There's a scientific explanation somewhere that explains the following relationship:
Laziness causes Laziness.
Apologies for not posting (as many of you have pointed out). Things have been nutso around here. And it's about to get worse. With the U.S. holiday around the corner, Tarja and I are hitting the road. We're trucking up north to fight with the mosquitos. Lappland here I come!
No, seriously. First we're going to spend the night in Kuopio (five-ish hours north-east-ish) and then we'll make it Tarja's parent's cottage (another couple of hours). After there we'll head even further north to the company cottage. We will still not be in Lappland. (But above the Artic Circle, so there's your progress.) After we commune with the reindeer and assorted moose, we're planning on driving down the western coast. (Funny story: The moose are apparently so unimpressed with the human variety, that they need to be prodded with your shoe when you come across them in the road. They lay in the road because they're usually cooler, and apparently comfortable. I don't know about you, but kicking a large wild animal does not sound safe. Period.)
Everytime we tell people we're heading north for two weeks, they inevitably say," Oh! Good. There's no snow anymore." At first I attributed this to the change in season. Now I learn it is not unusual for snow to still be on the ground in June/July. Hallo. Weird.
It has been cold and wet for the last couple of days. 60 degrees Fahrenheit to be exact. Brrr. Sock weather. BUT THEN... I forget to mention the sporadic bursts of sunshine and heat.
Yesterday I forgot my electricity converter at home. (This I need for my laptop.) I had left home wearing a dress with a long sleeve shirt. On the frigid walk home, I decided a change in wardrobe was necessary. So I threw on comfy pants and layered a tshirt with a turtleneck. Perfect.
Come 4.30pm we leave the office. It's hot. I'm overdressed.
We go home (after running errands) and decide to lay out and enjoy the sun. We pack blankets, sunglasses, etc. We climb a hill. Lay everything out. Plop ourselves down.
The sun hides. I can see the moon. We go back inside.
GAH. Lesson?
.... Always dress in layers.
.... Carry an umbrella AND a pair of sunglasses at all times.
..... And plan on nothing. The weather waits for no one.
Kind of reminds me of Ohio. You'll be walking outside and see people in tank tops, shorts, and sandles. Right next to them you see boots, tights, and wool sweaters. There is no logic.
posted by irene @ 7/02/2002 03:03:00 AM
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