Whew!

[lexwahl]

Whew. Made it through that one.
Hopefully, that's the worst of summer 2007.

[Saskia]

I know right....it should start getting cooler again soon!

[lizzst...@aol.com]

Geez, I thought the devil brought hell down with him to make me suffer this last week, I went to the movies so I could be in the dark and have some air conditioning...It seems it's not only the horribly hot weather I can't deal with, but the light of day as well...gotta find a dark hideout!

Regards,
Liz

  "The Persians are accustomed to deliberate about the most important matters while drunk." - Herodotus

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[saskia smith]

I feel exactly the same way!  I was very reluctant to emerge from the movie theater yesterday....2.5 hours of perfect bliss!  Next time I will plan a double feature! (what did you see, Liz? I ended up seeing Suberbad...the raunchy humor isn't for everyone but I enjoyed it!)

Saskia

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[lizzst...@aol.com]

Hi Saskia,

I ended up seeing "The Nannie Diaries", interesting movie, Laura Linney was the perfect bit**!

 

Liz

 

p.s.  I saw "Superbad" last week, cute and funny!

[saskia smith]

Sounds like we have similar tastes!  I'll try and check out the Nannie Diaries--I spent several years as a nanny and am quite curious about the film! 

[Saskia]

Ok, so I know the weather is cooling down, but it's respective to the 80-85 degree weather that was driving me nuts before the giant hairdryer came to town.  For the first time in awhile tonight I'm feeling truly Summer SAD down....like I'm kind of on the verge of really not being able to take this heat and light anymore.  My life kind of seems like a bad dream....the desert landscape, cars, sun, heat, smog, heat.....an out-of-body experience of sorts.  It is really getting me down.  Ugh!!  Has anyone else ever felt like that....that it's all a bad dream? I'll wake up tomorrow and be in a cool climate.......right? Just thinking about it makes me tear up, oh dear!

I know the summer starts to get to me when, like last year, images of the climate/environment I want to be in make me feel emotional.  I was just watching a rerun of a tv show called Men in Trees which takes place in Alaska.  The final shot of was of the protagonist cozy in a log cabin nestled in a forest, overlooking a lake--and of course it was lightly raining in the shot so you could see the drops on the lake.  I am really longing for the cooler weather!!  And all my friends in Seattle are rubbing it in (inadvertently) by telling me it's raining there and that Fall is in the air. 

I can have a pity-party, can't I??  Is anyone else finding this just really really hard to get through? 

I guess I should pull myself together and go take a walk outside where it's a little cooler (erm, 73 degrees, which in my mind is still a warm summer day!). 

Thanks for "listening" everyone...I just needed to vent :-)  And I've convinced myself that it's a good idea to go for a late-night walk.  Anyone up for ice skating this weekend, hmmm? 

[Saskia]

all right....I took a cool walk (I walked my cats on their harnesses! they were going crazy, too) and I had a mug of ice water and I feel a lot better!  By the way there is an interesting post in the forum about a discovery that helps cool down your body (ice water, yay!!):

http://seasonalsad.com/forum/index.php?topic=18.msg103#msg103

Sorry about freaking out....I just figured out of anybody this group would understand best :o)  I do feel much better now. 

[Katie Tynan]

The weather is starting to turn the corner here in Seattle, but my reserves are always at an all time low about now. This is the first time in years that the third week in August has not found me suicidal, in fetal position in the basement, breathing out ... breathing in. (Better living through chemistry.) It's like when the end was in sight, that's when I finally start to fall apart. Maybe that what's going on for you?

 

Re: Nanny ... loved the book! It's supposed to get back into the 80's next week - an air conditioned movie theater sounds really good. With the kids back in school today, I could manage a matinee!

 

KT in Seattle

[Saskia]

Thanks Katie,

Someone emailed me and said it sounded like I had a "heat induced mental meltdown" which really hit it on the nose!  The weather is much cooler today and I feel sane again!  I'm glad this year is better for you--me too, except for this past weekend here the 100+ weather pushed me over the edge. 

I think you are right about this being a low point in the year--worn out from months on end of heat and sun.

I think we could all use a good matinee!!

-S

[lizzst...@aol.com]

Hi Everyone,
Today is only 80 in L.A. and there is a little breeze, thank the gods!  I think I am getting better:  I am not splashing water on my face and wetting my hair every half hour.  I hope it gets back into the 60's tonight...yes let's all take in a matinee, I could really use another nice cool dark place to be entertained!

[lexwahl]

I just got up and noticed it's overcast.

Nice.

Yes. I've had that out-of-body feeling, I forgot what the real term is. But you feel like your almost watching your life in a movie.

[John Karg]

Saskia, et al

 

Mr. Bean on Holiday was a fun and charming movie. "Superbad" was very funny but probably will not be appreciated by the current demographic due to genital humor and highschool highjinks, it was a total guy movie but still very funny.  The Invasion with Nicole Kidman was great.  I saw all these movie to avoid the heat but it's happy time now.

 

Regards, John

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[lizzst...@aol.com]

John,

I love love love Mr. Bean, I haven't seen the movie yet, but will real soon.  The heat wave here  in L.A. is pretty much over, but I don't want to jinx it, so I will stop now!

 

Liz

  "The Persians are accustomed to deliberate about the most important matters while drunk." - Herodotus

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