Heatwave 2010 - Day 1

[akk]

Outside temperature[°C]: 31.3 / 19.8
Bedside temperature[°C]: 23.4
Sleeping time: 07:00 - 15:30 (too early. have to shift further to 10:00-18:00)
Symptoms: bleeding nose membranes (ozone)
Other: Breeze and birds in the morning. Lawn has brown edges (~20% of the grass is dead). The strawberries, tomato plants and petunias on the balcony are watered three times a day and still alive.

Forecast
[32/20]-[36/19]-[32/21]-[34/19]-[33/20]-[30/19]-[30/18]-[21/15]
real temperatures, felt temperatures approx. +3


Realization: I tend to panic when it comes to heat. Thanks, heatwave 2003, for nearly killing me. You certainly succeeded with my rationality!
Plans to keep my cool:
1) rereading / rewatching X/1999 specifically for Twin Star, Fuma and Seishiro interaction. (I might as well do something useful!)
2) a card on the desk constantly reminds me that HW 2003 was deadly because it lasted 6 weeks!
3) started a new Yanoman jigsaw puzzle: rice paddy in the mountains (lots of soft green and blue in 5146 pieces)
4) this blog documentary (daily)

Comments

[killthwight.livejournal.com]

Yay, it's not that bad! :D Really glad to hear it doesn't seem like temperatures will be that high and that you're holding up!

On a side note, I'm amused that the temperatures you had today are about the same as we have here now and we're going through our winter. The lesson here is never to come anywhere close to Rio. ;)

[akk]

:) With heat, it's a lot about what you are used to. Most tropical and subtropical areas (except highly technologized *and* cooled) are forever off-limits to me. On the other hand, I still wear t-shirt and summer pants at first snow, even open shoes if the ground's dry, so anything above 25°C is well out of my comfort zone. :)

[killthwight.livejournal.com]

Oh, it's definitely about what people are used to, even when it's cold (though I admit it's easier to deal with the cold because you can always put more clothes on). I remember visiting Ljubljana in November and freezing to the point I could barely hold a pen I was shaking so much. It wasn't even below -5oC, I think.

[akk]

While I consider -5°C the perfect weather for outdoor sports, wandering, and stuff. :)