Peking static
2007.04.06
Rants

For some reason, the blackboard is so staticky here. I don't know if it is the dry weather of the material they made the black board from, but everytime I reach for a piece of chalk or for the eraser if I've sat down and not used the board for a while beforehand, I get zapped.

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