Moot Thoughts & Musings

It is SO hot!!!

I think it's hotter this year this time than other years. The weather.com sticker says 87 with a heat index of 101 F. So humid. So hot. The thing about heat down here compared to heat up north is that the sun is closer to the earth, because we're closer to the equator. The heat index also doesn't get below 85 F during the night.

It's about this time of the year I remember one of my favorite words: estivate. Its winter equivalent is hibernate.

I've been roller-blading in the park in the mornings, wh. is a lot of fun. The canopy of live-oaks shades the path nicely so its not too hot. Though I am drenched by the time I'm done. I came home and did a few sit-ups on the floor the other day. Now there's a white spot on the wood floor from the moisture of my back. (I know, you really wanted to read that.)

Our one ancient window unit air conditioner is cranking away, wh. at least makes the apt livable, though still quite hot. We really could use another unit. The poor thing can't keep up with three rooms. All I want to do in the afternoon is sleep! I get so drowsy. Yesterday, I decided when I hit the hot part of the day, I was going to watch a movie, then in the evening, I got back to work. Except the apt was still so hot, I up and moved to the coffee shop where it was cooler.

We talk about whether we should try to stay in New Orleans after degrees are obtained. Chris really wants to. I want to, too (though not quite as much as he does), provided I can get an adequate university position (I'm not expecting much). My other stipulation is that we move to some place with central air.

Maybe I'll go watch a movie like Dr. Zhivago or something. Some movie where there's lots of snow...

UPDATE: I was feeling a little bit like a loser for posting about how hot I was, because no matter how many words I use, it just doesn't do the heat I feel justice.

I'm relieved to find that I'm in good company, as approximately at the same time of day KatieK posts about the heat. :-)