There are few things as simple and beautiful as a deserted city at night in the rain. If I'd had my camera with me, I would have stopped about every three seconds to take pictures. The silhouetted buildings... the splashes of red and green light on the road... beautiful. ::contented sigh::

Anyway, I spent the evening down at KERA, answering phones for the pledge drive. I was actually onscreen for quite a while! I ended up (unknowingly) ending up in the seat where I was just barely in the frame, on the far right side. Because there were personalities in front of us, talking about the gifts that come with the pledges, Christine, Izabella, and I were the only ones visible throughout nearly all the breaks. Rachel and Ashley saw me. ::waves:: Also Mrs. Radtke, my beloved former english teacher, saw me, and called in a pledge, hoping to get me. I was already on the phone, so she got Christine, who passed on Mrs. Radtke's sentiments. How cool is that?

I think I want to volunteer at KERA more often. The phone calls they get are absolutely hilarious! I think they diverted all the crazies to me... one woman made me look through my entire notebook for a listing of BritCom shirts, complained about the 6-8 week shipping time, and terminated the call with "I love you". One senior kept referring to me as "Honey" and "Sweetie". A teenager prank called, asking if he could donate 5 cents. Another woman figured out which volunteer I was by lip syncing with the TV and complimented my shirt. And that's only the tip of the iceberg! I was there 6 1/2 hours -- you can imagine the drama. It was fabulous! I also got to read a lot of "Smoke and Mirrors", because we rarely got calls during the actual shows. Bizarre as it may sound, we worked during the "breaks". XD Anyway, I enjoyed myself. Hurrah.