spring madness

[likethebeer]

It is official: I am sick and tired of winter.

I'm tired of always being cold. I'm tired of salt caked on my car. I'm tired of the time it takes to get in and out of my car due to the amount of equipment and accoutrements I need around me. I'm tired of not being able to open the windows or doors in our house. I'm tired of the cold winds when the sun finally does decide to shine. I'm tired of no smells and no sounds.

I think I'm tired most of all of the white ground, the dirt brown trees, and the gray skies. And where there's no snow, there's dirt brown dirt. Just the same damned color everywhere. A most unattractive shade of brown. It could work in a scarf, but it couldn't be the whole outfit. The fir trees are fighting to stand out, but even their color is swallowed completely by the brown, brown, brown, brown, brown.

There. I got that off my chest. It's Feb. 23rd, and I am officially sick and tired of winter.

Comments

[sacramentalist.livejournal.com]

I haven't reached that point yet. I'll report back next week.

[likethebeer.livejournal.com]

I'm about 2 weeks late this year.

[livsmama.livejournal.com]

sing it sister!
I think it is 8 degrees here today. I am cold. my feet are cold and my fuzzy slippers are in the bedroom where jim is sleeping since I was so good at picking things up last night. No I won't go get them because I don't want to interupt his five hours of sleep.

[likethebeer.livejournal.com]

8 degrees. brrrrr. I see that we're actually 27 right now. Whooo :/

[em-porium.livejournal.com]

Oh, yeah...I'm getting there. Sometime around the end of March when it still feels like January and all of the cute spring clothes are disappearing from the stores even though it hasn't been warm enough to wear spring clothes -- that's when I feel it the most.

Luckily, we've had a nice February thaw up here so it hasn't been so bad. But talk to me next week -- more snow on the way, I heard...

[likethebeer.livejournal.com]

Yes, I do seem early on the "hating winter" trend, but as I said to sacramentalist, I'm actually about 2 weeks late this year. I think that's b/c we also had a thaw one weekend (http://www.livejournal.com/users/likethebeer/199392.html). Put my "Wisconsin Winter Hate-O-Meter" off a little. Outlook for this week: some snow, some clouds, some sun, some temps in the 30s, and maybe a day of 40s. As my friend wi_c said: "March. In like a piece of shit. Out like another piece of shit."

[em-porium.livejournal.com]

OK...I must amend my last post. I've reached it. I officially want winter to end. It came upon me suddenly as a frozen breeze went right up my skirt as I was walking through Harvard Square last night. Brrrr!

[likethebeer.livejournal.com]

Awww. I admire you for trying, and wearing a skirt!

[em-porium.livejournal.com]

I wore one today too. I must be insane... Something about the steadfast but trendy New Englander in me that refuses to look frumpy even though it's -2 degrees outside. ;)

[likethebeer.livejournal.com]

You're brave. It hasn't been -2 in weeks

/commiserating

[em-porium.livejournal.com]

Well, I was also overexaggerating for the example. It's 28 degrees outside with a wind chill of 21 degrees. :) I only imagine that it's -2 for the sympathy really. ;) :) Just kidding!