Talking about the weather is pretty much a sure bet. When you have nothing else to discuss, have no idea what you and the person you’re sitting next to have in common, there is always this common thread. I’ve met no small number of good friends over a casual conversation about the weather. So, when I realized that the quality of my blog was deteriorating and I needed something to write about, this seemed like a solid option.
We had our first cold snap and our first snowfall this past weekend, but I encourage you to take each statement with a grain of salt. It was around -7 during the cold snap, and the snow melted as soon as it touched the ground. But hey, the Koreans were all going on about it, so when in Rome...
Like in Ontario, the weather here is bipolar. With a touch of ADHD and a dash of OCD to top it all off. Hot, cold, sunny, raining, freezing, hot... you never know exactly what to expect. That being said, even when it’s been cold here, it’s still got nothing on winter back home. There’s very little snow and, while the wind chill can be bitterly cold (think Montreal wind tunnels in the middle of February...), it’s alright if you’re sheltered. I’m mentioning this because it hasn’t gotten so cold that I’ve had to turn my heat on. Yet.
Apparently this is a problem. At least for my landlady. Concerned that she hadn’t gotten a gas bill for my apartment yet, she called my principal to make sure that I wasn’t freezing to death and that I know how to work my heating. Or at least to ensure that someone was indeed living in apartment 103...
The reality of the situation? I had no idea how to turn my heating on, but that was just because I hadn’t been cold enough to explore the dark recesses beneath my kitchen sink where, logically, the heat controls are located. But it’s good to know that I have a landlady who cares. Even if she is more of a slumlord... lady?... than a landlady. Whatever. She cares.
Kodak moment for sure.
Anyway, I doubt I’ll be needing to turn the heat on anytime soon. It’s been averaging about 7 degrees for the past few days and I don’t think it’s going to drop substantially in the near future. And for the record, I’m rather enjoying the not-so-snowy-not-uber-freezing weather, although it is a little difficult to feel festive without snow.
That may change seeing as Caitlin and I just helped Alister decorate his Christmas tree; a celebration we marked with several bottles of wine, a little vodka and cranberry juice, and the always-festive Mama Mia and Madagascar 2. They may not be The Muppet Christmas Carol or Frosty the Snowman, but we have all been belting out the Abba for several days now... We’re also heading into Seoul this weekend to check out the Christmas lights and debate the merits of a white Christmas over those of a summer Christmas. Two Canadians and a Kiwi... I’m pretty sure we can all predict which argument will reign supreme...
2 comments:
talk about cold!
yellowknife was 40 below without a windchill. apparently a windchill makes it worse.
although the forty below isn't as hard to take as 15 below in ontario. the air is dry, not damp.
even still, i couldn't have been there much longer. well not that i couldn't, but i'd rather not have been.
AHAHAHA
Serves you right for venturing to Yellowknife in the dead of winter in the first place!
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