Holy Freezerburn, Batman!
I woke up this morning to a horror, something I thought I wouldn’t see until at least December: Snow.
White, flaky, melting on the ground but still freaking cold, snow. I’ve never lived anywhere that sees regular snow. I’ve seen it, sure, but mostly on ski slopes or far away mountains, where it should be.
“It’s nothing,” my friends keep telling me. Last year was something huge, apparently. When I ask about last winter, locals usually hold a hand about chest high. That was a real snow, they say.
I grew up in Southern California. I’m already wearing the warmest jacket I own, plus my gloves and hiking boots. I have no idea how to handle a real winter.
Meanwhile, just to taunt me, Yahoo! Weather says it’s 80 degrees back in Valencia, where my folks are likely playing tennis in shorts.
Update: OK, so the snow only lasted a day, but it’s still a bit north of comfortable. Also, here’s a video I took from the safety and warmth of the a coffee shop:
November 5th, 2006 at 10:39 pm
Get yourself a beanie. That will help keep in whatever body heat you have. I can send you one with something embarrassing on it, like the Washington Redskins logo.
November 7th, 2006 at 1:37 pm
As promised, here is my election rant like an old person. (Get your coffee and cookies ready.)
“There hasn’t been hardly anyone in here all day. I can’t believe you young people don’t want to vote anymore. This country’s gone to hell in a handbasket. I remember when I voted for FDR there was a 20 minute line to go vote and we were happy to wait in it. You young people today don’t want anything that you can’t have right away. I remember when this (insert name of city) was a lovely place to live. It was small and people were friendly. You could leave your door unlocked and nobody would bother you. And when it rained, gummy bears and nickels would come from the sky. We’d run outside with buckets to collect all of the nickels and by ice cream with it. Now you kids just buy drugs with your money.
It’s cold. I remember the sun used to be out all the time. It never got cold when I was your age. The sun would shine 365 days a year and it was always 75 degrees with a little breeze at night. That’s what’s wrong with America.
Is Matlock on yet?”
There, do you feel like you talked to an old person yet?