Oct 28 2009
in which it SNOWS, what the FRELL
(Long time no blog. I’m lame. What can I say? I got eaten by my thesis and then I thought it would be a smart idea to start on my master’s here, so I’m doing that while also teaching a section of freshman composition as a teaching assistant, and looking for a second job. And a replacement car. I am freaking busy, guys.)
Anyway. Yes. I promise that at some point I am really going to talk about my travels in Europe, which were hectic and exhausting but also pretty fantastic, especially since I added nine (!) more countries to my list…in ten days. It was supposed to be 10 for 10 but I missed a flight. >_<
The real point is, the weather’s been fairly miserable lately, with lots of cold rain that does a nice job of soaking right through my Converses (yes, I know they’re not remotely waterproof and I should wear something else, but it’s not like I’ve got anything better at the moment), and wind, and…things. It doesn’t help that the trees have been bare and ugly for at least a couple weeks. But today I went out to drive to campus and realized that everything wasn’t wet because it was raining again; it was honest-to-God snow. Before Halloween. Despite having spent six winters in Anchorage by now, I still don’t quite feel like I have a feel for quite what a typical winter or a typical summer is, but…I’m pretty sure this is weird, especially since snow before the ground freezes is…well, weird.
Now, it wasn’t so cold that the snow was actually building up anywhere, but it did stick in a handful of sheltered places I noticed on the way home, and…seriously? Snow? Before Halloween? This may be Alaska, but the North Slope it ain’t. I’m just not ready for winter and shoveling and scraping/brushing off the car and constant wet and cold, thank you very much weather gods.
