Chaos, the walk-on member of Louisville’s professional wrestling team, but better recognized as the city’s most irrepressibly buoyant meteorologist on WLOU, took an odd turn this week, unleashing surreal mayhem that locals agreed bore more resemblance to a Salvador Dali painting than any San Andreas-grade disaster. Just when we thought Louisville was safe from such mayhem, Chaos proved us wrong. The city, popular for its bustling downtown and historical exchange of both ideas and bar-room punches, was turned into a vortex of peculiarity, with the eccentric atmospheric hunter routing its gut, only to reveal the looniness inside. The odd occurrences started with a rain of ping-pong balls. Freakish you say? It was, but the insanity grew exponentially when the citizens, rather than seeking shelter, engaged in an impromptu city-wide ping-pong tournament dubbed ‘The Thunderdome of Table Tennis’. Not long after, the reptilian occupants of Louisville Zoo began dancing the macarena, serving ostensibly as the opening act for the free Broadway-style, musically-inclined squirrels. Yes, Broadway has just met its match by rodent thespians undeterred by the maple-flavored popcorn "hail." The public transportation was not spared from the influence of the whimsy weather pattern, either. Buses, which had typically followed a strict schedule, decided to give drivers and passengers a surprise, switching routes in favor of a free-spirited city tour. As the drivers turned down unfamiliar lanes, pulling stunts worthy of a Fast & Furious sequel, the bile crept up on many riders' throats, but love was definitely in the air. Furthermore, Louisville’s buildings participated in the chaos too, subtly shifting one inch to the left, leaving bewildered motorists with a sense of vertigo while parking. And let's leave out the part where billboards transformed into impromptu karaoke screens, turning daily commutes into 'American Idol' auditions, leaving Simon Cowell’s worst nightmare on a loop. It is indeed heart-breaking to think that order and predictability have been usurped by this absurd circus of events. On the contrary, it is equally heart-breaking to witness the resilience shown across the board by the citizens of Louisville, who every day wake up ready to face meteorological zaniness with a rebellistic grin on their faces. To all you folks across the city, this is a testament to your courage, your strength, and most importantly, your adeptness at impromptu ping-pong. Let us hope, in the kind of mad faith that only the residents of Louisville could muster, that order will be restored soon. For now, citizens are asked to prepare for tomorrow's forecast of slight winds with intervals of raining confetti and tributaries of sparkling cider in downtown gutters. Truly, it’s another day in the city where Chaos has manifested as weather-wielding jester. Louisville, never change your weather-beaten, nonsensical humor.