it's very dramatic in my mind
Sup guys! Hey, so, how many of us are currently almost dying of heat exhaustion? (I mean, excluding you northen hemispherians, who are possibly freezing). It was 37C/98.5F today and tomorrow, says the news and Yahoo weather, it's going to hit up to 39C/102F. And I have to go to TAFE which requires about thirty minutes of walking, a bus trip and four hours in a non air-conned room, which however I know is nothing compared to some of you guys heading into school. I hate how there are still people out there who don't think global warming exists or is a problem when temperatures like this are stretching into autumn. As someone who relies on walking and buses to get around the heat just makes me feel like I can't do anything, because even the fifteen min walk to Knox is a lot in this heat. I can't even wear t-shirts out anymore because I sweat all over them after the walk. I just hate it. I mean, we are literally two degrees away from our highest ever recorded March temperature (41C/105F), though I feel I should give a shout out to Adelaide who are currently going through a heatwave - last week they hit something like 11 straight days over 35C. It's such a random place to have a heatwave though, LOL. You'd expect it in Darwin or even Perth, but Adelaide? (I can say this since nobody on my f-list is Adelaidian, LOL). Wow, I do complain, don't I. The heat is meant to dive off into the mid-20'sC/70's F midweek. For the record, I can handle temperatures above 30C but once it gets higher than about 36C/96F I start getting grumpy.
I hope all you USians appreciate my Google Farenheit conversions there. Word. I know that I'm probably sounding all grandma with my complaining about the weather, but when you're forced to get around without a car the weather dictates a lot. I tihnk I'm just going to have to chuck on a dress and some thongs and just attempt to breathe through the swelter. Sigh.
Otherwise, today was pretty uneventful. Mum and I went to Knox where I picked up Lonely Planet's Bluelist 2008. It's cemented the fact that I really want to go to Samoa (since Virgin flies there) as well as Papua New Guinea, and one day fiiinally make it to South America. I have a bone to pick with it though: in a sentence listing the worst things America has produced/exported, Bon Jovi was included. HOW DARE THEY, HOW. Putting that in a book I purchase is just asking for trouble. I mean, you guys all know that; I don't even have to say it. Oh, and also, while I was there I saw the Heroes Graphic Novel hardcover! It's basically a coffee-table book of all the season 1 graphic novels. COVET!
So, as far as the pimping of the 3 things variety goes:
- still 16 songs left unanswered on my music meme which means 16 icons up for grabs. Please do answer so I can have an excuse to iconate thingies!
- A big question meme hosted by goodbye with everything from 'scariest thing you've ever seen', to 'who would you go gay for?'. I love question memes!
-Though it's not a fandom I'm in, spnroundtable posted a really good workshop on how to write brotherly American banter. There's some really good tips/info in there if you write in a foreign-set fandom (or if you're not from Planet America).
In other news, I really wish somebody somewhere would find in their hearts to give me a freaking job. I'm in Noelle's prvious position of applying and applying only to never hear back. I don't entirely blame them considering I'm 18 and have no job experience, formal or informal, but I wish I could just get a chance. On that note, you know what really annoys me? Hearing tales of how people got their jobs because their boss is their second cousin/a work associate of their parents/a family friend. This is mainly because I have none of the above and my dad works in Hicksville at a paper factory. A greenhouse-gas emitting paper factory, contributing to the above heat, and on that circular bookended note, I must sleep! SEACREST OUT (thanks Steph).
I hope all you USians appreciate my Google Farenheit conversions there. Word. I know that I'm probably sounding all grandma with my complaining about the weather, but when you're forced to get around without a car the weather dictates a lot. I tihnk I'm just going to have to chuck on a dress and some thongs and just attempt to breathe through the swelter. Sigh.
Otherwise, today was pretty uneventful. Mum and I went to Knox where I picked up Lonely Planet's Bluelist 2008. It's cemented the fact that I really want to go to Samoa (since Virgin flies there) as well as Papua New Guinea, and one day fiiinally make it to South America. I have a bone to pick with it though: in a sentence listing the worst things America has produced/exported, Bon Jovi was included. HOW DARE THEY, HOW. Putting that in a book I purchase is just asking for trouble. I mean, you guys all know that; I don't even have to say it. Oh, and also, while I was there I saw the Heroes Graphic Novel hardcover! It's basically a coffee-table book of all the season 1 graphic novels. COVET!
So, as far as the pimping of the 3 things variety goes:
- still 16 songs left unanswered on my music meme which means 16 icons up for grabs. Please do answer so I can have an excuse to iconate thingies!
- A big question meme hosted by goodbye with everything from 'scariest thing you've ever seen', to 'who would you go gay for?'. I love question memes!
-Though it's not a fandom I'm in, spnroundtable posted a really good workshop on how to write brotherly American banter. There's some really good tips/info in there if you write in a foreign-set fandom (or if you're not from Planet America).
In other news, I really wish somebody somewhere would find in their hearts to give me a freaking job. I'm in Noelle's prvious position of applying and applying only to never hear back. I don't entirely blame them considering I'm 18 and have no job experience, formal or informal, but I wish I could just get a chance. On that note, you know what really annoys me? Hearing tales of how people got their jobs because their boss is their second cousin/a work associate of their parents/a family friend. This is mainly because I have none of the above and my dad works in Hicksville at a paper factory. A greenhouse-gas emitting paper factory, contributing to the above heat, and on that circular bookended note, I must sleep! SEACREST OUT (thanks Steph).