April 26, 2005 - 8:26 p.m.

Could the weather get any more fucked up?

Today is Tuesday. Last Tuesday I was wearing shorts and putting on sunblock because it was freakin HOT!

Wednesday: Fine
Thursday: Whatever. Kinda rainy. No biggie...
Friday: More rain. Cold.
Saturday: Snow. Snow. Lots of snow. Im not kidding. About a foot of the stuff fell, and driving in it was an absolute mess. It snowed ALL FUCKING DAY and HARD.
Sunday: It stopped snowing!
Monday: It's melting!!
Tuesday: (Today) It's almost gone.

Snake: You live in the Twilight Zone!

And to make things worse, a line is blocked in our septic tank so we cant shower. And because of the snow, we cant dig. If the snow had not arrived on Saturday, the blockage would have been cleared and we'd all be wearing clean clothes and not smelling like homeless people.

Today I "sort of showered." I HAD to, because I want to be clean for my tattoo tomorrow, so I sat in the tub shivering and scrubbed until my skin was red. Unclean! Unclean! Im the cleanest Ive felt in a week and a half.

I dont complain about it to my friends anymore. I'd just sound like a broken record...and no one wants to hear that. Im sure there are people out there who dont have indoor plumbing so I shouldnt talk too much about hating it.

Luke: Snow...Sheesh.

Snake: Poor Lara. Poor Lara and her snow. *runs up and hugs Lara tight* There, there, kiddo. You smell like a rose.

Kiddo? Hehe.. Thanks, Snake. That was nice. I need a hug from Luke too!

Luke: Okay, fine.. You've had a rough, unsanitary few days.. *hugs Lara* You sure you want this tattoo in conditions like this?

I have my antibacterial soap, and I have to leave the bandage on for a day after. It'll be fine. I wouldnt get it if I doubted my health.

Luke: I suppose you're right.. *winces and Snake joins in on the hug, making it a group hug*

Snake: I love hugs.

Luke: Tight hugs. Ow.

Snake: Im only hugging this long cuz a woman's involved.

Audience member #9: What a crock of shit!

Snake: What?!?

Snake, no! Keep hugging! Violence is bad!

Snake: *going back to his group hug* Jealous. That's what they are!

"The heart itself is only a small vessel,
yet dragons are there, and lions,
there are poisonous beasts,
and all the treasures of evil,
there are rough and uneven roads,
there are precipes;
but there too is God and the angels,
life is there, and the Kingdom,
there too is light, and there the apostles
and heavenly cities,
and treasures of grace.
All things lie within that little space." - Markarios the Great. I dont know who he is, but it was a nice quote...plus it named dragons!

Hug a war hero,

Lara

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