Ive noticed that people living around L.A. get kind of a raw deal when they talk about how cold they are. I'm almost always cold, because like most people here, I usually wear a tank top and shorts in winter. No biggie, right? Since it usually doesnt go below 60 even at night, and I crank the heater up to "tropical rainforest", most mornings and nights. Sure, it raises the gas bill through the roof, but the toucans and tree frogs seem to like it. We've had rain the past few days which is nice, but a few weeks ago, we were having record high temps for Jan, like 95s in the valleys and such. Its nice in the daytime, but when the sun goes down, it starts getting chilly. I mentioned to a few people that I was cold lately and they looked at me like I was insane. (well, you know, they usually look at me like that, but this time it was the insane look with the eye roll).

Like when my roommate's Mom called recently. I told her I was cold, right? She has a small farm in Illinois somewhere and mentioned how it was 10 below there and how one of her cows was pretty much a living ice sculpture. Of course, I countered with the fact that it was 65 here, without the heater on, which didnt work quite so well. Dont I have a right to freeze too??

Or like when I was talking to a friend from Boston. I mentioned it was cold here, which it was, like freezing (72), and he told me how it was sooo cold there, he had to shovel snow in his yard, his neighbors yard and his Mom's yard. He also had to take his polar bear for a walk and now it had indigestion because, well, wouldnt you know it, it ate another little girl, dont worry though, I hear its gonna be fine. Thats a nice story and all, but I'm still cold. =P

Now, I know what you're thinking, that I should just wear more clothes, right? Well I dont like wearing layers and layers of clothes in my own house. I thought I was paying rent so I have somewhere to stay without clothes on? I dont mean like nekkid though, cause then my roomie might get nekkid and I'd accidentally see it and I'd have to scoop out my own eyes with a spoon.

Oh well, I guess it could be worse. It could be 101 like it was in Melbourne like a week ago. I probably wouldnt be cold then. At least not til it dropped to 90 or so. Hope you guys have a great week! Now, if you'll excuse me, I have to turn off the heater, its freakishly hot in here =P