A Cure For This Depressing Weather
It is cold and grey and dull out there and the rain soaks you through and leaves you uncomfortable once you finally get indoors. You feel the weight of it all settling into your shoulders, burrowing under you skin, filling you with a sadness so severe it makes Duane Reade at dusk seem like a surprise party where all the people you love have gathered to tell you how much you mean to them. I could try to cheer you up by telling you that the rest of the week won't be too bad, but I think we all know that that's not going to keep you from the current crushing despondency that the darkness of the day has brought about. So here's something that will help.
We are only a little more than two months away from Christmas.
There, that whole weather thing doesn't seem so bad now, does it? You're welcome.
And a month away from that trial run in dysfunctional family accomodation known as Thanksgiving.
@dado Thanksgiving actually becomes pretty awesome when you move across the country. It's not like Christmas where you have to make some big excuse for not going back. You just buy a couple bottles of wine, find some similarly situated friends, and belt in for some heedless and single-minded gluttony.
Ugh. What do you do if you hate the holidays with the passion of an only child with divorced and remarried parents? What then?
@deepomega I think that's the point.
@ericdeamer Adventures In Reading Comprehension. :/
@deepomega lol
And I now I have to try to get a cab in this rain, just so I can go downtown and slap you until your nose bleeds.
What if you're Jewish?
@DennyCrane: year round melancholy.
Balk, what are you talking about? It needs to be like this for a week before it gets depressing. This is just a nice refreshing change.
Adding to the despondency is that it's not cold enough to trigger the heat in my unit. Although yes, it will be nice and toasty in Duane Reade. I'll be in the imported chocolate aisle!
@NotAndersonCooper They turned off the AC in my apartment last week and it's been 78 degrees in there ever since. Wanna swap apartments?