Summer? What's that? What is the sun?

So, another day sitting on the sofa, doing research, with a movie playing in the background. Oh, and Maxie sitting on my lap in such a way he can be comfortable to sleep, but I have to be twisted into some sort of pretzel position to get at my computer. Is this his way of telling me something? Today's movie? Liebe braucht keine Ferien. Yes, I know I could watch the Holiday in English. But I'll tell you; if you don't use it, you lose it. Especially with languages. And losing my German in Germany would be embarrassing. So I use it.

Anyhow, it's raining today. Again. I saw more summer in one week in Finland than I've seen all "summer" here in Deutschland. It rains every day, and lately it's been really cold, too. Now, this wouldn't be such a big deal if I was staying here most of the winter. After all, the winters here are mild. Though just my luck, this winter would be -20 every day, and all the Germans would die of hypothermia. But I'll be back visiting in Canada, where -20 would be a tropical winter vacation.

Seriously, though. The weather sucks around the globe. It was snowing at my mom's house well into June. It's still freezing there. And I don't remember what t

he sun actually is. Sometimes I wonder if seeing it was just some sort of fantasy I had long ago. Or something. And they say we are victim to global warming? Aside from the fact I'm of the opinion we were just finishing off with an ice age and think global warming is crap, I'd like to know where all this global warming is taking place. I'd like to go there. On vacation. In my bikini.

Wait a second. The above picture is from my honeymoon in Mexico. It doesn't look too sunny to me. Maybe the sun doesn't exist. Okay, that proves it. Global warming? Where are all these sunny vacation spots?

And now I'm filled with thoughts of beach vacations instead of interracial marriage in the 166os and the slave codes of Maryland and Virginia. That can't be good. Why does this always happen to me?