Winter Patio

GGB

Just the highlights:

Escape to MA

The ICA. I had to see this exhibit.

The weather was very SF/London.

And it rained most of the day (Friday).

Luckily, it did not look like this on the day of the wedding itself.

Weather

I keep wanting it to be warmer than 55, but I have to remember that it is still March.

Ugh.

British Society

The view out the window. It's even foggier in real life.

Not So Fast

Even though most of it already melted, snow has decided to make a repeat visit to A2. I'm hoping it's gone by the end of break.

Answered Prayers

(The title of this post comes from Capote's final, unfinished novel Answered Prayers, for those who don't know. Capote died three days after I was born - make of that what you will).

It is a lovely 38 degrees out today, which means the snow is melting and I might actually not have to hike through snowdrifts for a couple of days.

And I have a job offer!

Whiteout

How much longer will there be snow on the sidewalks that the A2 municipal government refuses to get rid of, thus impeding my commute? I hope the answer is on the order of weeks and not months.

Made for Walking

My mother has been insisting, somewhat shrilly to my ears, that I wear boots, etc. in the bad weather. I've been just using my loafers since they're easier to get on but she browbeat me into buying some "weather-appropriate shoes", especially after I stupidly told her the story of walking to a final during a blizzard at 7 AM. I finally wore the boots this morning since I was curious to see if they would actually work.

Of course, my mother is right as per usual. Not only do they serve as lifts (barely) they actually make the walk quicker. I wish they weren't so weird looking, though.

Deep Freeze

While yesterday it was 5°F and today we were blessed with a morning temperature of -15, tomorrow promises to be a balmy 22 degrees! Hurray!

White Out

The first major snowfall has arrived, appropriately enough on December 1. It's been snowing picturesquely all day, and now that it's night the half-melted snow has turned to ice on the roads. Dangerous, yes, but it's a little cartoony to see cars going at 5,000 RPM but only 15 MPH. Let's hope there are no accidents - and that the A2 Road Commission does its work.

Wet, Wet, Wet

Someone thought it was a good idea to dump a few inches of wet snow on A2 today. Thanks.

Rashomon

For some reason I had reminded myself that A2 isn't much colder than NYC - maybe five degrees, on average. Lies! Looks like it's closer to ten.

I Spoke Too Soon

Snow!

Purgatory

We're in that weird November period of waiting for the rain to coalesce into snow, which makes walking around a little difficult. Must stay positive despite the grey dampness!

Driven Snow

First snow fall! I had forgotten how much attention one has to pay to the road if it's snowing. Let's hope they don't oversalt the roads this year.

Parasogged

I brought two small umbrellas to A2 - one to keep at home, and one to keep in my locker at school so that I wouldn't be caught off guard without protection if I was walking home. As I looked out the window this morning to see if it was worth it to bike (it wasn't), I tried to find my home umbrella with no luck. Half an hour later I arrived at school, damp and displeased, to find two umbrellas hanging my locker. Typical.