Cold

Jan. 31st, 2012 04:26 pm
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Wow, it's really cold outside this week. I need to remember to wear gloves. And maybe I should switch to a hat that covers my ears?

I spent so long preferring to wear less winter clothes than most people would think sensible in England that my brain confused "wear the amount that makes me comfortable" with "wear as little as possible", and now I have to remind myself that if I'd be more comfortable wearing gloves, I should just wear gloves, and not stop to wonder if I'm the sort of person who would wear gloves... :)
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Also, it's raining. When I left the house it was nice -- gentle invisible lines painting the world like artifacts in old film, undetectable even in the porch, until you feel their gentle caress as you step out.

Thirty seconds later I was wishing for windscreen wipers on my glasses and my warmer coat round my neck.

Now it seems dull and blue-grey and set in for the winter. If you don't see me, I'll be hiding in a spare conference room with a Vernor Vinge and waiting for the sun.