07 December 2011

shiver

One thing I need to do, soon-ish, is buy a real winter coat. I do love my KLM flight attendant coat, and it is generally perfect for the mild winters of the Pacific Northwest, but it does not hold up in temperatures anywhere approaching 32F/0C degrees. I shiver, in fact, to the point that if I have to walk around or conduct a conversation outside in near-freezing temperatures, I cannot stop my whole body from shaking.

I've been inside now for half an hour, and I'm still chilled to the bone.

The funny thing is that earlier today, when I was scraping the frost off my car in the morning, I thought smugly of how this weather they call cold out here isn't that bad - I didn't even need to button my coat!

Oh, life. How it loves to mock me for my hubris.

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