Around the Pond, summer is reminding us that it isn’t quite gone yet. Yesterday it was 25°C (77°F), which doesn’t sound very hot. But as the saying goes, it’s not the heat but the humidity that gets you. The humidex (what it feels like with the humidity factored in) was 32°C (90°), and that’s darn warm. However, as soon as the sun went down, the temperature dropped to a lovely 17°C (63°F).

Weather is obviously the topic on my mind today. It’s not surprising, seeing as I’m a Canadian. Really, we haven’t much to talk about other then the weather, hockey, and American politics. Anyway, I’ve come to realise that I’m a bit odd when it comes to weather. It seems that most people love hot summer days, or cool, crisp winter days. Fall and spring are okay too, as long as it doesn’t rain to much and it’s mild. Well, I’m quite the opposite. I love cooler summer days and thunder storms. I love snow in the winter. And the spring and fall should be full of rain. quanta would probably chime in here and say that I complain bitterly when the weather is like that. Yeah, I probably do, but I enjoy it anyway. Why? Because I love to listen to the sound of the rain, and I love the way it makes the grass and flowers grow. And snow in the winter makes a dull, dark city look a little magical. And goodness knows we could all use a wee bit more magic in our lives.

Click here if you are interested in up to the minute weather for London, Ontario. It’s provided by our friends at Enviroment Canada. 🙂

I’ve given up! I can’t stand another minute at my job. For goodness sakes, when you go shopping, remember that the store employees are people too! If you aren’t going to buy something, don’t have the employees take down every package looking for something, or monopolise their time when the store is full of people. Be courteous! And don’t come into the store five minutes before closing if all you are going to do is browse. The employees would like to get tidied up for the night and head home to their families.

I’ve also given up because this job just isn’t challenging enough. Retail not challenging, surprise. I’ve got a good education and I’m pretty smart, but I just can’t find job in my field in this awful city. (Well, it’s not that awful. I’m just frustrated by the lack of work here.) I hope quanta makes up his mind about moving closer to TO soon. I’m going crazy here. This city is supposedly my home, but I don’t feel at home. And the uncertainty of not know how long we will stay here is getting to me. Argh!

It’s been a rough weekend. I’m glad it’s over. Saturday was a so-so day at work. I had a couple of impolite customers. (When you are shopping, remember that the staff is only doing their job. They have no real say in store policies, pricing, etc.) Sunday at work was okay too. My wonderful neighbour picked me up, and told me that more then half his company has been laid off. Poor guy. 🙁 He still has a job, but for how long, he wonders. I try to cheer him up, and tell him that August is over, so nothing else bad can happen this month. Except, oh, the apartment building burning down. Well, I was woken up at 4 am by the fire alarm. I meet my neighbour on the fire stairs, and he says “You need to watch what you say.” Opps! Thankfully it was a false alarm, but my night of sleep was shot. I stay up, reading and playing computer games. Come afternoon I decided to clean house. No problem, I’m not to sleep deprived. Right! I dropped my deck chair on my foot and took a huge hunk of skin out of my toe. I’m not going to be able to wear shoes for a few days. Looks like I get some time off work after all. *sigh* So much for going to hunt down my favourite magazine this afternoon.

If I look on the bright side, since I’m pretty much tied to the house until the weekend, I should be able to get a lot of writing done. I’ve ran out of thread, so my sewing project has been put on hold. No worries though, there are always tons of things to do!