Weather, Walking & Wind

So it's finally starting to get cold(ish), and that makes me happy. But something seems missing when you can't walk from place to place and actually enjoy the cold. I love my car, but I'm tired of living in a place where I have to have one. It takes a lot of the excitement and "unknowns" out of the day. I mean, I know I'm going to get in, listen to some music, drive a certain distance and get right back out. But the only people-watching I can do along the way is from the shoulder up, as folks drive by on the highway. And that's a kind of people-watching that safety says I probably shouldn't be doing anyway. ...But I do... Driving is boring otherwise.

**Side note: I woke up way before my alarm this morning, but forgot to turn it off. It just "alarmed", and maaaaaannnnnnnnn... it is loud. I think I just heard Billy Joel's Uptown Girl at 10,000,000,000 decibels. Maybe I just lost a little bit of my appreciation for that song. And maybe a little bit of my hearing went away too.**

So anyway. Yeah, it's finally starting to cool off here in earnest. Like, I don't have to look completely ridiculous for wearing my heavy sweaters, coats and scarves anymore. There's actually a reason to have them on. Although perhaps I shouldn't jinx it; it'll probably be back in the 70's by next week. Ugh. I was talking to someone two days ago, and it's been in the low 30's and snowing where he is. H.A.P.P.Y. :)

With all the cool weather being ushered in, we've also had a ton of wind. There have been times where I swear the Big Bad Wolf has been standing outside, trying to blow the house down. I'll put it this way... A couple of nights ago, the house was dark and my roommate was downstairs. She called to make me come out of my room because she was hearing noises and was too scared to come upstairs by herself. ...Can't say I blame her... To put it in perspective, that's the kind of wind we've been having here. But I love it. I'm a total "weather" girl. It's so much more exciting than an average sunny and boring day.