Scorching heat- that’s what I was faced with when I left work yesterday. The huge glowing orb in the sky reflecting it’s rays off the concrete that stood between me and my car. I was in hell. Add in the humidity and the mixture is lethal… I almost DIED!
I remember driving home and being a hesitant to turn on my airconditioner (damn you Al Gore for bringing global warming more to my awareness as I forgot about it during the chilly winter months). Granted the heat outside is merely seasonal as this region has met with these temperatures in previous years, but yesterday it was more confrontational.
Thankfully my ground-level apartment (flat for you Euro ppl) was nice and cool as the doors were closed and the blinds were drawn as the fire ball over head was inching its way to pour its vengeance where my livingroom faced. West… what a horrible cruel locale for enduring the summer months. At least I can sit and watch the sun set nightly from the comfort of my porch.
Anyway- I rushed to the store to buy dinner items that wouldn’t require turning the oven on. It’s not an easy chore to buy groceries when you’re exhausted, hot, and not even hungry. Sausage dogs seemed to be the logical choice… it’s so… fourth of July-ish. Topped with a deli mustard, toasted bun and swiss cheese, yum. Then of course salads, white wine and items to nuke. I’m set for the rest of the week.
After dinner and still having the world hidden from view, I sat to watch television while surfing the net. “America’s got Talent” was airing and all I have to say is, “No it doesn’t.” Knowing it was too early to go to bed and I didn’t want a light source on in order to read, I was frustrated with how to amuse myself for the rest of the evening. It was nearing 9 and I was bored.
Suddenly there was a knock at the door- The Universe heard my yawn for help. My neighbor upstairs (play some angelic music) had in his hand my Netflix movie. YAY! “10 Items or Less” (I’ll review it in my review section later). As I opened the door I was hit with a wave of humidity and the dude wouldn’t stop asking questions about Netflix… then the heat… and then some virus he had last week which brought on diarrhea etc. (WAY TMI). I finally let him know I needed to retreat into the cool comfort of my home and away from that conversation.
SO- with the chilled wine, a chilled movie… I went to bed chilled.
Well this morning I wake up and all is good… I did my typical robotic routine (get up, get dressed, put on make up, do spend time on my hair only to put it all up with bobby pins once I get to work as it annoys me) I drove to work and zombied into the kitchen area… NO COFFEE!!! All the drawers were open revealing how empty they were inside. I went through the cupboards to find the same scenario… NO COFFEE!!! Rushing upstairs to the other kitchen I found another woman in the panic as myself. She looks at me with excitement in her eyes and having never met me before, she felt we were on the same journey as she exclaimed, “I FOUND FOUR BAGS!!!” I smiled and snatched two away from her as we decided that she’d run downstairs and make some while I brewed it upstairs. (sigh). After walking back downstairs I heard the coffee crisis was over, “Our maintance guy found the reserves!!” Our day was saved.
Then I run into V-bear and he tells me how he was working here until 11pm last night and good news for today… “The airconditioner is broken.”
At least I have coffee?
SO we have the summer graph of bad-good-bad-good-bad. Balance my children… it’s all about the balance.
