Summer

It is so incredibly hot. Its the kind of heat where you can do nothing but lie on the bed under the too-slow fan and complain about how hot it is.

We have an AC. We spent about 15 minutes trying to get it to come on and another 10 minutes adjusting the settings so that it would actually start functioning as an AC and not a glorified fan. My sister and me took turns standing under it to gauge the level of cooling while my Mom issued comments from the couch which were chiefly of the 'I still can't feel it' variety. Finally, we got the thing going only to find that our constructed-in-a-hurry-with-faulty-wiring house couldn't sustain the AC for beyond 15 minutes. The power promptly tripped. Various combinations of appliances were tried till it was found that the AC and TV could last for a full 45 minutes together before tripping the power. The AC however doesn't have the power to cool the entire hall. Which is a pity.

Its that time of the year when bottles are shoved in the freezer, showers are taken frequently and all you want to do is jump in a pool but that requires trudging through the heat to IC and putting up with all those pesky kids. Though now I am old enough (duh) togo swimming at the much coveted 'adult time' which is after 6pm. Man I can still remember how we kids used to wish we were old enough to swim at that time! In IC however, if I go swimming for just one day, they charge my parents for 6 months. So I will have to plan my swimming schedule carefully. That also means its time for a new swim-suit..yaay!

My head is aching now and I have to write a response paper for a course I wish I hadn't taken (I guess there is always one of those). Sigh, I guess I better get started on this. Bleh. And Bleh-ness.