Welcome Summer

I'm not much of an outside person. But I do love summer.

I am from the South. There, we consider anything below 65 degrees "a little chilly". I never owned a real winter coat until I moved here and discovered that life does indeed go on if there is snowfall.

Summer has always been my favorite season. No school, long hot days, no judgement for running around barefoot. My brother and I planned our days according to HBO's schedule from the TV Guide. We gorged ourselves on Chef Boyardee ravioli and Fruit Punch Capri Suns. The highlight of our summer week was the trip to Blockbuster where we could each get a movie and a video game. And if we were lucky a side stop at McDonald's was in the cards.

Summer is a little different now. First of all, there's no break. Apparently this "work world" doesn't believe in giving people mandatory summer vacations. They're going with the "year round" system. I'm not the biggest fan of that. Also, since the days are longer, many bosses feel that they can keep you longer at work. Daylight and 8pm may be synonomous in summer, but there was no universal memo indicating that I'm to be kept for a minute OVER 7 regardless of the fact that it looks like it's 4pm outside.

But summer is here and it's still my favorite. Many abhor the sweltering city streets in the months of June, July, and August. Not I. The constant drip-drip of random ACs wear on the nerves of some. I welcome those drips with bare shoulders and halter top tan lines.

Today is the longest day of the year. I hope everyone is planning on doing something worthwhile. I'll be trying to keep my shit together for the masses here in the office even though I could pass out cold right now for a good three hours.