Me?! Mean?
Reader interpretation is such a mixed bag. Over the weekend I was told by a friend that he/she was surprised that sometimes my posts seem kinda' mean. I was a little surprised, because I've only truly been angry toward someone once or twice throughout all of my posts. Oh, well. I guess it's just a lesson in interpretation. I think we all write as an outlet for things that we just can't seem to say but feel are too important to keep inside. Sometimes it's funny or absurd stuff and sometimes it's deep pain, confusion or introspection. We are all complex individuals, and our blogs do a great job of showing that. So, I'm sorry if some of you think that I am kinda' mean at times. It's not on purpose. I'm not mean- just misunderstood! :)
So, how 'bout these wonderful 100+ degrees Vegas days? I'm really looking forward to breaking a sweat the second I go outside and burning my feet on the concrete and my hands on my car steering wheel. You know it's hot when you have to push your animals outside to go to the bathroom! (They sure are spoiled!) The other thing that I love about the summer here is the extreme differential between the temperature outside and the temperature inside. Since it's 110 outside, it has to be 65 inside. The hotter it is outside the cooler it is inside. That's logical enough. There's nothing like going outside and peeling off the sweater you have to wear inside. Usually, I look forward to leaving the air conditioned buildings and just standing in the 110 degree heat to warm myself back up. The a/c situation in this town is nuts! I actually went out today and bought a light jacket for the summer, because I know that I will freeze if I stay in any building too long. I do my fair share of complaining, but the hot blooded people seem to rule the world of indoor climate control much to my chagrin. I have a lot of cute summer clothes that just get covered up with a sweater- what a tragedy!
News on the HOA front: Some of you may know that we have new neighbors down the road. Well, shortly after moving in they covered every window of their house with tin foil. OMG! I was so appalled when I first saw such a tacky display and obvious lack of pride in ownership. Furthermore, these people were in violation of our HOA CC&Rs (yes, I have read them.). I take the CC&Rs very seriously, because who wants to live next to the person who thinks that tin foil makes an acceptable window covering, the person who thinks that puke green is an attractive color for a house or the person who is a "naturalist" and thinks that desert landscaping is a lawn of dead grass and weeds? You would think that it is common sense, really. Why would you not want to take care of your property? So, I am always floored by the people who can't seem to abide by the CC&Rs. I guess we wouldn't have them if everyone had common sense or a clue about property value and the fact that other people don't want to live around your junk heap. Needless to say, the tin foil windows have been driving me crazy. Just when I was going to make a little report to the HOA or a friendly reminder to the residents they have taken them down. Hallelujah! Praise the Lord! Actually, they still have it up on the door, but hopefully that will be gone soon, too, since so much light and heat comes through little windows in the front door. I know that a lot of people don't like HOAs, but I think that they are a necessary evil. Thankfully, our HOA is pretty relaxed compared to the Nazi-esque association we used to live in.
Does every holiday have to be commercialized? I went to a store today that had patriotic decorations on sale for Memorial Day. Have you ever been compelled to decorate for Memorial Day of all holidays? Sure, put a flag out front and maybe have a party, but in my opinion Memorial Day is not a decoration worthy holiday. What do we put out for Labor Day? Are we going to have to start putting out decorations for Mother's Day and Father's Day, too? How 'bout Arbor Day? Just bring out a few cardboard tree cut-outs. Now that's festive! I think I'll go out and plant a tree, so I can kill it in a few years to make more decorations. I did buy some of the Memorial Day decorations, but I'm saving them for the Fourth of July. That's a little easier to swallow.
So, how 'bout these wonderful 100+ degrees Vegas days? I'm really looking forward to breaking a sweat the second I go outside and burning my feet on the concrete and my hands on my car steering wheel. You know it's hot when you have to push your animals outside to go to the bathroom! (They sure are spoiled!) The other thing that I love about the summer here is the extreme differential between the temperature outside and the temperature inside. Since it's 110 outside, it has to be 65 inside. The hotter it is outside the cooler it is inside. That's logical enough. There's nothing like going outside and peeling off the sweater you have to wear inside. Usually, I look forward to leaving the air conditioned buildings and just standing in the 110 degree heat to warm myself back up. The a/c situation in this town is nuts! I actually went out today and bought a light jacket for the summer, because I know that I will freeze if I stay in any building too long. I do my fair share of complaining, but the hot blooded people seem to rule the world of indoor climate control much to my chagrin. I have a lot of cute summer clothes that just get covered up with a sweater- what a tragedy!
News on the HOA front: Some of you may know that we have new neighbors down the road. Well, shortly after moving in they covered every window of their house with tin foil. OMG! I was so appalled when I first saw such a tacky display and obvious lack of pride in ownership. Furthermore, these people were in violation of our HOA CC&Rs (yes, I have read them.). I take the CC&Rs very seriously, because who wants to live next to the person who thinks that tin foil makes an acceptable window covering, the person who thinks that puke green is an attractive color for a house or the person who is a "naturalist" and thinks that desert landscaping is a lawn of dead grass and weeds? You would think that it is common sense, really. Why would you not want to take care of your property? So, I am always floored by the people who can't seem to abide by the CC&Rs. I guess we wouldn't have them if everyone had common sense or a clue about property value and the fact that other people don't want to live around your junk heap. Needless to say, the tin foil windows have been driving me crazy. Just when I was going to make a little report to the HOA or a friendly reminder to the residents they have taken them down. Hallelujah! Praise the Lord! Actually, they still have it up on the door, but hopefully that will be gone soon, too, since so much light and heat comes through little windows in the front door. I know that a lot of people don't like HOAs, but I think that they are a necessary evil. Thankfully, our HOA is pretty relaxed compared to the Nazi-esque association we used to live in.
Does every holiday have to be commercialized? I went to a store today that had patriotic decorations on sale for Memorial Day. Have you ever been compelled to decorate for Memorial Day of all holidays? Sure, put a flag out front and maybe have a party, but in my opinion Memorial Day is not a decoration worthy holiday. What do we put out for Labor Day? Are we going to have to start putting out decorations for Mother's Day and Father's Day, too? How 'bout Arbor Day? Just bring out a few cardboard tree cut-outs. Now that's festive! I think I'll go out and plant a tree, so I can kill it in a few years to make more decorations. I did buy some of the Memorial Day decorations, but I'm saving them for the Fourth of July. That's a little easier to swallow.
posted by Unknown at 4:30 PM
2 Comments:
I already have the outside lights for groundhog's day next year.
crap... I didn't even think about a meth lab. That's an even bigger CC&R violation!
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