of what appears to be a couple of grapefruit.

Another comparison shot: what everyone else sees.

What I see through my sunglasses.

This morning's sunrise through my very dirty office window.

And here are a couple of crystals I bought recently. The one on the left has little pieces of ruby in it, and the one on the right is turquoise and malachite.

The ruby flecks glow under blacklight.

I don't know if I'll ever have a good photo of a fata morgana to post on here, but there are some pretty cool ones online. Apparently people sometimes see the Toronto skyline from Buffalo. It may be time for a road trip...

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