nature speaks, var. 3-b: it's hot and muggy

[fflo]

had occasion to be downtown today, where folks are setting up booths for art fair.  my but it's thick-aired and sapping, particularly in the sun.

saw a small dead bird on the sidewalk.  saw a small dead bird on a sidewalk sunday.  hope there isn't something making small birds fall, dead, from the sky.  hope it's not a bad omen either, i guess, but it seems more like a small sample than an omen.  one's enough for an omen, after all.  i don't imagine omenmeisters noticing i didn't get the message and sending it again, in the same form.

tried to call neighbor susan to sing her happy birthday.  she's up north.  it was her afternoon nap time.

so the weather seems to indicate we'll get a softball game in tonight.  so it'll be in the high 80s and humid.  yeah, not so fun, comparatively.  but if anything there's more need to show up tonight, cuz we need at least 9, preferably 10.  besides, i like to show up.  maybe it'll be too hot for bugs in the outfield?  maybe we'll get three outs sometimes without having to be out there for half an hour?

an acquaintance on facebook thinks this is clever:  "If Mama Cass had shared a sandwich with Karen Carpenter, they might both still be alive..."

well, back to work.  i rather feel i owe the ol' shop a little bonus nose-to-grindstone for providing me with air-conditioning during the day.

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[paperkingdoms]

Hope softball was good.

I hope your facebook acquaintance's taste improves.

[fflo.livejournal.com]

We won. We played pretty well. It's anomalous, yet it seemed quite natural while it was happening.

In other things I'm getting (often, occasionally, some) good at accepting that I don't know what's going on, but I know (more or less) what's going on with me.

Why I'm still up well past midnight, I'm not sure. Really weary. It's a warm night. Had a weird doorknob moment with a friend I'm still not sure what to make of. Hey, that clause could be referring to the friend or the moment. Hmmm.

Mochi hears a fly buzzing outside the screen. She wants to swat it. She's oddly genttle in her swat. She can only see it when it lands on the screen, but she can hear it when it's hover-buzzing.

Will only get down to 74ish tonight. I took a shower to get the bug spray and sunscreen offa me, but the cooling effect of being wet has worn off. My hair will be wonky if I mask my head with it this wet, though. But I'm not drying it. No way I'm running a hair dryer.

Is it hot down there? Are there no-see-'ems every afternoon and evening? Are there giant cockroaches? And/or do you stay away from much of that pesty stuff?

[paperkingdoms]

Yay winning. :^)

It's hot, but normal hot, whereas other places seem to be crazy hot right now. Highs around 90, 20-50% rain every day.

And there are giant cockroaches. In my house right now. I have baits out, and haven't seen any since I put them out, but I only saw two before hand, and eliminated one of those. They are sneaky. And kinda gross.

There are no-see-'ems. And mosquitos. My lower legs are rather spotted. I am seeing/feeling more pesty stuff this year, with playing Ingress. My usual response to summer is to hide inside, but you can't fight the alien influence from your couch. ;^)

"you can't fight the alien influence from your couch"

[fflo.livejournal.com]

nope, guess not!

Re: "you can't fight the alien influence from your couch"

[paperkingdoms]

If I'm going to be crazily attached to a video game, this seems to be a good one to pick.