I’d love to write about the Festival of Books tonight. Really I would.
But it’s 9:00 at night and my un-air-conditioned home is almost 90 degrees, and writing is the furthest thing from my mind.
Maybe tomorrow. For now, I’m just going to go melt into a puddle on the couch…
The GeekHiker 
Get a cold drink and wander about in your underpants.
By: just a girl on April 27, 2008
at 10:29 pm
I say take off all your clothes and lie down in the cold floor. It works for me. 😀
You’re only a little jealous? Well, what if I told you that I have nothing to do for the coming week, I can sleep late, I don’t have to worry about any sort of anything apart from what book I’m gonna read that day.
Still only a little bit jealous? Heh.
By: Wendy on April 28, 2008
at 8:02 am
It was a scorcher last year when we went to the festival of books.
By: Homer-Dog on April 28, 2008
at 9:05 am
When it gets that hot here in the summer, the computer is off and I am lounging around reading, wearing as little as possible.
You could always go stand in the shower for awhile. Or, y’know…invest in a small air-conditioner or fan ;o)
By: East Coast Teacher on April 28, 2008
at 1:15 pm
From one hiker to another: the best remedy is to buy one of those little neck bandana thingees with the gel beads inside that soak up water.
My mom bought me one for hiking but I only ever use it as my cool-off implement before bed. I soak it in water so the beads get saturated, then I put it in the freezer for a little while. I go to sleep with it tied around my neck, and although the initial cold is a bit of a shock, it keeps me cool all night (and I live up in the valley by Angeles Crest where it gets really hot!)
By: Mel Heth on April 28, 2008
at 1:27 pm
Oh dear, that sounds intensely hot!
How about you order a paddling pool and fill it up with water right in the middle of your room?
You could even sleep in it 😉
lol
x
Cara
By: Cara on April 28, 2008
at 4:17 pm
Ugh, not looking forward to that this summer. Not having air conditioner when it hits 90 … i’m cringing just thinking about it.
I like Mel’s bandana thingie, I may have to find one for this summer. That is the worst, trying to sleep when it is way too dang hot!
By: dobegil on April 28, 2008
at 8:24 pm
I couldn’t imagine a home without air conditioning… especially since I’ve lived in Texas the past 5 years. Texans run their ACs from April to November.
By: Gabe on April 28, 2008
at 10:42 pm
Just a Girl – Heh, who’s to say I didn’t?
Wendy – Oh, that was just cruel. 😉
Homer-Dog – It does seem to get that way a lot, for some reason…
East Coast Teacher – If I had a window where I could mount the small a/c, believe me I would…
Mel Heth – I might just have to try that…
Cara – …but that sounds good too!
dobegil – Worst? Try impossible!
Gabe – That’s what I get for living in a place built back in the 40’s…
By: geekhiker on April 28, 2008
at 11:12 pm
Oh – that’s like my apartment. I’ve lived there for three years, and every time we have a night like this, I think, man, I need to get an air conditioner! But then, the temp just drops again – as it already has – and makes it seem pointless. This will be my fourth summer living here and I swear, this year, it is going to happen!
By: Lori on May 1, 2008
at 2:20 pm