Last Beer
by Dr. Pants on Aug.08, 2007, under Norway
I have been sitting here thinking about this summer, here in Norway, and how I dealt with it.
The summer started off as a promise of fun days out in the wildernes. It turned out to be a constant reminder that Mother Nature is in charge. It rained everyday. Some days we had sun, we ran out and embraced it. We grabbed the kids and held them in the air. “Look! Sun! Enjoy!” No sooner did we find clouds again.
It was so promising when it started. I really believed that we were going to have a beautiful summer. You know, the kind of summer that makes you forget about long winters with little sun. I bought a pool and set up the tent. We were ready. Then it happened.
Endless days of rain. Endless days of rain. (Let me clarify) It didn’t stop raining for weeks.
My attitude was forced to reconsider what life was. What, if this summer was gone, would I do to make it through the Winter? My brain hurts thinking about a full winter of darkness. Will I make it through still sane?
I still haven’t figured it out…
August 8th, 2007 on 7:14 pm
I’ve noticed the days are growing shorter already here in Oregasm, but I wish I could complain about rain. We have virtually no rain between Rose Festival (early June) and late September. The wells go dry. Plants shrivel and die.
In a couple of months I’ll be heading into work in the dark and driving home in the dark. In the rain. During the grey daylight, I’m be bathed in the LCD glow of whatever it is I do to pay the bills.
I look forward to it. This is where the weather suits my soul.
Cheer up. You could have been in New York City today.
August 10th, 2007 on 1:11 pm
I agree, NYC would suck right now for me. It really hasn’t been a bad summer. I just wish I would have had more of an opportunity to enjoy sunshine with the kids, in the pool.
I just wanted Natalie to learn how to swim this year. Indoor swimming pools aren’t so common here. Schools don’t have pools. I think there is one.. maybe two within a 45 minute radius.
August 10th, 2007 on 1:12 pm
ps. Paying the bills by the light of lcd? Or playing with pills by the light that is LSD?
August 11th, 2007 on 8:44 am
Ahhh if I only had some of that old Johns Hopkins green windowpane…