it's definitely summertime

[marathoner452]

92*/heat index of 98* right now
98*/heat index of 109* tomorrow
98*/heat index of 112* Wednesday
95*/heat index of 105* Thursday

Our water heater is broken, which means we have to take cold showers until it gets fixed. Given how hot and humid it's going to be this week, I'm not thinking that's going to be a problem. Thank goodness for air conditioning.

I spent this weekend down at St. Mary's at the annual Special Olympics sailing regatta. Alice and I ended up with a bronze medal, and never mind that meant we placed 3rd out of 4 teams in the lowest division, she was very happy about it. She's happy about most things most of the time. She was happy because she thought it was funny when the wind died in the middle of our last race and I was standing up in the middle of the boat blowing on the sail because that was about all the wind we were going to get. Paul, the Special Olympics athlete my dad used to sail with, was happy because he found lots of shells for his girlfriend down at Church Point. I was happy because I spent the better part of Saturday night with ctlavery and her husband Tom, and we got to eat Vietnamese food at The Hot Noodle and catch up on life.

It was a happy weekend. Anytime spent down at St. Mary's, especially when it involves sailing, usually is.

Next up: delivering renter's insurance brochures, ignoring all the summer safety advice I've given out to elementary school kids and going for a run in this heat, reading about sled dog racing in Alaska/-35* weather, and working on the Bachman Valley 1/2 Marathon. And plotting my next trip to New Orleans.

~Bethany

Comments

[marathoner452.livejournal.com]

Hey cool, I thought they were just going to reimburse us up to $350. Guess they made more money than they'd planned on. I got my check on Friday. Since I wasn't planning on getting anything back when I booked the flight, I'll go ahead and put that money towards my car loan. Just $729/10.5 months to go after that. Yay.

I actually like it hot. It was 83* upstairs last night and I had two quilts on my bed. Heat really isn't bad if you're used to it so long as there's some air moving. Sweat is good for you. B-)

The book's called Running North. You're as bad as I am, racking up such a long reading list. :-)

~Bethany

[roadwarrior220.livejournal.com]

I know you like it hot--I don't mind it either. I have a fan in my room even with the AC on.

You knew I was as bad as you were when we met. :-P

And I found out yesterday that I'm not VISTA. I'm State. There is no moving expense. No worries--I have more in my savings than I thought. And it won't cost that much to move anyway--just gas and tolls (which amounts to about 60 bucks), because my apartment is mostly furnished (missing a dresser and a bookshelf). It's also gorgeous--I got pictures yesterday. Chairs, couches, 2 beds, sailing theme (complete with ships in bottles and other cool stuff). I get this feeling you'll feel quite comfortable there.

~Adam

[batemanenroute.livejournal.com]

The biggest plus about not being VISTA is the ability to have a second job if you want (that's been a huge help this year for me), which may help counteract the moving expenses!

[roadwarrior220.livejournal.com]

I did not know that. That changes everything.

Thanks for the heads-up! Now I'm not quite so worried about paying my bills and saving for New Orleans!

~Adam