beyond cold
i dismissed the meteorologist who said on the news last night that it was going to rain like hell overnight and then be turn-yer-bollocks-into-icy-ballcicles cold the next day, because when i looked out my window this morning, it looked like the sun was getting ready to come out and warm the tiny patch of earth that i inhabit.
it's causal friday, so i decided to wear my old navy microfleece yoga pants & matching hoodie (otherwise known as "sweats" to most men), which would keep me warm on most february mornings in northern california, but not on this particular morning. a morning when i should have heeded the words of the friendly meteorologist who was just trying to do me a favor.
i was not prepared for the freezing cold as i got out of my car in the parking lot at work that hit my aforementioned nonexistent bollocks that would now be freezing solid if i had them. the sun is now completely hidden behind big, ugly gray clouds and wouldn't you just know, it's pouring rain again...which i vaguely remember the meteorologist saying, will probably turn into hail at some point later on today.
i work at a college, so a few buildings away from the one i work in is a bookstore that sells highly overpriced sweatshirts and sweatpants emblazoned with the school's logo, so for around & about $100 i could be kitted out with an additional (and much-warmer) layer of clothing. i'm now debating with or not it is ethical to send one of my poorly paid student workers to go out in the freezing rain with a signed check & my staff ID to retrieve warm clothing for the boss lady. and hey, they can even get themselves a piece of beef jerky.
how wrong could that possibly be?
it's causal friday, so i decided to wear my old navy microfleece yoga pants & matching hoodie (otherwise known as "sweats" to most men), which would keep me warm on most february mornings in northern california, but not on this particular morning. a morning when i should have heeded the words of the friendly meteorologist who was just trying to do me a favor.
i was not prepared for the freezing cold as i got out of my car in the parking lot at work that hit my aforementioned nonexistent bollocks that would now be freezing solid if i had them. the sun is now completely hidden behind big, ugly gray clouds and wouldn't you just know, it's pouring rain again...which i vaguely remember the meteorologist saying, will probably turn into hail at some point later on today.
i work at a college, so a few buildings away from the one i work in is a bookstore that sells highly overpriced sweatshirts and sweatpants emblazoned with the school's logo, so for around & about $100 i could be kitted out with an additional (and much-warmer) layer of clothing. i'm now debating with or not it is ethical to send one of my poorly paid student workers to go out in the freezing rain with a signed check & my staff ID to retrieve warm clothing for the boss lady. and hey, they can even get themselves a piece of beef jerky.
how wrong could that possibly be?
posted by rach at 9:21 am
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