it was a lie.

we topped out at 3˚

good times.

heeeeeeeey

looks like there's a chance of double digits today, guys!

70?

i didn't wear a coat today. or socks. in january!

i did, however, make a felt likeness of ingrid.

so it appears as if some of my wares will soon be available at a shop in downtown colorado springs. a girl from etsy is getting it up and running, and should be open for business in late march. i'm pretty excited! details soon...

11:00pm

a good day for:

kittens grooming each other
staying inside when it's 104 outside
catching up on news
thai
thunderstorms
making arm cozies out of old stockings
resumes

steel drum.

there are technically a few days left of winter, however here on the gulf coast we seem to be nearing mid summer.

clue #1: i wore a tiny, almost non-existent tank under my regulation lightweight cardigan today and am currently sweating my ass off.

clue #2: the aisles at target were teeming with ladies destroying the poor swimsuit racks. while i am not in the market for one myself, i completely understand their need to go swimming on this nearly 90 degree day.

clue #3: topless convertibles never go out of style around here, but today i spotted one being occupied by a visor-wearing couple. i don't really know what else to say about that. i guess i didn't realize you could even buy visors these days.

and while i could come up with about 10 reasons why i shouldn't, i'm gonna go take a walk. i haven't taken any pictures in ages. i think my cameras feel rejected lately, and that makes me feel bad. plus jeff gets free beer at school today, so he won't be home for a while.

it's just hot. here's me being sweaty.

breakin' out the hoodie.

it is currently 57 degrees in houston. it has been overcast and rainy and windy all day, and this awesome cold front looks like it'll linger for at least a week. i wore a sweater today. it's ridiculous how giddy i am, but i am a girl that needs seasons. i know it's not gonna last long, so i'm enjoying every second of it and am forever grateful that this is the week it turned.

weather obsessed. oklahoman at heart.

stephen colbert for president of south carolina!

well, i finally finished the curtains for our bedroom. whew! i spent most of yesterday doing that since i was basically stuck at home waiting to hear about my car (which is fine, by the way. the check engine light just didn't get reset last time.). i also got a bunch of birthday cards made.

today jeff is at school taking his 5 hour (bleh) algorithms mid-term. it really almost gives me a headache to even think about it. so i went to hobby lobby. there were two pretty exciting things about this trip in particular: first, i figured out how to get there using the highways (gasp!). it really wasn't that much faster, but i avoided about 200 sinkholes, so i think it's worth it. secondly, i bought so much crap that i'll be busy crafting well into next year. happy early birthday to me.

and, this has nothing to do with anything, but when we were listening to our saturday morning npr shows, they were doing the pledge drive- i can't believe how much money they get people to give for such a crappy station!! i think the KGOU drives raise around 130k biannually. the station here, where if you want to listen to anything but classical music you have to buy an HD radio, raised 23,000 just during ONE show this morning. i was shocked. jeff and i were both loyal members of the station in OK. but, i'm sorry, if i have to spend $200 on a radio just to listen to PUBLIC radio...

i don't know what we'd do without podcasts.

oh oh! and i am super excited that starting this monday we have a forecast with highs in the 70's!!! for at least 3 days!! i may see fall yet.

it's best to start days with this.

yesterday was the first day that it didn't feel like the middle of summer. it stayed below 90 and there was even a nice breeze! it was great. we even ate dinner outside.

jeff is heading to austin this evening with the outdoor club to go climbing. finally. he hasn't been since before we moved and i know that's been driving him a little crazy. he has fall break monday and tuesday, and then finals the rest of the week. i think we are both glad to see the semester half over.

autumn, postponed.

the first day of fall felt more like the first day of summer.

we went to a grad student picnic last night at rice. free food, free beer, cotton candy, lots of dogs and babies. good times all around. posted a couple of pictures on flickr.

sticky.

i wish it wasn't so hot out. i'd really like to ride my bike for a bit. i took out some recycling earlier and the 80% humidity (and 90+ degrees) immediately overpowered my prescription deodorant. it's unfortunate.

edit: finally able to take a quick ride this evening. yay!

humberto!!

tonights forecast

"Squalls associated with Tropical Storm Humberto will move onto the coast this evening. Winds will gust to 40 mph and intense rainfall will reduce visibility to less than a mile at times. Rainfall amounts through 830 PM will average between a half and one inch with isolated totals between 3 and 4 inches along the immediate. Isolated tornadoes will also be possible as these feeder bands approach the coast."

too bad it's going to completely miss us.