part deux

i've decided there are two different kinds of winter.
there's the glitzy, hollywood winter where i sit next to a fire with hot cocoa looking like this...

... and then i run out in the fresh, beautiful whiteness and make a snow angel.

somewhere between november 15th and january 2nd. that's hollywood winter.
and i can get behind that.

it's the second part of winter i can't handle. post-inversion. where the world seems completely enveloped in one big smog cloud. my heart seems enveloped by one big smog cloud. and i want to say i know the sun exists but i'm going purely on faith. and it's important to not roll in the snow because it is frozen and it is black.
hollywood never shows that winter.

the thing is, it's hard to tell when you've hit winter stage II because it kind of sneaks up on you.
so here's a tip: i have found the best indicator of the true state of winter is the people. when winter stage II hits- for a lack of better phrasing- everyone looks more or less vagrant.
you might laugh, you might roll your eyes, but i'm telling you stage II is coming because i just saw a guy in a wool cap and an old thick coat with the entire back ripped apart get into a bmw.

and that's all i'm saying.

Comments

Lincoln said…
While I realize you will offer some powerful resistance...I suggest you go skiing or snowboarding. The inversion disappears when you head up into the mountains. :)

By the way...I can totally see you in one of those velvet santa-like dresses. I think you found your Halloween costume for this year.
Diane said…
I'm sorry! I hated that part of winter in Utah. I am now enjoying "winter" in L.A. ... 85 degrees!
Nama said…
that just goes to show that hollywood is full of lies. or truth. depending on if you watch "white christmas" or "the day after tomorrow"...
Cracka Chips said…
I know what you should do! You should go somewhere fantastic! Take in the sights of anywhere but Utah! Go there! Go to that happy place! Where the snow is not. But the the joy is!
Anonymous said…
Why is the world so cruel?