Despite the thrill of my birthday, and my daughter’s birthday, and my husband’s birthday, and my friend Adrianne’s birthday, and Thanksgiving, and all the rest of it…how to say this? November sucks. I’ve spent the last two days staring out the window at the sort of weather that makes Indiana the character-builder it is. Leaden skies, chilly drizzle, dawn at 2 p.m., dusk about four minutes later. So you can see why my brain’s been empty as a bucket lately. It’s not depression, just…dormancy. You ask me, the bears get the best off winter. Zzzzz.
Oh, but why perk up? Every time I open a newspaper I just get pissed. My congressman’s a moron. David Brooks is a moron. And tomorrow will surely bring only the first in an unending string of thumbsuckers about Notre Dame and their damn coaching problems.
Wait. I’m off tomorrow. All riiiight.
And Ken Jennings lost tonight. All riiiiiiiight. Time for him to go spend his money. And he was beaten by someone named Nancy. Figures.
Back to the grim. Let’s try for something tomorrow.
Bob said on November 30, 2004 at 10:21 pm
My sediments, exactly. The only thing that gets me out of this house this time of year is running out of food. or booze.
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deb said on November 30, 2004 at 10:41 pm
well, nance, if it makes you feel any better, we have two inches of wet, slushy snow here. which means, of course, that driving will be unbearable tomorrow. somehow, even here in the frozen tundra, where we pride ourselves on this character-building crap, between april and — well, now — people seem to forget how to drive in snow. the season’s first snowfall is always rife with fender-benders, as if the entire populace had just moved here from the tropics. here’s a tip, people: steer INTO the skid!
the upside: this will make it a great day to hit the mall.
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Colleen said on November 30, 2004 at 10:44 pm
OY. I hear that. I can’t bear it any longer. WHERE IS THE DAMN SUN? I look up from my monitor at 4 in the afternoon to find it’s dark already.
Oh yeah. Central time zone will be a BALL. Urgh.
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Randy said on December 1, 2004 at 9:12 am
On the, ahem, bright side, we still have twenty days left until the shortest day of the year.
What is it called, the infernal equinox or something?
Until them, enjoy the extra six minutes of sunshine while it lasts.
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John said on December 1, 2004 at 9:32 am
Solstice…the winter solstice. The equinoxes are in the spring and fall. The egg balancing trick, you know. Solstices are December and June.
I hate the dark at four also. It is raining here and the gd power just went off about 20 minutes ago. We have a back up diesel generator (a hold over from when there were state patients here who needed the juice to live).
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MichaelG said on December 1, 2004 at 9:41 am
I don’t usually read Brooks. But on Nancy’s recommendation, I gave him a look today. I read the first two paragraphs and thought “well, aside from the Tim Russert business, this isn’t too bad”. Then I read on. Brooks really is a dolt.
I attended a Catholic school in suburban Chicago through 8th grade. Every Friday during the season the nuns would have us get down on our knees and pray for Notre Dame. Never was much of a ND fan after that intro. Note that Stanford fired Buddy Teevens, Willingham’s successor there, at the same time. If there truly is a God, Notre Dame will hire Dennis Erickson away from the 49ers.
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Danny said on December 1, 2004 at 9:49 am
Yeah, buuurrrr, what is it with this weather?! It’s been so cold here in San Diego that I’ve had to close the windows at night and with it dipping down into the 60’s during the day, I’ve reduced my outdoor lap swimming to just two or three afternoons a week. ;)~
{ducking}
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Danny said on December 1, 2004 at 10:01 am
Funniest quote on slashdot about Ken Jennings losing:
“Oh my God, they killed Kenny!”
Someone remarked that the poster must have been saving that comment for months.
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Mary said on December 1, 2004 at 11:44 am
It was in the thirties here the last three nights. This prompts the local news teams to give warnings about exposure advice about dressing in layers. Jeez. Los Angeles people are such weather wimps. I’ve been here 20 years, and confess to feeling “cold” when it drops below 60, but I have vivid memories of Colorado at this time of year. Fourteen below is a completely different consciousness level.
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Danny said on December 1, 2004 at 11:57 am
True, Mary. I have also been here 20 years and it does make one sensitive to slight variations. But, I have memories of Baltimore (both cold and oppressive humidity..4dbirds can relate) and one winter in Omaha. Ouch! No trees or hills to break the wind.
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Linda said on December 1, 2004 at 12:05 pm
Funny thing is, we’ve been waiting so long to see Ken fall, that it seemed to have a sort of anti-climactic feeling. I guess I thought rockets would shoot off, or something.
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brian stouder said on December 1, 2004 at 4:10 pm
I thought it was funny that Ken lost not just to Nancy – but to Nancy ZERG!!!! (as in The Evil Zerg)
Toy Story fans will get the joke (such as it is) there
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Mary said on December 1, 2004 at 5:01 pm
I just went back and read the David Brooks thing. He is a moron. He’s temporary, isn’t he?
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Mindy said on December 1, 2004 at 9:19 pm
Apparently I’m the only one who suffers from Seasonal Affective Disorder in reverse. Bring on those cold bleak days! I simply love lousy weather as long as there’s no bodily injury to anyone, human or automotive. A beverage of some sort, some knitting to do, and a good read to pick up when my hands get tired make for a perfect evening.
July sucks. Heat, humidity, mosquitoes, and drunken idiots playing with fireworks. Bleah.
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nancyrowsell said on December 8, 2004 at 6:28 pm
I found yr site by pure accident, but you really brightened my day, yr mental, and if you think yr weather is bad you should try being british! we, thats me, my partner Paul and sproggs, Dan, 14, and Jack, 10,visited florida this year, the day before charley hit,we had no elecricity for 6 days and were curfued! there’s only so many games of charades you can play in the dark on an empty stomach, on top of that I’d just discovered I was pregnant and the only food we could get was bloody banana’s! Despite everything we loved yr lil’ counrty. Nance x
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nancyrowsell said on December 8, 2004 at 6:28 pm
I found yr site by pure accident, but you really brightened my day, yr mental, and if you think yr weather is bad you should try being british! we, thats me, my partner Paul and sproggs, Dan, 14, and Jack, 10,visited florida this year, the day before charley hit,we had no elecricity for 6 days and were curfued! there’s only so many games of charades you can play in the dark on an empty stomach, on top of that I’d just discovered I was pregnant and the only food we could get was bloody banana’s! Despite everything we loved yr lil’ counrty. Nance x
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nancyrowsell said on December 8, 2004 at 6:29 pm
I found yr site by pure accident, but you really brightened my day, yr mental, and if you think yr weather is bad you should try being british! we, thats me, my partner Paul and sproggs, Dan, 14, and Jack, 10,visited florida this year, the day before charley hit,we had no elecricity for 6 days and were curfued! there’s only so many games of charades you can play in the dark on an empty stomach, on top of that I’d just discovered I was pregnant and the only food we could get was bloody banana’s! Despite everything we loved yr lil’ counrty. Nance x
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nancyrowsell said on December 8, 2004 at 6:29 pm
I found yr site by pure accident, but you really brightened my day, yr mental, and if you think yr weather is bad you should try being british! we, thats me, my partner Paul and sproggs, Dan, 14, and Jack, 10,visited florida this year, the day before charley hit,we had no elecricity for 6 days and were curfued! there’s only so many games of charades you can play in the dark on an empty stomach, on top of that I’d just discovered I was pregnant and the only food we could get was bloody banana’s! Despite everything we loved yr lil’ counrty. Nance x
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