ZOMG
So it snowed here in Portland yesterday. A lot. Like torrential amounts of snow. And it was very confusing. Steve took my car to work because I have an SUV and SUVs will save us all (not Obama, just so you know). So he took my SUV and Arch and I spent the whole day at home. THE WHOLE DAY AT HOME. Because according to RSG, one doesn’t ride a bike in the snow. Huh.
I actually got out some white paper and various markers and Arch and I did a bit of crafting. I also made Mexican hot chocolate (I’m Californian that way. I also stared at my hot chocolate and asked it moderately nicely to shovel my driveway and teach my son the Espanol because I was raised upper-middle class like that).
We also went outside and made a snowman.
Right? How awesome is that guy? That’s charcoal from our BBQ and Arch insisted on a carrot nose. Hello Frosty!
Here I am in the snow. The snow made me realize one thing: I must get my beauty regimen in order before I leave for California. Because, while I think it’s great that Portland doesn’t give a rat’s ass if my gray is showing and I’m wearing stripy wool socks with my Dansko clogs, California cares. California cares a lot. Particularly Malibu where I will lie for long periods of time on V’s porch and when I get too hot, I’ll lie inside on her couch watching home improvement shows and (here’s the best part) because she’s French, she believes in being a host and she says things like, “Melissa, can I brew you a pot of tea? And Melissa, do you need the other remote? And Melissa, please stop weeping, this Flip This House episode was filmed before the current economic crisis.” She’s good to me that way.
I also get to hang out on the beach with the teacup lab.
Here are the things to do before California: dye hair, fix feet so they are pretty, have Latvian woman pour hot wax on my body and rip it off, buy leggings and a few more short-sleeved shirts and a soft v-neck sweater. Dust off my Converse. Gather my knitting projects and some books. And get ready to re-lax.
Malibu, here I come!
My class was so awesome. I think I learned as much as my students. I have a really great grasp on what people are after now, so stay tuned. Long Lunch is about to take off!
I am so jealous of the snow. SO JEALOUS.
Tell you what…you come live here in San Francisco where it is sunny all the GODDAMNED time and I will come live in Portland and take care of Archer for you.
I’m planning activities for him right now.
Kids like to do dishes and wash clothes, right?
I am jealous of your snow and you hat and your blushy cheeks.
I’m glad you took my advice; I’m good at giving advice. People are crazy, they will run you over because no one in Portland knows how to drive in the three inches of snow that we have (except me, I know how because I’m from Pennsylvania.) This isn’t going to get any better and Dave Salesky says that it will snow again on Wednesday. By tomorrow I will be going crazy being at home with my children so we may take the bus to your house so you can do crafts with them.
Or teach them espanol.
Ani made me go to the store any buy a couple carrots, too. Unfortunately, we has exactly this much snow at my house:
* * * (<-Exact number of flakes)
So there were no snowmen/women/trannies in our yard.
Cold as fuck, though. Was 20 degrees when I left my house this morning, without the gusty winds.
We has spelling problems, too.
I’m loving the weather because, well that’s what happens when you live in LA your whole life! So waking up yesterday to see that there was snow outside (like when we rent a cabin in Mammoth for snowboarding weekends) was very exciting for me.
*shrugs* Simple minds, simple pleasures.
However! However, I clicked on the link for V that you had up and… I miss miss miss the beaches and the ocean! I used to drive through Malibu when I worked in Thousand Oaks (living in Manhattan Beach) and I adored the drive because of that coast. I miss watching the sunsets… I miss that coast. There’s just something magical about THAT too.
Have a good time down south!
So when do we leave and how many bags can I bring?
There’s actually weather in L.A. today! Real weather! Clouds and rain and “cold”! So if you came today, stripy wool socks and Dansko clogs would be great. But probably not by tomorrow. You know how it is.
It looks like that snowman has seen better days.
We South Dakotans never go anywhere exotic in the wintertime. The waxing and the ripping, the moisturizing the lizard legs and the dying of the hair, the making of presentable toe nails is just WAY too much work. In the spring, it’s a thawing out process. One thing at a time.
So YOU go have fun, and I’m going to put on another layer. No one has to see what’s underneath it for four more months. At least not in the daylight!
Cute snowman! I’m trying to figure out how to send you an email and failing miserably… help? But the good news is I now have something shiny on my blog. Dog photos are super-shiny, right?
Cheers!
Your snowman is great.
Also, I love “ZOMG”–it makes me think “ZOMBIES! OH MY GHOD!” which is enough to make a cat laugh.
I _really_ wish I had managed to mention this above, but your snowman reminds me of Don Rickles.
I HAS TEH JEALOUSES.
TEH JEALOUSES.
I has dem.
c’mon. that’s NOT a lot of snow.
pussy.