The Color Purple
Holy moly, I forgot that when I first moved up here, it was 100+ degree weather. The last couple of days have returned to that, pushing the heat index to the triple digits, and the actual temperature hasn't been too far behind. I'd made plans to wash my car one evening this week, but my car melted before I had the chance. Merely walking between buildings at work has made me much more aware of the possibility of embarrassing pit stains. You'd think DC was built on a bunch of swampland or something.
I have learned another tidbit about life in the DC area, though: they (we?) like our color-coded threat level charts up here. Of course you have the old-time favorite Homeland Security Advisory System and the spoofs thereof. But today, the similar Air Quality Forecast and Action Guide was all over the news. The redder you get on this bad boy, the more stagnant and humid and bad the air is than usual - and God help us all if we reach purple. Today was a code red, baby, so I hope those of you up here managed to stay cool or stay indoors. As for me, I went through half of my Nalgene bottle walking the three blocks from work to the Metro station. Then I lost even more time checking for embarassing pit stains. What is the summer coming to?
Summer in the City. Don't you just love that DC swampland? Massive humidity, oppressive heat, more mosquitoes than people, etc.
Well just checking your blog, stay cool! Think of those days crossing the drillfield when it was too cold to breathe...
Jason
Ahh yea the old song Summer in the City definitely rings true. Dang that DC swampland: humid, hot, more mosquitoes than people. Just think back to mornings crossing the drillfield when it was too cold and windy to even breathe.
Jason
Hey Jason! Man, it's been a while. I hope everything is fine with you... e-mail or IM me, I'm interested in what you've been up to.
But yes, Summer In The City could be the theme for the last few weeks. You're right, too...it's probably the sharpest contrast to early-morning winter Drillfield walks when it was snowing sideways.