Archive for the 'Weather' Category

">Fondly Do We Hope, Fervently Do We Pray

Yesterday we had us a thunderstorm. Very unusual for the Pacific Northwest. It rains a lot, but mostly it’s that non committal, drizzly, boring rain that makes you want to shoot yourself because it’s just enough to be a bother, but not enough to be exciting. Yesterday was exciting. I sat on the back porch [...]

">Baby, it’s cold outside.

Not the most original title, but it will have to do. It’s freakin’ freezing out there. It says it’s 20 degrees outside, but it feels more like negative 20. Our pipes froze this morning but Matt got us fixed up in no time. Take a look at this, would ya? That’s the view from our [...]

">hell freezes over

it’s cold here. it’s cold and tomorrow there’s a 90% chance of snow. me and my fantastic rack are freezing. today i slipped and nearly fell on the slickery sidewalk in front of god and everybody including the hot UPS guy with the great package. i then proceeded to act as if this had not, [...]

">summer things in winter

in summer, i don’t write about summer things. but i don’t write about winter things either. it’s only when the wind is blowing like razors across my cheeks that i can’t seem to stop thinking about those lazy days that roll out long and hot; the sun beaming new freckles directly on my shoulders for [...]

">solstice.

today is the first day of summer. and it rained. it rained hard. it rained old school. it rained with a fury. like a tempest. it was like a tempest out there. and my hair. my hair looked like — well it was just bad. that’s all. i just needed to update.