FUCK SUMMER

[jess]

My pet collector ex had some kind of fancy mantis as a pet at some point. It was pretty awesome.

Today is Pride in Lex, and the forecast is for a high of 102°—not sure what the heat index is going to be, but I imagine considerably above that. I can't imagine being in drag in this kind of heat. Going to go, but with plans to retreat to indoor spots periodically.

Also, I recently noticed that I went from being a lifelong prolific sweater to a minimal one, thanks I believe to a medication interaction. Suddenly this kind of weather doesn't seem nearly so bad, even if that also makes me at higher risk for heatstroke.

[elpollodiablo]

Yeah my hatred of summer has similarly fallen off since I lost that weight and started dressing in a more seasonally-appropriate manner.

[Thermofusion]

Today is definitely a shorts, crappy old t-shirt and sandals kind of day. COME AT ME STYLE GODS

[FreddyKnuckles]

500,000 people in the DC area without power and it is supposed to hit 100 again today.  That would really blow.

[Thermofusion]

The good people of DC have been without power since 1801, what's one more day

[Antero]

*rimshot*

[dieblucasdie]

I don't think I've been in a single establishment in the past 3 days that has had an air conditioning system capable of keeping up with this bullshit. Even places that are usually sub-zero in the summer, like my gym have been merely less-hot.

[elpollodiablo]

Buh. I feel like hell today. I rode about 40 miles through the heat yesterday and drank maybe a six pack at an afternoon BBQ besides. Spent the entire evening drinking water and resting, but I still feel this morning like I got hit by a truck.

[edison]

I feel for you - I decided to get some daily exercise daily starting from today and went on a (much shorter) bike ride across the border to Germany this morning, only to find that even in the morning it's way too hot for cycling  

(I am doing the beer part this evening)

[jebreject]

OH GOD IT'S BEEN SO HOT

[El_Josharino]

It's even hot at the ocean. Dammit.

[Good Intentions]

It's hotter at the ocean, or stickier at least. Humidity = fun times.

[Thermofusion]

Hung out with Josh and his friends for a bit earlier, drank beer & wine and chatted about grocery store chains, grades of beef and regional food pricing differences. Good people, these Nebraskans, even as sleep-deprived and road-weary as they were.

[El_Josharino]

We drank a few more beers after you left and then went out to the ocean and did some bodysurfing. Then we came back to the hotel and had some beers and a j in our undies just outside our room. It turned out to be a decently full night after all.

[clare]

The above posts make me happy (not specifically about eljosh et al in their undies). Yay for LPtJ hangouts!

[cold before sunrise]

Honestly, Delhi averaged 47 degrees for my time there and it was gorgeous. Lightweight cotton and an umbrella for a parasol, as well as fresh juices (freshly squeezed sugarcane!) all helped make it manageable but now that I'm back and fit it hardly feels like bikini season. Back where they are allowed.

Moral of the story: If you love summer then go to India because it's like summer on fire. If you hate summer then go to India, you'll appreciate the season more once you get home.

[FreddyKnuckles]

Nah, fuck it

[nonotyet]

I think the heat is actually making me nauseous. I couldn't eat breakfast and I barely choked down a yogurt for lunch. I bought more delicious salad fixings last night and now I fear they will go bad. Who wants me to mail them a salad.

[peacocks]

and i can't get any dang field work done cuz it's always stormin

i will take a salad.

[jebreject]

What I wouldn't give for some storms!

This heat is just too much.

[Bernard]

Hang tough and remember that this is a small price to pay for having four seasons. When cool, crisp Fall comes and the leaves change colors, and there's that spark in the air, you will be thrilled to be where you are.

[El_Josharino]

Yeah, but it could be 85 instead of 105 right now and that statement would still be true. For me, anyway.

[mixed cats]

This shit is bullshit.

[justinh]

Honestly, Delhi averaged 47 degrees for my time there and it was gorgeous. Lightweight cotton and an umbrella for a parasol, as well as fresh juices (freshly squeezed sugarcane!) all helped make it manageable but now that I'm back and fit it hardly feels like bikini season. Back where they are allowed.

Moral of the story: If you love summer then go to India because it's like summer on fire. If you hate summer then go to India, you'll appreciate the season more once you get home.

Truth.  Summer just doesn't seem so bad anymore after being in 45 degree heat (that's about 115 F) surrounded by millions (billions!) of people without air conditioning.  India protip: bring your bed outside onto the sidewalk when it gets really hot. 

I'm looking forward to having a month of summer starting in a couple of weeks.  Rainy and 12 C sounds good in theory, but it gets old after 4 months or so.   I hope it stays hot up there, but I definitely want some big ass thunderstorms as well.  I miss those. 

[clare]

Rainy and 12 never sounds good. Crisp, clear and 10, on the other hand.... you folks need to visit me in winter.