Arctic Wasteland

[liptonrm_backup]

It is so freaking cold. The furnace at home is broken, the furnace at work is broken and I just want to curl up under a blanket and never come out. Now begins the season of cold hands that are never truly able to get warm.

I was hit by a bolt of inspiration a few days ago. I love postcards and I know I'm not the only person in existence who has a fascination with seeing little pieces of distant (and not-so-distant) lands. So, fellow lj-ers, how does a postcard exchange sound to you all? If you would like a postcard from my fair city then all you have to do is let me know in an email and I will send one off. And, if you would like to send me one then you can go ahead and say so in that same email. Sometimes it's just nice to get something real and tangible through the everyday mail.

I was feeling rather apocalyptic this weekend, what with the fire that was burning in the fireplace all day and the reading of an old favorite, Alas, Babylon by Pat Frank, a story set in the 1960's that tells of the aftermath of nuclear war. Seeing Shaun of the Dead only enhanced that feeling. I really need to learn how to smoke meat and bank a fire, just in case Bush wins the election in November and order and stability collapse in the United States.

Sometimes I think it would be nice if adults got to have nap-time just like the kids in kindergarten.

Comments

you mean we don't get nap time?

[(Anonymous)]

damn! that must be why people keep giving me strange looks.
i miss naps...but i don't miss the cold. the rain and fog has set in for the season, and i still haven't had to turn on the heaters :) i love it!
-e

Re: you mean we don't get nap time?

[liptonrm.livejournal.com]

Nap time should be federally mandated. We should all be able to go home for an extra hour in the afternoon and get some well-deserved sleep. And, when I run for congress I will be sure to campaign on this issue.

So jealous of you and your warmth. So.very.jealous.

Re: you mean we don't get nap time?

[(Anonymous)]

ah...lovely proof that all is now right with my world :)

dude.

[hjcallipygian.livejournal.com]

It's like 90 outside here.

I've worn shorts and a t-shirt to Christmas.

At least you get seasons. We just have Really Fucking Hot and Kinda Fucking Hot and Oh Shit Another Fucking Hurricane!.

Re: dude.

[liptonrm.livejournal.com]

See, that's a little too much heat for my taste. At around 85 degrees my brain turns off and I become pretty dang useless.

I lived in South Texas/Northern Mexico for a year, so I can feel your season-less pain (though not the hurricane part of it). You know how most people get depressed when it's cloudy for too long? I got depressed because it the sun shone clear out of a deep blue sky all the damn time.

Re: dude.

[hjcallipygian.livejournal.com]

I get depressed when I don't get to see snow and strap a board to my feet and inflict bodily injury upon my personage whilst riding down a mountain for a long time.

I think South Texas is hotter than Florida, though, so you win.

Re: dude.

[liptonrm.livejournal.com]

Summers in So. TX were freaking unbearable. Ugh.

You crazy skier, you. I've only been once, and that was years ago, that is, if you call skiing in MI, where there are no mountains, actual skiing.

Re: dude.

[hjcallipygian.livejournal.com]

I've never hurt myself skiing. Well, I twisted a knee, but it was nothing big. I also managed to make a fifteen-foot jump off of my belly after falling while going really fast toward a sudden drop-off, but that didn't hurt. I just got snow all up my shirt.

Snowboarding is where I hurt myself. I got a concussion the first day (mild), but then got a helmet. Then I landed on my camera and cracked my short ribs (either that or strained/bruised them; not sure, never did much about it). There there was the Great Ass Bruise of Winter 2002 which took up about 1/3 of the entire right cheek and lasted for well over a month.

Re: dude.

[hjcallipygian.livejournal.com]

Tu hablas Espanol?

Re: dude.

[liptonrm.livejournal.com]

Si, hablo espanol.

[baylorsr.livejournal.com]

Remind me to tell you all about the end-of-the-world-plans and the red-hot-shirtless-survivors. You'll be so excited you'll vote Republican!

It's freezing over here too.

[liptonrm.livejournal.com]

*commiserates with shared popsicle-like state*

And that must be some sort of plan, if it will induce me to aid in bringing about the end of the world. Much better then my, 'let's all trudge up north to escape chaos' plan.

I've got a plan!

[drunken-buzzard.livejournal.com]

Let's just say that America doesn't take their heads out of their asses and they re-elect dorkus. I say we move to Mexico! Not only do we get away from him, but they have siestas.... :D

Re: I've got a plan!

[liptonrm.livejournal.com]

Perfect! It's sunny and warm and the actually encourage adults to take naps! No Bush and naps for all!

You're a freaking genius.

[illyria-novia.livejournal.com]

The postcard exchange is a lovely idea!!!! Count me in (I'll have to hunt for you email address first though...*chuckles*)

And nap time... oh. The Spaniards are very wise to have siestas. :)

[liptonrm.livejournal.com]

Yay! Someone wants to exchange postcards! Sending and receiving mail is one of my favorite things ever! (re: the email address, try my user name @livejournal.com, that address should be functional)

Oh siestas, how I envy the Spanish their siestas.

cold

[(Anonymous)]

i love some of the pics