Jul. 13th, 2003 10:42 pm
I'm melting... I'm melting...
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vin_petrolSome musings on hot, sunny weather and personal preferences.
So do I avoid the sun because I don't like it, or is avoiding the sun an affectation I've deliberately cultivated in order to appear "different from the norm"? I used to argue with a woman called Erica about this sort of thing. Well, to be honest I just used to argue with Erica about pretty much anything. It passed the time when I worked at Pindar. I think one very hot sunny day she declared it "nice", and I took issue with this, pointing out that I didn't think a hot, sunny was really "nice". My definition of it was "nasty". We used to argue a lot...
Anyway, today was hot and sunny and I thought I would be all open minded about it. I would try sitting in the sun with an open mind and see how I got on. I was wearing shorts and a white t-shirt, with a cap to stop my head getting burned. I had shades on too. So it's not like I was sitting around in a black t-shirt and jeans.
I don't like it. It's not an affectation. I really just don't get on with it. I tried lying on a blanket in the sun. I was reading a book. All the time my body was shouting messages at me. "Are you a lizard? Trying to warm your cold blood or something? No, you're a *mammal*, you can generate your own body heat. Look, I'm *sweating* to cool you down, you lamer. What about all this sunlight? Can't you feel it destroying the cellular structure of your skin. Ouch! I'm increasing melanin levels in an attempt to protect your delicate skin cells. You're a North European, dammit, your genetic inheritance hasn't set you up for this. I notice you've got shades on 'cos your eyes are going 'aaaarrghh - it's too bright'. Doesn't that *mean* something. Look, it's nice and cool inside. Why don't you go an sit in there". So I did. I suppose I do kinda like hot, sunny days. They do make the cool inside of a house far more inviting. It could be said that I like to be next to a hot sunny day. I just don't want to be *in* it. Plus, right now (22.30) it's really mellow. Vaguely dark but pleasently warm.
I will admit I do like hot, sunny days for riding my motorcycle really fast on. The tarmac gets all warm and grippy, but then you're going at high speeds and you get a nice cooling blast of air.
Trash was quite happy in the sun, and lay around looking very cute in her black bikini. She seems to have gone a brown colour. After the amount of blonde highlights she had put in her hair yesterday she now looks very different from how she did on Friday!
So do I avoid the sun because I don't like it, or is avoiding the sun an affectation I've deliberately cultivated in order to appear "different from the norm"? I used to argue with a woman called Erica about this sort of thing. Well, to be honest I just used to argue with Erica about pretty much anything. It passed the time when I worked at Pindar. I think one very hot sunny day she declared it "nice", and I took issue with this, pointing out that I didn't think a hot, sunny was really "nice". My definition of it was "nasty". We used to argue a lot...
Anyway, today was hot and sunny and I thought I would be all open minded about it. I would try sitting in the sun with an open mind and see how I got on. I was wearing shorts and a white t-shirt, with a cap to stop my head getting burned. I had shades on too. So it's not like I was sitting around in a black t-shirt and jeans.
I don't like it. It's not an affectation. I really just don't get on with it. I tried lying on a blanket in the sun. I was reading a book. All the time my body was shouting messages at me. "Are you a lizard? Trying to warm your cold blood or something? No, you're a *mammal*, you can generate your own body heat. Look, I'm *sweating* to cool you down, you lamer. What about all this sunlight? Can't you feel it destroying the cellular structure of your skin. Ouch! I'm increasing melanin levels in an attempt to protect your delicate skin cells. You're a North European, dammit, your genetic inheritance hasn't set you up for this. I notice you've got shades on 'cos your eyes are going 'aaaarrghh - it's too bright'. Doesn't that *mean* something. Look, it's nice and cool inside. Why don't you go an sit in there". So I did. I suppose I do kinda like hot, sunny days. They do make the cool inside of a house far more inviting. It could be said that I like to be next to a hot sunny day. I just don't want to be *in* it. Plus, right now (22.30) it's really mellow. Vaguely dark but pleasently warm.
I will admit I do like hot, sunny days for riding my motorcycle really fast on. The tarmac gets all warm and grippy, but then you're going at high speeds and you get a nice cooling blast of air.
Trash was quite happy in the sun, and lay around looking very cute in her black bikini. She seems to have gone a brown colour. After the amount of blonde highlights she had put in her hair yesterday she now looks very different from how she did on Friday!