During the two and a half hours out there, there was anywhere between 9 to 12 people at any given time. We were all standing (and at times sitting) in my next door neighbors driveway. Everyone had a relaxed and open attitude even though a hurricane was making landfall just to the south of us. Everyone was dressed in different things from T-shirts to scrubs. It was a pretty diverse mix. Everyone was talking about different things from sports to medicine to fabric. Generally everyone was happy and spoke fairly loudly so everyone could hear over the wind. Whenever I would look at the sky, you could see the stars with an occasional cloud blocking the way at times. To answer the final question Dr. D asked, the breeze was strong but felt great because it wan't 90 degrees like it was all day. I hope that this answered some of everyone else's questions and help make that scene clearer.
Sunday, September 9, 2012
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One of the comments made by Dr. D on my Hurricane Issac post really stood out to me. She asked tons of questions that I didn't answer in my blog post, so in this post I'll answer them. The questions she asked were: How many
people were there? Where were they standing? What was their body language like?
How were they dressed? What did they actually say? What kinds of voices or
facial expressions did they use? What did the sky look like? What did the
breeze feel like?
During the two and a half hours out there, there was anywhere between 9 to 12 people at any given time. We were all standing (and at times sitting) in my next door neighbors driveway. Everyone had a relaxed and open attitude even though a hurricane was making landfall just to the south of us. Everyone was dressed in different things from T-shirts to scrubs. It was a pretty diverse mix. Everyone was talking about different things from sports to medicine to fabric. Generally everyone was happy and spoke fairly loudly so everyone could hear over the wind. Whenever I would look at the sky, you could see the stars with an occasional cloud blocking the way at times. To answer the final question Dr. D asked, the breeze was strong but felt great because it wan't 90 degrees like it was all day. I hope that this answered some of everyone else's questions and help make that scene clearer.
During the two and a half hours out there, there was anywhere between 9 to 12 people at any given time. We were all standing (and at times sitting) in my next door neighbors driveway. Everyone had a relaxed and open attitude even though a hurricane was making landfall just to the south of us. Everyone was dressed in different things from T-shirts to scrubs. It was a pretty diverse mix. Everyone was talking about different things from sports to medicine to fabric. Generally everyone was happy and spoke fairly loudly so everyone could hear over the wind. Whenever I would look at the sky, you could see the stars with an occasional cloud blocking the way at times. To answer the final question Dr. D asked, the breeze was strong but felt great because it wan't 90 degrees like it was all day. I hope that this answered some of everyone else's questions and help make that scene clearer.
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Your hurricane break sounds a whole lot better than mine. I lost power before the storm even started :( Talking with all your neighbors must have been relaxing before the storm came around... I like all the details you put in your post this time
ReplyDeleteYour break sounded fun! i had to stay home with no power and do nothing.
ReplyDeleteChris, so the key to a truly vivid scene is to work in information like that without seeming like you are answering questions: "Though the hurricane was making landfall just to the south of us, the nine neighbors gathered in the driveway next to mine were relaxed and calm. A strong breeze had replaced the day's 90 degree heat, and I could see the stars. The neighbors spoke loudly to be heard over the wind..."
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