Thursday, February 3, 2011

why, hello winter!

i had forgotten what you were like. my husband was teasing me the other day, reminding me that i grew up in ohio and then lived in boston and that because of this the current 20 degree temperatures in austin should not bother me too much. well, regardless of wear you live, 20 degrees is cold. i haven't ridden my bike to work all week because its been in the upper teens and low 20s at the time i leave for work. i haven't yet figured out how to keep my hands warm with these temperatures, though apparently i haven't forgotten too much about layering otherwise though.

one of the faculty positions i applied for is in montana, and out of curiosity, i have been watching the weather forecast there lately too, just to see what winter temperatures are like. today, the windchill map of the country on weather.com indicated that it was warmer in montana than in most of texas, and the forecast for parts of montana today are actually warmer than the forecast for austin. we were on rolling blackouts yesterday for electricity and today the university is sending out emails informing us that they're watching the weather but to keep checking the webpage for updates on whether or not the university will close. kind of crazy.

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