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I spent the first thirty-plus years of my life in southern Arizona, and routinely saw temperatures around 117 or 118 degrees this time of year. (And then there was the day that the thermometer topped out at 124, back in '89 or '90). Sometimes we had air conditioning, at other times just a swamp cooler, which actually made things worse when the monsoonal moisture kicked in.
A few years ago, I moved to southern Nevada, which is still a desert, and still hot, but it really is a dry heat up here, and it usually runs about 8-10 degrees cooler than my hometown. (Except right now. XP)
All of this is to say, I'm used to the heat. I know how to stay safe, and I'm lucky enough to live in an air-conditioned apartment. But somehow, whenever the temperature pokes above 110 degrees, my body just knows it, and I get extremely sluggish.
And all of that is to say that I didn't get much writing done this week. :P
I'm looking forward to the "cooldown" (an extremely relative term) forecast for this weekend, which should approach more normal temperatures, and snap me out of this lethargy that seems to be only a few steps removed from actual hibernation.
(And while I'm fully aware that I could simply leave the desert, I can't bear to. I find enough to love about it to make up for the heat, and I really don't feel at home in any other environment. :) )
A few years ago, I moved to southern Nevada, which is still a desert, and still hot, but it really is a dry heat up here, and it usually runs about 8-10 degrees cooler than my hometown. (Except right now. XP)
All of this is to say, I'm used to the heat. I know how to stay safe, and I'm lucky enough to live in an air-conditioned apartment. But somehow, whenever the temperature pokes above 110 degrees, my body just knows it, and I get extremely sluggish.
And all of that is to say that I didn't get much writing done this week. :P
I'm looking forward to the "cooldown" (an extremely relative term) forecast for this weekend, which should approach more normal temperatures, and snap me out of this lethargy that seems to be only a few steps removed from actual hibernation.
(And while I'm fully aware that I could simply leave the desert, I can't bear to. I find enough to love about it to make up for the heat, and I really don't feel at home in any other environment. :) )
