This reminds me of how my sister is in Peru (where it is, obviously, summer) and I hate her because she only left last Saturday but has managed to miss THREE snowstorms (so far) in 5 days, and will totally avoid this sub-zero crap. Lucky!
It is 21 below right now. The guys I work with are spitting on the sidewalk and watching it freeze before it hits the ground. I never thought I would wish I was the 3rd wheel with these pasty old dudes, but there ya go...!
@TheUptightMidwesterner considers North Face and Sorel high ...: It must be asked: With whom do you work, and in what capacity? Spitting? Sidewalk? (Not that I wouldn't do that. In fact, I actually thought to myself: I should try that! But I'm inside in front of a space heater, so, no).
And then it must be said: I feel some of your pain (in Chicago, it is also sub-zero) but only some of it (not AS sub-zero) and much as I would like to try to make you feel better, I can only think how happy I am that I'm not where you are. My apologies.
@ellaesther: These particular guys? Why, they are only the finest state and municipal employees around... hee- they are not bad- just a really into Bill Nye the Science Guy.
Oh my God. Oh my GOD! I want to be there, with them, so, soo, sooooooo badly right now. They would be so much fun! And (as has already been said): Just look at that water!
@sarah.of.a.lesser.god (2009: a space ovumlord): I will trade both of you- San Diego is beautiful and sunny and 75 degrees today, after hitting almost 80 yesterday. And I hate it. I realize that something is wrong with me, but yeah, you can have my apartment, The Holiday-style, if you want it.
@jigglyball: Holy Moses, girl, if I didn't have two children in school who actually kind of require my presence on occasion, I would be PM-ing you for your phone number right now. And sarah! She could come with her belleh, before the airlines tell her she can't fly! And we would have a blast together!
Ok, now you've made me sadder. I throw a shoe at your weather!
And I'm quietly making a donation to the chocolate cake fund in your name, because it sounds like maybe you could use a little chocolatey goodness.
I wanna go on that vacation. At least for a little while, because I get the feeling I'd probably feel like they were trying to outfunny each other the whole time and one day I would snap and go apeshit. Like this is going to happen, or something.
@Samanthrax: I know, I love how I have all these internal conversations about how I would really need to clear up this little issue with Famous Person X or Delightful Situation Y before I could become a part of the goings on -- when, in fact, nothing of the sort is ever, ever going to happen.
Again with the maturity. It's not all its fucking cracked up to be, I'll tell you what.
@AuntieEm - check out cafepress.com/121608: Everyone in DC is freaking out because of "extremely frigid" temperatures. It was a high of 28 today, will be 20 tomorrow, and 33 on Saturday. I moved here last year from Chicago, and am still wearing my "spring" lighter wool coat, and only dug my hat out this morning from storage.
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I was just going to say that...
St. Bart's is just a short hop from St. Martin / St. Maarten.
The French laugh at you if you ask them for peanut butter.
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Current wind chill: -26.
Forecasted wind chill for tonight: -47.
I'm bitter. Very, very bitter.
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I bet BHB would consider trading a hundred besties for one week of St. Barts.
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I never thought I would wish I was the 3rd wheel with these pasty old dudes, but there ya go...!
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And then it must be said: I feel some of your pain (in Chicago, it is also sub-zero) but only some of it (not AS sub-zero) and much as I would like to try to make you feel better, I can only think how happy I am that I'm not where you are. My apologies.
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Best SNL skit EVER!
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"I'm not a strong swimmer..."
"He can't swim."
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Oh Chicago, why must you be such a bitch?
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Ok, now you've made me sadder. I throw a shoe at your weather!
And I'm quietly making a donation to the chocolate cake fund in your name, because it sounds like maybe you could use a little chocolatey goodness.
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Again with the maturity. It's not all its fucking cracked up to be, I'll tell you what.
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At least the hatred warm-feeling.
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@Jack_Burton[formerly-2pint]: Yes, but they have pain au chocolat and yummy baguettes!
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