The secret lives of icicles

[xaara]

If anyone is curious as to how cold it is here in Madison, Wisconsin, here's a clue:

VERY

However, that means I made the cover story of the Daily Cardinal, one of the student newspapers, by being in the right place at the right time and by fucking freezing. That picture of the person who is completely covered except for her eyes? Yes. That's me. *waves*

(Incidentally, that's the hat I just finished knitting, and it kept my ears nice and toasty.)

Comments

[bluesbell.livejournal.com]

That's -35 F, yes? Wow. Here it's only 5 F or so, but the proximity to the sea makes it much colder. I don't think I could cope with -35.

I need a hat like that, the one I wear doesn't cover my ears properly and they were about to fall off this morning.

[xaara.livejournal.com]

Yes it is. It wouldn't be so bad if the wind chill were one of those made-up things weather forecasters like to flaunt, but whatever genius decided to build Madison surrounded by lakes ensured that all future generations would have to deal with pretty much incessant wind.

I really like this hat. It's a new step for me--before it, I had the Ugliest Hat Ever, complete with earflaps. It was warm, but also rather hideous.