Thirty-one degrees and falling

[clevermanka]

We did get to go see Jenny Lawson last night. The roads going in were nearly completely dry, and coming home they were barely wet. COLD, but not frozen.

This morning, however. Holy schnikes. It was slick as snot. Thank gods mckitterick was awake to give me a ride to campus. I think I would've broken something trying to get up the hill on foot. As it was, I slipped and nearly fell just getting from the car into the building.

WELCOME TO SPRING IN KANSAS.

Comments

[orrin.livejournal.com]

And we're taking a mini-trip to Baldwin City/Lawrence this weekend, and we're supposed to get, like, 5-11 inches of snow. Thanks, Kansas!

[tama-grey.livejournal.com]

I am seriously considering sitting in the Jacuzzi the entire weekend.

[mckitterick.livejournal.com]

That seems like a great idea. Is the Jacuzzi at home or at the destination? Because if it's not at home and we're getting that much snow on top of the ice we have....

Eeek. Be safe.

[tama-grey.livejournal.com]

It's at the destination! Happily, our ETA is 4pm this afternoon, so I doubt we'll run into much weather today, and if we decide tomorrow is too icky to drive into Larryville, we're already booked for two nights, so we can just stay put.

We'll be taking my car, though... it's much heavier than Rin's & has a wider wheel base!

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

Drive safe, you guys!

[tama-grey.livejournal.com]

I maintain that spring in Kansas doesn't actually happen until May. [grumble/mutter]

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

It's true. We've had snow as late as April.

[redheadfae.livejournal.com]

Agreed. My father-in-law once wisely told me to never put new plants into the ground until Mother's Day.
I did it one year and lost about fifty bucks worth of annuals.

[msmitti.livejournal.com]

I just about fell twice during Stella's walk and then I had to chip ice off my car. uck.

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

It's scary out there. I think I might not make it to Replay tonight to see Michael Buck. Crazy how it's more dangerous right now than it was after the snow.

[msmitti.livejournal.com]

I heard the highest chance of nastiness is between now and 3:00. Just enough time to build up and squish my plans.

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

[mckitterick.livejournal.com]

I was thinking about that as I slid a couple times driving home:

Rain: no problem to drive through if you're not going so fast you hydroplane.

Snow: no problem to drive through if you can get enough traction to plow through. Snow is crystallized flakes, no worse than sand, really.

Ice: HOLY CRAP NO TRACTION. Same stuff as snow, only solid. It's like the difference between steps (chunky like snow) and a polished slope.

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

NGL, I fear for my life walking home tonight.

[miischelle.livejournal.com]

OMG Was it Awesome?

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

She was great! I'm SO GLAD we were able to go.

[aprilstarchild.livejournal.com]

I have her book, which made me laugh and laugh and laugh.

[carmy-w.livejournal.com]

Glad you made it to work in one piece, and good luck on the way home!
It was dry and right at 32 degrees on the way to work this a.m.; who knows what it will be like this evening.

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

I'm thinking the two bands I was planning to see this weekend (one tonight, one tomorrow) might not get great turnouts. =(

[carmy-w.livejournal.com]

I was actually looking far enough ahead to see what bands were playing in Wichita this weekend, thinking of a party-road trip.

Well, so much for that.

Maybe I'll just pick up some movies. I've been combing the used BR counter looking for all the pre-Avengers movies; found both Iron Man I and II, and Hulk; found Captain America, but didn't pick it up because it was a new copy, not used. Haven't come across Thor yet, and that's the one I really want to see again, simply because I've seen so many great clips that I DON'T REMEMBER AT ALL. Like Coulson and the bag of flour!
Haven't see Skyfall, and I...think that the Hobbit comes out this week?

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

Thor improves on repeated viewings. Once I realized it was a fairytale/Jack story--one with a few feminist influences, even--I liked it a LOT better.

Skyfall was great. I wasn't a fan of The Hobbit.

[stuology.livejournal.com]

This time last year, we watched tournament games downtown, leaving around midnight, wearing t-shirts. And I ran the Brew to Brew on April 1st and it got into the 90s. It was soooo freakin' hot.

