I was a typical warm [-25 degree] day at stony brook. As we watched the other students walk around in their nice warm sweats, we wondered again why we were doing this. When we got returning glances from the sweater-clad, we had our answer. In my blue bikini, inner tube, sunglasses and beach towel, with my step brother in his swimming trunks and matching tube, we were bound to turn heads. But we were on a very important mission: to make everyone's day a little more surreal.

We got a great public response- we had a guy say "Now, I've seen it all!" and a bunch of asian faculty that muttered and agave us rather nasty looks. Hey, I saw no :"No Swimming" sign, so you just keep walking pal. For the most part, people would crack up and even talk to us for a bit. It was great making people smile- I think they all needed a break from the regular routine of cold weather and a clean Wang Center fountain.

We got to float around in the fountain at the bottom of the steps leading to the Wang center for a good while before the police came. She was laughing really hard and said "I just want to know, Why??" we talked to her for a good 20 minutes before she wrote us up. Luckily, we were able to keep our real selves out of serious trouble. Even if one day the CIA tracks us down, it will have been worth it, and they probably just want to laugh with us, anyway.