Wow.
I took the local storm spotting workshop this morning at Richland, and it was awesome. I learned a lot, and I took ten pages of notes. I also ran by the library on my way home and checked out two books on storms just so I can study some more. I've bookmarked about a dozen sites that have to do with storm spotting/chasing.
I. Am. Excited.
My love/fascination of storms comes from two main things: Twister (which is one of my favorite movies EVER). And secondly--I live in Central Illinois. Which means I've been in so many storms in my 26 years I couldn't begin to count them all. You see when I was younger, my parents would send my sister and I to the basement when a warning went out. Then they would proceed to go stand on the deck and watch the storm--which is my own inclination and has been for several years now. I guess I always thought, "Wow, if they're out there it must be really exciting." And it is.
I'm not sure how to explain it, but I have a sincere love for weather that scares most people. I love storms. LOVE them. I feel calm and yet alive and excited at the same time. And I've always been in tune with the bigger storms. I can literally feel them coming on. Probably something I picked up from living here for so long.
It's funny, I always knew I was interested in doing this, but during the workshop today I felt something within me ignite--an excitement. A buried passion I hadn't even fully realized I had. And I can't wait to pursue it.
I. Am. Excited.
My love/fascination of storms comes from two main things: Twister (which is one of my favorite movies EVER). And secondly--I live in Central Illinois. Which means I've been in so many storms in my 26 years I couldn't begin to count them all. You see when I was younger, my parents would send my sister and I to the basement when a warning went out. Then they would proceed to go stand on the deck and watch the storm--which is my own inclination and has been for several years now. I guess I always thought, "Wow, if they're out there it must be really exciting." And it is.
I'm not sure how to explain it, but I have a sincere love for weather that scares most people. I love storms. LOVE them. I feel calm and yet alive and excited at the same time. And I've always been in tune with the bigger storms. I can literally feel them coming on. Probably something I picked up from living here for so long.
It's funny, I always knew I was interested in doing this, but during the workshop today I felt something within me ignite--an excitement. A buried passion I hadn't even fully realized I had. And I can't wait to pursue it.