Thursday, December 25, 2008
Monday, December 22, 2008
Sunday, December 21, 2008
Caitlin, make sure you pack wisely. This is one of the most brutal winters Wisconsin has seen in awhile. Heavy jacket, mittens, hat, scarf, boots, all your winter gear. Hoodies and sweaters, and if you have any pants that are a little baggier bring those and leggings to wear underneath them. You probably won't want to have just one layer on most of the time you're here.
When I walked to work tonight it was nine degrees and snowing, there was so much snow in the air I could barely see more than a block in front of me.
On my walk home, it was negative six, with a wind chill of negative twenty-five, with gusts of wind up to 30 miles per hour.
The snow that fell tonight was very dry and fine and so those gusts of wind blew it all over, creating beautiful ripples on the banks and tossing so much of it in the air it looked like television static.
Really beautiful, but very dangerous if you aren't prepared for it. I was only partially prepared. I wore two down jackets and stayed very comfortable from the hips up, but I only wore jeans instead of layering like I should have. On the left is my arm, which was protected by my coats, on the right, my leg, only covered by a single layer of denim. If I had stayed out any longer I could have sustained serious tissue damage.
When I walked to work tonight it was nine degrees and snowing, there was so much snow in the air I could barely see more than a block in front of me.
On my walk home, it was negative six, with a wind chill of negative twenty-five, with gusts of wind up to 30 miles per hour.
The snow that fell tonight was very dry and fine and so those gusts of wind blew it all over, creating beautiful ripples on the banks and tossing so much of it in the air it looked like television static.
Really beautiful, but very dangerous if you aren't prepared for it. I was only partially prepared. I wore two down jackets and stayed very comfortable from the hips up, but I only wore jeans instead of layering like I should have. On the left is my arm, which was protected by my coats, on the right, my leg, only covered by a single layer of denim. If I had stayed out any longer I could have sustained serious tissue damage.
Tuesday, December 9, 2008
Wednesday, December 3, 2008
Mook having fun in the snow. I tend to take him for walks late at night because it's just more fun that way. Last night we went to Jefferson and I let him run around without his leash and for the first time ever he stopped and picked up the handle of his leashed and carried it himself so it wasn't dragging.
The nice thing about when it snows is that usually means it's not going to be too cold. I've taken to wearing leggings under my pants, but last night I was getting ready for bed when I realized I hadn't taken Mook out, so I went in my leggings. I looked a little silly with my moon boots, but that's never stopped me before. My legs actually stayed quite comfortable until the very end of our walk when they started to get a bit wet from the huge snowflakes.
Here's the house I grew up in. That steam is from Mook, he ruins all winter photographs. My room was those two windows close together on the top floor, upper left hand side of the photo.
I painted my glasses black! Today I'm going to touch them up a bit and paint the insides white I think. I found that if I use acrylic paint it'll just peel/scratch off. I love acrylic paint for that quality.
Thursday, November 27, 2008
Friday, November 14, 2008
Thursday, November 6, 2008
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
Sunday, September 28, 2008
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
Ella's Deli
My mom came to visit and brought Athena, she actually spoke to me for the first time and had fun with me, it was nice. She still prefers my mother and sister, but at least she doesn't cry when I come in the room anymore.
We went to this place called Ella's Deli, it's full of strange things and has a lovely carousel.
We went to this place called Ella's Deli, it's full of strange things and has a lovely carousel.
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