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Holy moly. So I just found out they're doing a Ham radio test nearby...THIS SATURDAY. And after that they're not offering it again near here until freaking April. I want to have my license and radio before storm season hits so I know what I'm doing! Which means I have to study my ass off between right now and Saturday at 1 p.m.
*bites nails*
*bites nails*
*scratches head*
Jan. 15th, 2008 05:47 pmAnyone on my flist know anything about ham radios and how to become an operator of one? I know you have to pass a test and stuff, and it's recommended by the National Weather Service for potential storm spotters. But I need some guidance/help.
So...anyone?
So...anyone?
I am so sick. I barely slept last night because I was coughing and sneezing and my nose was running and my throat hurt. I swear, I think I'm the only one I know who gets sick with something else whilst already ON an antibiotic. *headdesk*
I'm tired, but trying to sleep right now is pointless because as soon as I lie down my ability to breathe will decrease significantly. Oddly enough I feel slightly better sitting up.
I don't know if this is a bad cold or the flu or what but I feel awful. I'm so glad that class was yesterday before I started feeling bad.
I'm tired, but trying to sleep right now is pointless because as soon as I lie down my ability to breathe will decrease significantly. Oddly enough I feel slightly better sitting up.
I don't know if this is a bad cold or the flu or what but I feel awful. I'm so glad that class was yesterday before I started feeling bad.
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.
