Snow Day

Or, as my low-brow side would exclaim: hash tag ermehgerd! Snerr!

At 6:45 AM, I tromped outside in my jim jams and boots to survey the damage.  The first cognizant thought of the morning really was that low-brow ermehgerd! quickly followed by shoveling.  I unfortunately snapped my photographic evidence after I had cleared away the 2 feet of snow surrounding my car. Therefore, my photo is left somewhat wanting. But it's still pretty:

The snow was to my mid-calf. And that's not just because I'm short, it's because there was a lot of effin' snow.

After shoveling for about thirty minutes I assessed my progress. I then weighed it against my potential success and the remaining carpet of snow, ostentatiously stretching out beyond my capacity for shoveling. So, I thought, Screw it. I'll just gun it out and hope for the best.

And that's just what I did. And it worked out well.

Back inside, my morning routine was set back an hour. And the coffee was cold. Alack. 

Disadvantage of Being an Adult, #43: your college calls a snow day, but you still have to go to work.

I flitted around making myself presentable and rockin' out to Janis Joplin. Thank you, KRCL. Even though the coffee was cold and the weather was frosty, it was all rather delightful.

Upon arriving to work, a coworker in the elevator studied me for a moment and asked, "You know who you look like?"

"Uh, no..." I say, curious.

"Jennifer Lawrence. You know who that is?" she asked.

I do indeed know who that is. While I don't quite see it, since I am so rarely likened to young, beautiful celebrities I'll take it. But the likeness is not for me to decide. What do you think?

Snerr Day 2013 ended with an impromptu jump out of the car (left blinking in the middle of a neighborhood road) to help a Mitsubishi Eclipse stuck in the gutter. I have these nifty insta-traction things, made of something akin to steel wool, that you stuff under a car's wheels to get some, uh- traction. The Mitsubishi Eclipse, thus unstuck, was very thankful. 

Who's got two thumbs and did her good deed for the day? This girl!