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01/27/2004 Archived Entry: "weather"

In honor of horrible Michigan weather:
Weather List:
1. Snow: An obvious way to begin. Early '90s - riding home from a party in Indiana, we experience our first bout with snow driving. Off the road I go and get stuck. My frustration and temper is exposed and the relationship ends shortly afterwards. I'm always reminded of Tom Waits' "Emotional Weather Report" from the Nighthawks at the Diner disc.

the western region
of my mental health
and the northern portions of my
ability to deal rationally with my
disconcerted precarious emotional
situation, it's cold out there

2. Hurricane: The night of Hurricane David I laid awake all night waiting for the moment when I would have to bust open the bars of my window (it was Miami; we needed bars) with the flip of the metal piece that turned, and make a run for it. Would I stop running? That moment never came. The flooding wiped out the street and overflowed the canal, but our house stayed dry.

3. Heat: What I learned about living in Gainesville is I sweat. I sweat a lot. Five minute bike rides to campus left me drenched. The summer my car's air conditioning broke was the worse. We went to the plant sale on Archer Road with friends, but in separate cars. When we all arrived and got out of our cars, I was the only one dripping wet. Sweating is embarrassing. You slyly try to wiped it off your forehead, over your lip, your cheeks, and all you end up with is a wet hand and more sweat. In freshmen biology, the professor arrived sweating and tried to explain it as the body's response as it tries to cool down. But I never cool down. For this, I am a true hot head.