My leisurely walk home from lab last night (at 4 in the morning) was interrupted by an exciting robbery in progress. The hip-hop clothing store right under my apartment had its lights on, and a cop was in front of it talking to people inside. Suddenly, he pulled out his gun and started yelling at them to get on the ground. This made it impossible for me to enter my front door, and when I asked him what I should do, the cop told me to go around the corner. He radioed for backup and in less than 30 seconds patrol cars were converging on the store from all directions. The street was filled with officers, many of whom had their guns drawn. The robbers offered no resistance, and were quickly cuffed and carted away.

The excitement level in my neck of the woods is set on high; this morning as I left my apartment, there was a car crash right in front of me! This poor girl in an SUV didn't leave enough space while taking a corner, and crunched into a parked delivery truck. The truck seemed fine, but her SUV sustained considerable damage, including a popped tire.

In case robbers ever enter our lab, Adilla and I will shoot them with water guns!