Last night I saw large bouquets of helium balloons, in the school colors, decorating the lobby for some event (our tuition dollars at work).
The balloons were mostly still there this morning. They had been moved into the lounge area and the remains of some burst ones dangled from the little bunches on the newels at the bottom of the stairway. By the time I left class, some students had gotten into the balloons and were doing the obvious thing. They were sitting around on the couches in the lobby, sucking helium out of the balloons, and talking like chipmunks.
As we filed past, one of them got a lungful of helium and squeaked, "Seriously, guys, this is so much fun! You should try it!"
125 words | February 12, 2004 08:36 PM | Ivory tower