Winter Comes To Us All, Mary Agnes

[chitinous]

And so it begins. Three to four months' worth of bone-chilling 50-degree weather and three to four days' worth of rain that mark this season here in Los Angeles. Yesterday, displaced Angeleno creepingivy told me she declined to answer my call because that would mean taking off her gloves in Kansas windchill negative 10000000. Thirteen years in California has

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[parlance]

We need to take you to Ross for some cheap comforters. :-(

And your tags are awesome-sauce.

[chitinous]

Oh, I'm just whining. Last night I broke out another blanket and added two pj shirts, pj bottoms, socks, and a big thick cotton robe to that cami and short shorts. Then a cat sat on me all night and I was trapped beneath all the layers. ;>

[teaa]

I'm sorry, but I totally laughed when I read your doorbell woes. That is so freaky! Can your landlord get it fixed?

it is pretty hilarious now that it's not the middle of the night

[chitinous]

It's electric, so it's unplugged for the moment. It's easy to hear people knocking, so if worse comes to worst we can make do.

[mat_defiler]

phew, i feel so much less guilty now for opting not to ride my bike today in 15 degree weather with a cold. (i won't even mention the wind chill factor, no i won't. you've clearly suffered enough).

[chitinous]

Hahahaha! THE AGONY. I will gladly be your delicate canary in a coalmine. *tiny koff koff, ponders moving to the equator for the next few months*

And feel better soon, cookie!

[mat_defiler]

yeah, well word on the street is this is the 4 day cold, not the 16 day cold, so i'm not too terrified. And my dirty secret is that i'm getting on a plane for north carolina tomorrow. phew. Fuck 10 degrees.

[chitinous]

Good...and good! xo!

[chreebomb]

I called the landlord about the doorbell and a thermostat! I am super lezbionic and lit the pilot light on the heater in the back. I didn't light yours because I didn't know how desperate you were yet. I got desperate today as I wrote two papers while wearing two pairs of socks, leggings, flannel PJs, and a beanie on my head under my covers.

I would be happy to help light yours if need be! It is measurably warmer now. *breathes a sigh of relief*

[chreebomb]

Oh, uh, not that lighting a pilot light is lezbionic? But it was sort of tough to figure out. And right before that I'd changed my wiper blades, which was also sort of tough to figure out. And bought snow chains for my tires. So. Uh, yeah.

[chitinous]

I was going to say, I didn't know any of our household appliances were...THAT WAY. I am a little desperate (see above response to parlance) so would you show me how to spark it up?

[chreebomb]

LIGHT IT UP BABEE.

[patonina]

3am!! Good God!!!

[chitinous]

Yeah, that part truly sucked.