Winter Is Here (The Ting Tings, FoxTrot, Why I Cry) [Daily Bloggity Entry #207]

Date: 12 February 2015
Time: 1:02 AM ET
Mood: Note to self, don't work out so late again

Game of Thrones semi-reference aside, this winter has been the absolute worst. Don't get me wrong - usually I love the winter. Living in the northeastern part of the United States, I have very fond memories growing up with my brother playing in the mountains of snow outside of my house; activities would include sledding, snowball fights, the occasional licking of the yellow snow [( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)], but most of all just embracing the winter wonderland around us and having fun with it. Fast forward to almost 21 years of age now for myself, and you can probably get where I'm going to go with this...

Daily Music - "Do It Again" by The Ting Tings
I hate the cold. It's not a flimsy cold up here in Massachusetts, but a bitter one. This past month or so - but more specifically relating to the last two weeks - we've been absolutely mullered with blizzard after blizzard. We've had a minimum of two state of emergencies, and I recently just heard on the radio yesterday that the city of Boston has spent $30 million on snow cleaning excavations alone. It's absolute madness to say the least. We've literally ran out of room to put the snow - two way streets have been narrowed to one way streets now, as the average height of the snow goes above a Honda CRV. Like I said...absolute madness.

Daily Comic - "Flowers" by Bill Amend of FoxTrot
To make matters worse, because I've been working at an elementary school the past month or so we've had three weeks in a row now in which we've missed 2 or more days of school because of the snow. On paper that might sound fine and dandy, but unfortunately because my job run through my university I don't get the same benefits as other teachers may have. What that basically means is that I don't get paid for snow days, thus diminishing the amount of money I can make in a given week. Plus, on the days in which I do work, because I work recesses and the school wants the kids to go out, I have to face and endure the sheer cold winds Mother Nature throws my way. It's a cruel, cruel fate.

Daily Video - "Why I Cry" by comedians NinjaSexParty
I just want this bloody winter to end already. I keep flip flopping between being a "summer guy" or a "winter guy," but after writing this entry I'm pretty sure I'm a summer guy. Not because I like summer or anything - it's too damn hot - but because it's the lesser of two evils. What about you guys? Do you like the winter? Have you gotten a lot of snow? If so, has it impeded in a certain way in your every day lives? Comment below as I'd love to hear and discuss with you what you have to say about this topic!

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