Another night entry. It's 41˚F here in Providence, with the windchill at 34˚F.

No work today except for a bunch of email that backed up while we were away.

I'm actually amazed I got that much done.

Later,
Aunt Beast


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We made it back to Providence about 9:30 last night ( Read more... )

There was snow early yesterday afternoon, but then it turned into sleet and rain and made for an especially dismal day, even by Providence standards. Currently, it's cold and sunny, 27˚F, with the windchill at 16˚F.

Yesterday's mail brought Weird Fiction Review No. 8.

I managed to write three of the story notes for The Dinosaur Tourist, and then ( Read more... )

Overcast and miserable out there. Currently, it's 29˚F, with the windchill at 23˚F ( Read more... )

I posted this to Facebook about two hours ago: In Providence, it's 13˚F, with the windchill at -4, and about a foot on snow on the ground. We've not been above freezing since before Christmas. To quote the Beach Boys, "I wanna go home." Since then, the temperature has skyrocketed to 14˚F, and the windchill has actually dropped one degree, to -5˚F. ( Read more... )

I awoke to the storm. Currently, it's 27˚F, with the windchill at 11˚F.

I can hardly stand to look out the window.

All the work yesterday was email, a great deal of email. But no writing.

Last night, we saw Sam Elliot and Laura Prepon in The Hero (2017), a sweet, sad film.

I think I'm going bad to bed.

Later,
Aunt Beast


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Cold and overcast here. Currently, it's 16˚F, and there's snow on the way.

Yesterday, I posted to to Facebook: You know those stories about animals chewing off their paws to escape steel-jaw traps? Today, that's me.We went out to the market, and the air was too cold to breathe. The Providence River is frozen over. Last night, we watched some of ( Read more... )

I was in bed until after 10:30 a.m., because bed was almost warm. When I got up, I posted this to Facebook: Here in Providence, it's 7˚F, with the windchill at -4˚F. Our overnight low was somewhere around 0˚F. Today's high, 17˚F. No end of this in sight. Last night, we huddled in the bedroom with a space heater to stay warm and let the rest of the ( Read more... )

I posted this on Facebook about an hour and a half ago: Here in Providence, it's currently 9˚F, and the windchill is -6˚F. Our high today will be 13˚F. Our low tonight will be 0˚F, with windchills well below zero. I'm not supposed to be here. Since then, the temperature has risen to 11˚F, but the windchill has not budged. The cold presses in at the ( Read more... )

More snow last night, not much, but it's the thought that counts. It's only December 15th, and already I am sick of the fucking snow. Currently, it's 28˚, sunny, and the windchill is at 16˚F.

We saw Star Wars: The Last Jedi yesterday. There an unfortunate sagginess about it's midsection - all that business at the space casino, all that - and I ( Read more... )