Yeah, so high of -15 degrees this last weekend... for those of you who don't recognize what that dash in front of the 15 is, that would be a negative sign... oh, and -30 degree windchill... thats my favorite part.
Therefore, I have compiled a list of things I have observed the last several days to share with you.
You know its TOO COLD when...
- you step outside for 20 seconds to dump your trash can in the dumpster and your hair freezes from the small amount of moisture left in it from your shower four hours earlier...
- your lipgloss freezes as you walk to class and so you can't touch your lips until you get inside and they melt, or else your lips will crack...
- you can walk on top of the four inches of snow that is still here from when it fell three weeks ago, because it is frozen solid...
- you spend seven dollars on crummy Dominoes pizza instead of going to a single meal at the dining hall all weekend, which despite being the #3 dining service in the nation, is just not worth it because you'd have to walk outside to get there...
- the condensation on the inside of your window from your shower freezes because the glass of the window itself is so cold...
- your car won't start because the gas in your tank is frozen...
- you are required by the college to keep your heater on all the time so your pipes don't freeze...
- cold water from the faucet won't go down the drain in your sink because the pipes are frozen, so you have to run hot water first to melt it...
- its dangerous to sneeze outside... I'm not even going to explain...
- you can't remember what it feels like to be completely warm or to sweat... oh yeah, except when you're sitting in your 80 degree room with a tank top on because you aren't allowed to turn your heater off...
- your goldfish dies on the way home from the pet store because, well, its in water, and you are in a jeep whose heater doesn't work...
- Groundhog Day comes around and it literally means... nothing.
- you are eating twice as much as normal because either your body feels like it needs more insulation, or just more energy since its working so hard to keep you warm and alive...
- you must wear a covering over your mouth as you breathe outside, or else the air will burn your lungs...
- you slip on a piece of ice while walking, looking down only to realize its someone's loogey that has frozen over...
oh yeah, and one last one - walking to class you can't feel your cheeks or hands, and the only reason you can feel your nose and your ears is because they hurt so bad you think they are going to drop off at any second...
but no worries, within three or four months it will be so warm and humid outside I won't be able to breathe anyways or avoid the heat...
so tell me, why did I decide to go to school in the midwest again?!?!
1 comment:
Oh, the poor goldfish!
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