I just came back from seeing Inception.

It hit 103F (39C) with a high enough humidity that the "real feel" was over 110F. The movie theater didn't have air conditioning.

I also had an eye appointment today.

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DC has an advisory out. I didn't walk this morning. I started to, but I was covered in sweat in a block, so I turned around and walked the two blocks to the Metro instead.

Our overnight low will be higher than Los Angeles predicted high.

The grass next to the new Safeway caught fire yesterday.

Welcome to DC.

I left the house earlier than usual and got to work later than usual.

Heat is a consequence of living here. It's usually not this bad this early in the year, but it has already been an unusual year for weather.

Once again I volunteered for this discussion at the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History. This doesn't mean I was on any of the panels, just for the record; only that I did things like make certain people had water, directed them places, and generally dogsbodied for anyone who needed me ( Read more... )

Last night, the acacia began to bloom. I could smell it in my living room, six floors up. Today on my walk, there were scents of acacia, magnolia, and, occasionally, rose. God, this city can be sexy. *G*

ETA: And according to this article we're "the second most well endowed city" in the country. Anyone else wondering who's first?

If the last couple of days are an indication of what summer will bring, it's going to be a tough one. Yesterday was 89F with 68% humidity. Today is a little cooler, but with higher humidity and my apartment building won't be turning on its air-conditioning until May 15 at the earliest ( Read more... )

I think I'm finally accepted at my office ( Read more... )

The first same-sex couples are applying for their marriage licenses today. With the waiting period, the first weddings may be performed on Tuesday.

We join Massachusetts, Iowa, Connecticut, Vermont, and New Hampshire in permitting same-sex marriage.

eta: I just saw, via the article in The New York Times, that one of my colleagues and her partner ( Read more... )

This is a five words meme that I got from severity_softly.

If you want to play, I'll give you five words, but it's not required.

Since severity_softly and I know each other originally through a fandom, Criminal Minds for those playing along, two of the prompts are related to it.

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Part of my daily walk to work is straight up Capitol Hill on the Senate side of the Capitol grounds ( Read more... )