Fear and Loathing in Kansas City

[featherynscale]

I hate snow. Passionately, with the sort of spleen and that most people reserve for clowns, television evangelists, and brussels sprouts. So the drive in to work this morning was something less than strawberries and cream (I don't like peaches much either). I am fairly certain that Asmodeus (car of DOOM) was propelled between State Line and my office solely by the power of prayer. Praise songs are in order to several deities.

Adding to the fun of the morning, I saw a green Saturn stuck in a ditch on the way in, and thought it was kittenpants. Especially since when I got to work, ten million years later, she still wasn't in her office. I talked to her a few minutes ago though, and she's fine - it wasn't her. She apparently didn't go off the road until much later in the drive. But she drives a Saturn, which is fairly resilient, being made of Tupperware polymers and all.

Anyway, I'm pretty sure that if it doesn't get markedly better between now and 5:30, I'm not going to be mentally able to get back in the car and drive home, so that will be fun, too.

Also, triadruid is a snow hero. He took the dog out *and* dug out all our cars this morning (in his santa hat, too). I think I need a hero song. I'll put that on today's list as well.

In other news, this is why I read Rob Brezny's astrology column:
"LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): After a study found that a majority of
heterosexual men dive into sexual intercourse without any
warm-up, Britain launched its first annual National Foreplay
Day last July. How about if we borrow this holiday for your use,
Leo? I'm not saying you've been remiss in your approach to
maximizing erotic pleasure, but there's always room for
improvement. Besides, from an astrological perspective this is a
favorable time to expand your mastery of the arts of love. In
fact, let's borrow another British holiday, National Orgasm Day.
I hereby proclaim this Universal Foreplay and Orgasm Week for
all Leos."
Now, that's something to celebrate.

Comments

[danniangel.livejournal.com]

I am right there with you on hating snow, honey.

Wow.

[saffronhare.livejournal.com]

Glad you're safe. The bright sun ought to help melt quite a bit away during the day today -- and you'll be heading home before it gets cold enough for everything to ice over again. I may scoff at the roads, but I've had Extra Winter Road Combat Training. Take care!

This message goes for kittenpants and triadruid, too.

Re: Wow.

[zylch.livejournal.com]

Roads in Lawrence are doing alright now that they're salting and sanding. Sidewalks are another matter entirely. It's packed snow on top of ice, and the sun is melting the top of the snow about as fast as the wind is refreezing it. KU's alright since they've salted, but anything not shoveled is a mess.

I may be confident on my own driving skills (hell, I've driven from Albany to Saratoga in a blizzard), but I'm staying off the roads as much as possible anyway because I don't trust the skills of the yahoos driving next to me.

[kcwitch.livejournal.com]

you did real good. glad you made it in ok.