the windchill factor is -31 this morning. i’m wearing more clothes than even i thought possible. i’m also electric. everytime i move my arms the static electricity crackles from my sweatshirt and sweater pulling away from each other. it’s actually a lot cooler than i’m making it out to be.
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Oh, yeah? And all you had to do was walk ten feet to your truck. You certainly don’t have to walk into the wind through the remnants of the genetically-modified soybeans for a mile to GET somewhere like SOME of us do… The INSIDE of my nose actually froze. And my eyelashes are permanently maybelline. Thank goodness it’ll be colder next week.
22 Jan 04 at 9:54 am #you need a good scarf. and it’s like 20 feet to my truck.
22 Jan 04 at 9:57 am #I’m just thankful I no longer have to stand and wait for a bus downtown. I go into the garage, get in the car, drive to work and park right in front of the building.
In the spirit of the -20 windchill, I’m wearing a static-y sweater today, too. It’s red.
Plus I decided to be a nice mom today and drive my kids to school for once.
22 Jan 04 at 9:59 am #P.S. I know I’m a big wuss because it’s 10 degrees warmer here in Madison than it is up in the real nort’.
22 Jan 04 at 10:01 am #i am super wuss, i went home last night and sat on the space heater curled up with a book and my rainbowy blanket on my lap and i was STILL cold. i need me a hot man, don’t you think?
22 Jan 04 at 10:18 am #brrrrrrrrrrr.
22 Jan 04 at 10:43 am #The technology is called a “koatsu”. Basicly, you get an electric heater, attach it to the underside of (or put it under) a 5′x 5′ wooden table (2 1/2 - 3 feet off the ground), cover the table with a heavy blanket/quilt so that it encloses the table on all 4 sides. Set the heater on low and in a few minutes, you’ve made a mini-oven, suitable for sitting at Japanese-style; Slip on a sweatshirt, tuck your legs underneath and have yourself a good read. You can put your hands under if they get cold and have another big book holding the book your reading open.
22 Jan 04 at 1:27 pm #A hot man is still better.
22 Jan 04 at 2:22 pm #Why in heavens name do we live here?
22 Jan 04 at 2:30 pm #yeah, i still want a hot man, someone to warm the bed for me.
22 Jan 04 at 2:37 pm #Just wanted to point out that it’s 65 and breezy here in Los Angeles. Though last night I did have to wear socks to bed. brrrrrrr.
AAAAAAAAAAAAahahahahaha. I mock you all.
22 Jan 04 at 2:39 pm #sheesh, if you are not gonna comment about how much you want to warm the bed up with me, well you can just quit commenting. hrmph!
22 Jan 04 at 2:57 pm #What kind of weinie puts socks on in bed?
Even when it’s below zero we still sleep in the nude.
22 Jan 04 at 4:06 pm #yeah, keith is right. even cold i sleep without clothes– even socks. who can sleep in socks? blech!
22 Jan 04 at 4:08 pm #see!
The whole bloody state sleeps in the nude.
Take that, Calif.
22 Jan 04 at 4:10 pm #yeah california, you don’t want to mess with us.
22 Jan 04 at 4:12 pm #I thought is was ” Don’t mess with Texas”?
22 Jan 04 at 4:14 pm #We here in MN are so tough, our celebrations revolve around a building made of ice reminding us that our flesh will freeze in 2 minutes.
Are you going to see the Ice palace?
22 Jan 04 at 4:20 pm #Well now an entire state full of naked sleeprs raises topics of a whole new nature. I must ponder this.
Ok Jodi. You can put your cold lil feet on me till you’re warm but I’m claiming some unnamed favor for a future date.
22 Jan 04 at 5:18 pm #