Kansas. It can't just be 70 and sunny.

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

Kansas. It can't just be 70 and sunny

*looks at current bills in legislature*

I don't think it can be much of anything at the mo'.

[orrin.livejournal.com]

And we're taking a mini-trip to Baldwin City/Lawrence this weekend, and we're supposed to get, like, 5-11 inches of snow. Thanks, Kansas!

[chalcedonygrey.livejournal.com]

I am seriously considering sitting in the Jacuzzi the entire weekend.

[mckitterick.livejournal.com]

That seems like a great idea. Is the Jacuzzi at home or at the destination? Because if it's not at home and we're getting that much snow on top of the ice we have....

Eeek. Be safe.

[chalcedonygrey.livejournal.com]

It's at the destination! Happily, our ETA is 4pm this afternoon, so I doubt we'll run into much weather today, and if we decide tomorrow is too icky to drive into Larryville, we're already booked for two nights, so we can just stay put.

We'll be taking my car, though... it's much heavier than Rin's & has a wider wheel base!

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

Drive safe, you guys!

[chalcedonygrey.livejournal.com]

I maintain that spring in Kansas doesn't actually happen until May. [grumble/mutter]

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

It's true. We've had snow as late as April.

[redheadfae.livejournal.com]

Agreed. My father-in-law once wisely told me to never put new plants into the ground until Mother's Day.
I did it one year and lost about fifty bucks worth of annuals.

[msmitti.livejournal.com]

I just about fell twice during Stella's walk and then I had to chip ice off my car. uck.

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

It's scary out there. I think I might not make it to Replay tonight to see Michael Buck. Crazy how it's more dangerous right now than it was after the snow.

[msmitti.livejournal.com]

I heard the highest chance of nastiness is between now and 3:00. Just enough time to build up and squish my plans.

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

[mckitterick.livejournal.com]

I was thinking about that as I slid a couple times driving home:

Rain: no problem to drive through if you're not going so fast you hydroplane.

Snow: no problem to drive through if you can get enough traction to plow through. Snow is crystallized flakes, no worse than sand, really.

Ice: HOLY CRAP NO TRACTION. Same stuff as snow, only solid. It's like the difference between steps (chunky like snow) and a polished slope.

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

NGL, I fear for my life walking home tonight.

[miischelle.livejournal.com]

OMG Was it Awesome?

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

She was great! I'm SO GLAD we were able to go.

[aprilstarchild.livejournal.com]

I have her book, which made me laugh and laugh and laugh.

[carmy-w.livejournal.com]

Glad you made it to work in one piece, and good luck on the way home!
It was dry and right at 32 degrees on the way to work this a.m.; who knows what it will be like this evening.

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

I'm thinking the two bands I was planning to see this weekend (one tonight, one tomorrow) might not get great turnouts. =(

[carmy-w.livejournal.com]

I was actually looking far enough ahead to see what bands were playing in Wichita this weekend, thinking of a party-road trip.

Well, so much for that.

Maybe I'll just pick up some movies. I've been combing the used BR counter looking for all the pre-Avengers movies; found both Iron Man I and II, and Hulk; found Captain America, but didn't pick it up because it was a new copy, not used. Haven't come across Thor yet, and that's the one I really want to see again, simply because I've seen so many great clips that I DON'T REMEMBER AT ALL. Like Coulson and the bag of flour!
Haven't see Skyfall, and I...think that the Hobbit comes out this week?

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

Thor improves on repeated viewings. Once I realized it was a fairytale/Jack story--one with a few feminist influences, even--I liked it a LOT better.

Skyfall was great. I wasn't a fan of The Hobbit.

[stuology.livejournal.com]

This time last year, we watched tournament games downtown, leaving around midnight, wearing t-shirts. And I ran the Brew to Brew on April 1st and it got into the 90s. It was soooo freakin' hot.

Kansas. It can't just be 70 and sunny.

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

Kansas. It can't just be 70 and sunny

*looks at current bills in legislature*

I don't think it can be much of anything at the mo'.