freeeeeeezing

it was unbearably cold yesterday and i hate it more than i hate doing dishes. as i was walking and my face went numb, i really wanted to set up a heated tent somewhere on campus as sort of a warm yourself for a bit and then go to class. it would have sand, and beach umbrellas, hot beverages or beverages when consumed in large amounts make you "feel" warm...wink. it would be like an oasis but only warm. we always try to accomodate for the heat in the summer, fans, air conditioned facilities, free bottled water etc. but everyone always just deals with the cold, "it's the cold, what can you do?" i want to fight the cold, i don't know how but i do. i'm just ranting because the cold irritates me so much. i think within the next few years i will have to investigate new geographical living areas, i think dry heat would be ideal. arizona, the southwest/west. moist heat is disgusting. the only thing that sucks about dry heat is a whole new rhelm of animals that thrive there. crazy snakes really freak me out. the worst i've seen here is a garden snake, but in desert areas there are so many more and that freaks me out. i don't mind snakes, just when i know where they are, when they come out of nowhere and surprise me that's when i panic.

the best thing about snakes is how they move. it's amazing and so different than most animals we see. no apendages to aid with travel, just muscles contracting and relaxing. so interesting, especially the snakes that are really fast. i mean worms move the same way, but they are slow and uncoordinated, so snakes, yes! lately i've been very nature drawn, probably because i'm cooped up all day everyday inside because i never have a free moment and when i was small and lived in rural iowa all i did was explore. i need to do more exploring, it's liberating.