Desperate Times~

Winter is nature's way of saying, "Up yours." ~Robert Byrne

Spring, summer, and fall fill us with hope; winter alone reminds us of the human condition. ~Mignon McLaughlin, The Second Neurotic's Notebook, 1966

Oh how I long for the days of endless sunshine with bbq's and ice cold beer. Makes me all warm and fuzzy just thinking about it. If I had a credit card I might be tempted to hop over to expedia and buy myself a week to anywhere with sunshine, sand and endless margaritas by the deep blue sea. My perpetual bad mood is apparently nothing more than a little seasonal depression. Ugh!

I don't know how much longer I can hold on with this suffocating grey sky breathing down my neck. There was a time I could embrace winter with it's cute little scarves and mittens, it's darling layers upon layers of clothing, it's delicious hot chocolate spiked with peppermint schnapps. (Maybe I need a little less chocolate and a little more schnapps .... mmm...interesting.) But I've had enough. I'm cold, I'm tired of paying my heating bill and I just want to get in my car without having to shovel off any snow. This winter with it's smug global warming is playing head games with me--it's cold, it's thawing, it's cold, it's grey, it's cloudy, it's cold, it's snowing...october through january...it's lasted long enough!

It's true that every mile in winter is really two!

With no sunshine in the five, seven, or ten day forecast I'm feeling a bit panicky. It could get worse before it gets better and if that's the case I'll definitely have to create my own island oasis--crank up the heat, blast some Jimmy Buffet, and sip mai tais on my living room floor.

Desperate times...