March in Maryland
Anyone who tries to go to college in Maryland inevitably faces the mayhem of March, which is constant in its unpredictability (if that’s even possible) and has highs and lows crazier than the temperatures outside. First is the weather. March 1st ushered in a Maryland “blizzard” of sorts with about a half a foot of snow and the usual school and University closings following any sort of frozen precipitation. Snowmen were built, hot chocolate was quaffed, and trays were stolen from the dining hall cafeteria for sledding purposes on College Park’s numerous hills. A mere few days later, the last of the snow was dripping off the banks in some beautiful 70 degree weather. Bikes were ridden, frisbees were thrown, and trays were stolen from the dining hall cafeteria for picnic purposes on College Park’s numerous fields. A few days after that, the temperature dipped back down in promise of a rainy and miserable Spring Break.
Which is a whole new subject of its own. As typical of a college Spring Break, privileged college students everywhere will be jetting off to exotic locales, white beaches and sandy shores in search of some warm-weather debauchery. Unfortunately for the rest of us, Spring Break means trying to find inexpensive means of our own debauchery (camping in Shenandoah?), as well as catching up on the mounds of homework and projects due right after Spring Break, as professors undoubtedly believe we have nothing better to do over break than study and work (here’s hoping we have internet in our cabin…). At least we don’t have classes!
Lastly, any amount of time you had reclaiming your boyfriends, husbands and sports enthusiasts from the end of football season is lost in March Madness, where pretty much any college student, particularly the males, are sucked up for days in basketball, and only surface for food or drink. This is particularly unfortunate for girlfriends or wives with birthdays or anniversaries at this time in March.
But as the saying goes…in like a lion, so I’m looking forward to the lamb!
