Our kitchen sink has begun to resemble the Leaning Tower of Piza. The dish situation has become so dire that it is nearly impossible to cook—not that I really want to turn the oven on right now, as it is SO FREAKING HOT in Portland right now that our living room could put on its own water for tea. Part of the problem is that our kitchen window, located directly above the sink, faces south AND is only 20 feet east of the dumpster. So, doing dishes means standing in the hottest spot in our apartment while simultaneously catching a whiff of our neighbors’ trash. Obviously, neither Asa nor I have been willing to step up to the plate (or, rather, plates) in days.
I live in a temperate rainforest. So why does it feel like a desert?
8 responses so far ↓
1 fern_forest // Jun 26, 2006 at 7:15 pm
bite me.
it cools off here, and when i say ‘cools off’ i mean 60, for about two months. and that’s pretty much only at night. it was 90 degrees on my birthday last year. in december. yep.
ryc: i would totally be open to moving to portland. i hear good things about that city. maybe i’ll be lucky enough to make some connections in my field and find some cool work out there. if you know anyone that needs a wetland ecologist, let me know
ok, i’ve decided to be more empathetic because i understand your pain. i hope it cools off for you.
that whole step up to the plate bit is pure genius.
2 TimsHead // Jun 26, 2006 at 7:25 pm
This is the part where I should mention it was in the 70s and raining most of the day and you (understandably) hate me. Did I mention that put the kaibosh on my planned kayaking after work? See, that’s still small cheese compared to the maze of hazy hot humid days.
As an avid reader of The Seattle Times, I was surprised to read about the heat wave. And to see that what they termed a heat wave was high 80s. I always thought of a heat wave as 90s into the triple digits. Not that I want to sample or experience that any time soon, thanks. But all of the above does sound like not much fun. Oh my, how is Chelsea doing?
Do whatever you can to stay cool. In whatever context.
3 squiddichino // Jun 26, 2006 at 8:43 pm
Can’t complain, though most of my colleagues were in a plane circling Cincinnati all day because they couldn’t land in DC, where they couldn’t eat because the restaurants were closed due to flooding, as was the highway to their hotel.
California though? It’s just hot.
4 Natalie // Jun 26, 2006 at 9:55 pm
Yeah, it was 30 degrees (celcius) here in Victoria yesterday (I think that’s like 86 degrees farhenheit). I’m not sure how hot it was out today, but it’s gonna stay this way for a while. Apparently, we’re getting winds from the praries instead of the ocean. Damn praries!
5 Joe Parisi // Jun 27, 2006 at 3:21 am
The weather is just so strange ,it has for all purposes been a very gray spring ,
with just a few truly beautiful days. I think Al Gore has a point to be heeded
to in his film. WASH THOSE DISHES !!
6 rubyblue123 // Jun 27, 2006 at 5:45 am
See, what Timshead failed to mention is that although it is in the 70′s it’s so humid I fear a layer of mold shall grow on me. Mushrooms popping up from the oddest places. So if the sun is baking of the moisture that’s not so bad. How about paper plates? I’m feeling bad for Chelsea – not so fun with a fur coat on I’m sure.
7 Boo // Jun 27, 2006 at 6:19 pm
It flooded and now it’s damned humid. Everything smells musty outside!
But you have it worse. And a full sink. Sorry about that. And I echo the concern for the sweetie Chelsea!
Perhaps more popsicles?
8 Jay_Galk26 // Jun 28, 2006 at 11:27 am
Slacker.
Jay {Brad Pitt…in a robe} “Rawr”