Letting Sleeping Dogs Lie

Taken by my sister, Leslie, on January 19, 2009

It's REALLY, REALLY, REALLY cold here.

As I type this, it is -16 degrees Farenheit. That's right, NEGATIVE 16 degrees. I think I might be in the 9th circle of Dante's hell. I haven't seen Satan yet, but he might be hiding under several feet of snow.

My sister is flying in today from Sacramento, where it will be a high of 66 F. Welcome back to Iowa! She's interviewing for a job here, so I hope this weather doesn't put her off too much.She was born and raised in the Midwest, so it will just take her some time to acclimate.

It is so cold here, even the dogs are refusing to go out. Beau is the toughest, since he's a labrador and built for colder temps, so he'll go out for a couple of minutes before racing back into the house. Buddy, on the other hand, is smart enough to refuse to go out unless I put a sweater on him (which requires me to chase him around the house just to get it on), and then he usually just relieves himself on a pile of snow on the deck and comes back in. It's delightful! Cabin fever has turned to doggie depression, as they realize they are prisoners in the house until it warms up. Luckily, the weather should be warming up to above-freezing next week.

I've added a link under "Me Elsewhere" on the sidebar if anyone wants to be my "friend" on Netflix. That way we can compare what we're Netflixing, which helps me decide what to put in the queue.

I hope everyone out there is keeping warm!

A Video For Book Lovers

This Is Where We Live from 4th Estate on Vimeo.

They even mangaged to use a Spike Milligan book!
(I found this at Craftzine.)