'what's cooler than being cool?'

it is simply too goddamn cold.

as i left for work this morning, weatherbug informed me it was seventeen degrees out. seventeen! 10 hours later it's 5 degrees "warmer", but i really find the use of that term quite relative. it's the kind of cold that leaves you chilled for an hour after you've come inside and i am unhappy not having a lovely bathtub in which to thaw out. i feel guilty just letting gus out into my yard so i am still trying to give him some exercise in the form of brisk, abbreviated walks. we were just out for 25 minutes and i hope to be warmed up by, i don't know, maybe tomorrow. i have also added dog boots to my amazon wishlist and placed them at high priority.

a transit strike is looming in NY, and everybody is freaking out. i drive to work now (the mile and a half is theoretically walkable but i haven't trekked it yet, the subway and bus trips would take an hour) so i'm not too worried about that, but i can't imagine the stress the carless are under now trying to figure out wtf to do if the strike happens. all public schools would give the kids a 2 hour late opening in oder to afford them more time to get there, but i really don't see that as any kind of solution. if you don't have transportation, you're not gonna come, no matter how much extra time you are given, you know? dismissal time would remain the same though, which has me kind of psyched for the idea of a shorter day.

very selfishly, i am glad that the strike would be slated to begin friday, as i do not want to be hindered from getting to the gwen stefani show tomorrow night at madison square. woohoo!