living in chicago, it always seems like winter will never end. this year was no different. for at least five months all people could say was "just wait until summer arrives." and she has. now i enjoy winter. i can even be quoted as saying "i'd like to live in chicago during the winter and australia during the winter." just so i could have winter all year-round. i do love the snow and the wonderful cheeriness of having it on the ground. like all city-folk i do abhore the gross brown-ish slush that it turns into after a few days of being driven over. but the few hours after it snows are truly a winter wonderland. i can't help but be nice to every one i meet.
my dislike of summer stems from my school days, when i had no life outside of school, and thus summers were a huge drag. and people get so excited about it, then when it gets hot and humid as it likely does wherever it snows in the winter, people bitch and moan again and just stay inside with their air-conditioning. i do like humidity as well as snow. i spent a lot of my summers as a child in arizona. (this might also stand as a reason why i dislike them so.) where it's hot and dry. you walk outside and you're instantly dehydrated. and you have to suffer through the headaches that are a product of dehydration. (did you know that dehydration is the leading cause of headaches?) the humidity makes you feel sticky and sweaty, but at least it doesn't make you feel dead.
now the best summer days are the ones where they start off sunny and hot, with a cooling at about noon and an afternoon rainstorm. one where the sun is still shining through and the air is still warm. and you still get a good sunset as the clouds are moving on. those are the best days. and i don't even like rain. well... i'm enjoying it today.
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