. . . Are you trying to make it rain again?
It’s impressively cold in here. I should have worn something involving socks, but the rain outside deterred me. It also reminded me of a few essential purchases I think I’m going to need to keep from freezing and/or getting mono again this fall and winter: a trench coat, a good solid umbrella, and winter-weather leather boots.
Tom was still home when I got home last night; it was his first on-set day at the new film, but since he’s a 2nd assistant director this time, he spends a lot of time at the “office” (which was in our living room yesterday). He left for the Bronx with a production assistant around 9:30pm and I finished watching a disc of Six Feet Under, cleaned up a bit, and went to bed relatively early.
The fall fashion issue of New York magazine came yesterday. (Note that we do not and never have subscribed to New York, but it showed up in our mailbox about six months ago and hasn’t stopped coming. If you bought the subscription, thanks!) It has some fascinating articles about the Olsen twins’ burgeoning fashion empire, Brooke Astor, and the dual suicide of a pair of paranoid-but-well-known artists earlier this year. Plus some strange but interesting fashion spreads.
It’s definitely the cold weather (and it will spike back in the 90s by the end of this week, so never fear), but I’m getting that hibernation urge again. I really want to curl into a ball on the couch with a stack of books and notebooks and pens and a lot of coffee (in the morning) and chianti (at night) and create things of beauty. What’s your impulse when cold weather arrives?
I need to get a move on here.
Tracy wrote:
Oh my stars, it is freeeezing here in Washington and I love it. Yesterday I pulled out my sweaters and bundled up with a stack of books and decaf coffee. So Alissa, I do believe we have the same hibernation urges!
Posted on 21-Aug-07 at 2:41 pm | Permalink
tala.azar wrote:
Cuz of the cold I spent most of yesterday and today reading. I have the luxury, thankfully. I don’t even feel very sociable. Hm.
Posted on 21-Aug-07 at 9:12 pm | Permalink
Lindsay wrote:
You should try living in the UK this summer, if you can call it that. We had a beautiful spring over April and early May only to find that this was apparently our only chance of sunshine this year. We’ve had the odd day here and there, but for the most part we’ve had a very wet and cold summer since June. It’s like a bad autumn all the time without the beautiful colours to make it any better. I have been planning my winter wardrobe and essential purchases too, but I didn’t expect to be wanting to buy them in mid August! My current hibernation urge (at 10am) is to curl up on my sofa with a big mug of hot chocolate, my husband and a good film. Outside is just too depressing!
Posted on 22-Aug-07 at 4:55 am | Permalink