I've got my windows open too! It got cooler outside than in, and drier, so open they go! Such a relief after these weeks of insano heat.
What'd you all order a dead guy for?
Jayne ,'The Message'
Natter 66: Get Your Kicks.
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, pandas, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
sarameg - Aug 01, 2010 4:05:46 pm PDT #15796 of 30001
Burrell - Aug 01, 2010 4:08:15 pm PDT #15797 of 30001
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
Oo, Jilli, I just so happen to be a UK size 12. meep meep
mmm, Pandora is playing us "Werewolves of London." I love that song.
sarameg - Aug 01, 2010 4:09:44 pm PDT #15798 of 30001
Huh. Just did the math, and in the past 3 days, I swam almost 6 miles. Almost 5.5 in 2 straight sessions, half mile in cooldowns.
Burrell - Aug 01, 2010 4:17:10 pm PDT #15799 of 30001
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
I just went "swimming" today, but in my case that means playing in a pool with the kids, and maybe swimming across it a couple times or doing some pool exercises. I am in awe of your swimming mojo, sara.
sarameg - Aug 01, 2010 4:22:20 pm PDT #15800 of 30001
I may be a little crazy, but I really benefit mentally from that time doing laps where I just tune out. I might think a little bit, but I'm pretty much focussed on keeping count and improving my strokes and kicks.
Liese S. - Aug 01, 2010 4:29:24 pm PDT #15801 of 30001
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
I did finally get off my ass and did the minimal bit of research necessary to have the papers I need to register and title the swag wag tomorrow. I hope. You know how those things go. I will try to be there at the crack of eight when it opens. We shall see how much of my day it swallows.
It is nice and cool this evening too, and did not actually rain any more today, the first time since I've been home. It's still pretty floody out, though, because it's all runoff. If it doesn't rain tonight, we'll be able to get out to do business tomorrow.
But yes, windows open in the evening and all night, will close first thing in the morning in accordance with desert passive cooling principles. So nice to have that sweet desert breeze drifting through the windows.
sarameg - Aug 01, 2010 4:36:32 pm PDT #15802 of 30001
I miss that so much about the desert. But I get to pretend here in the spring and fall, when that works pretty well most days. Summer, though, all bets are off. This July was brutal. I got off easy last year. OTOH, since switching to a different electric supplier, my bill last month still only $114. Last year was about the same, but I used 1.5 times more energy this month.
eta: Huh. Looking at my billing history...my expensive time isn't summer, it's gas in winter. For the Feb cold snap/blizzards, it was almost $300.
Zenkitty - Aug 01, 2010 4:42:13 pm PDT #15803 of 30001
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
I may be a little crazy, but I really benefit mentally from that time doing laps where I just tune out. I might think a little bit, but I'm pretty much focussed on keeping count and improving my strokes and kicks.
Zen.
Atropa - Aug 01, 2010 4:45:53 pm PDT #15804 of 30001
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
Oo, Jilli, I just so happen to be a UK size 12. meep meep
If you are looking for stripey blazers, you may want to stalk my LJ in a week or so.
Atropa - Aug 01, 2010 5:33:30 pm PDT #15805 of 30001
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
Ow. Ow ow ow. So when I went dancing on Friday, I foolishly wore boots with traction-type soles. I caught one of my heels in the lowest ring of my hoop skirt, and suddenly sat down on the dance floor. My back is now letting me know that oh yes, something is out of whack.