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I find it really hard to do anything productive (especially anything that involves moving) when it’s cold out.
Now, this isn’t just because it’s cold outside, it’s because that means it’s also cold inside.
Maybe you’re thinking “but don’t you have heat?”
Well yeah, I do, but not good heat. Running it a lot basically just keeps the house from freezing, and our normal “room temp” is around 50-53F (10-12C) which is pretty chilly, if you ask me. But oil is expensive, and most of the house sucks at retaining heat. Either the windows aren’t properly insulated or it’s just because of the cathedral ceiling, I don’t know, but I do know that the result is a freaking cold living room and a pretty cold rest of the house.
Sure, I have blankets, and my little electric ceramic heater, but those only keep me warm if I’m glued to them.

Sometimes I feel like my body doesn’t really produce much heat. Being in hot weather doesn’t bother me nearly as much as it does other people, and it takes very little to cool me down.
But warming up? I either have to a) take a very hot bath, b) sit in front of a 500F wood stove or c) do some serious exercise, but NONE of those effects last very long. It’s like I’m a black hole for heat….

I’m really better suited for hot climates.

So why don’t I live in one?

Don’t ask me…. ┐(￣ー￣)┌　

I don’t like being 4 entries behind so I’m writing another one now to lessen the gap.

I’ve been trying to drink more water recently. It’s hard to get into the habit, but once you’re there it’s natural. Zero calories, keeps you hydrated, and in this weather, in my house, it’s always cold XD (I hate drinking lukewarm water unless I’m really thirsty and that’s all there is…)

I don’t drink tap water. This the the result of a lifelong conditioning of tap water at my house not being safe to drink. Even though the water here is supposedly okay, it’s still well water, so I buy gallons at the grocery store. This results in a lot of plastic bottles lying around… we do recycle them, though.

I’m currently using a pink Kleen Kanteen bottle after the Nalgene plastics scare, even though my bottle wasn’t a Nalgene at the time I figured, this is probably more sanitary anyway. I do miss having a straw though…

I had to get the sports pop sippy top for it, though. The open mouth was just begging for a disaster every time I tried to drink out of it…
all down the front of my shirt ( ｉдｉ )

like every day was wet T-shirt day or something ヾ(´▽｀;)ゝ

Neosporin is my new favorite medical thing. I had a blister on my right hand from chopping ice, and I can’t play handbells with something like that, so I decided to drain it (using a sterilized needle, obv) and smother it with neosporin afterwards. Like a day later, completely healed. AMAZING. I have to remember to put it on my kitty scratches more often…

I’ve added twitter and plurk widgets to the bottom of the main page (the archives have been a little displaced, they’re further down) so you can check those out if you like!
Twitter I don’t update as often, but try to occasionally since I have friends who use only it.
Plurk, I love. It’s much more interactive (rather than just spewing 140 charas out into the blackness of the internet, you actually get replies!) and karma’s the hook (I’m aiming for 100 eventually! only 9 points to go, but at this point I only get ~0.8/day XD).
I do update on Jaiku/other services but only through socialthing! (which I will talk about later) so I don’t read replies there much.

CES didn’t bring me much I’m interested in this year, aside from the Mini 10 by Dell (720p and a TV tuner? crazy) which wasn’t even priced so I’m wary.

Just about 2.5 weeks until I’m 24 (@_@) Even numbered ages are always better for me… I’m hoping for good things!

Lately I’ve been feeling like everything basic costs too much o(；△；)o I hate paying money for things like food because they disappear so quickly! Which is why you’ll rarely see me in a restaurant that charges a lot for food (´ー｀) I occasionally think about getting a job to bring in some nice disposable income for me but with the economy the way it is I’m not sure I *could* find a nice, moderately-paying job. (No min-wage please, I have a degree! So what if it’s not relevant…) I’ll have to think about it some more. Cold weather crushes my motivation anyway… XD