Whine. Oh, And Blog Point Challenge.
2006 July 31
Apologies for my lack of blogging lately. I am having difficulty even existing at the moment. This unending heat is taking its toll on me. I fail to realize how anyone can enjoy summer humidity. Long live winter!
This gives me an idea. For all those summer advocates out there, 5,000 blog points if you can write me a list of 30 or more great things about summer. Frankly, I don’t think this can be done. If you’re a cold weather fan like me, feel free to write a similar list for winter. Blog points to you as well. Comment it, email it or put it on your own blog, whichever you prefer.
‘Kay, that’s enough of this. I have to get ready to head out. Kevin will be home shortly and we will be grabbing some dinner at a cool location. Later all!
Oh, this’ll be freakin’ easy.
1. The first sunburn of the year. I love that feeling.
2. After the first sunburn fades, the first suntan.
3. Swimming.
4. Horse shows.
5. Perfect weather for Orange Crush.
6. An excuse to drink frapuccinos.
7. For those of you who smoke pipes and cigars, evening smoking escapades.
8. Sleeveless shirts.
9. The beach.
10. The mountains in summer.
11. All the teensy frogs.
12. Thunderstorms (Kimmy can’t even deny this one)
13. Tornado threats (I like them, it makes me feel like I’m at home)
14. No school. This means I get to see Cynthia more.
15. Ice cream.
16. Book sales.
17. Garage sales (if you’re not running them).
18. Cookouts.
19. Fresher fruits.
20. Sandals and flipflops.
21. Honeysuckle (when I’m back home, don’t see much of it ’round here)
22. Cleaner floors.
23. Listening to punk music in the sun.
24. Longer days.
25. The drive-in.
26. Christian Bale.
27. Driving past Midlothian on 680, ’cause the Schwebel Bread Factory smells all the way out to the interstate on very hot days and mmmmm.
28. Outdoor theatrical events, like Shakespeare in the Park, although I don’t know of any place locally that does that kind of thing. Kinda sucks to live right in the middle of nothing…at least we have the Schwebel Bread Factory.
29. Chamomile.
30. Kids being everywhere! With their cute little haircuts and their cute little clothes!
Well, that’s 30. I have to go edit dumb bunny article so I’ll stop right here.
Is it just me or does Christian Bale show up on every list you ever write?
Only because he’s pertinent. To everything. Ever.
I know it’s supposed to be thirty of one season, but here’s fifteen of each.
Summer
1. Cook outs
2. Riding in the car with the windows down
3. Listening to music louder since windows are down
4. Longer days
5. Thunder storms
6. Rain
7. Corn on the cob
8. Smaller gas bills
9. Book sales
10. Watermelon
11. Films
12. Baseball
13. Fudgesicles
14. Garden vegtables
15. Salads
Winter
1. First snow
2. Films
3. How pretty the outdoors get when it snows
4. Hockey
5. Blankets
6. Snowmen
7. Snowball fights
8. Hot Coco
9. Sweatshirts
10. New seasons of TV
11. Christmas
12. Sled riding
13. Football
14. Hot Tea
15. Soups
I totally agree with Kevin’s number 3. Totally wonderful wonderfulness. Much like Christian Bale!
Okay, here is my poem, with all 30 things I grudgingly will admit to liking about summer.
http://journey-woman.blogspot.com/2006/07/summer-poem-of-respect-not-love.html
Hope you’re not awarding blog points to the certain few people who are writing lists that are half about winter and half about summer. That wouldn’t be right at all. (Sorry Kevin)