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40cakes- Does anyone have tips for keeping a house cool in the summer? Because I just walked 15 minutes to Walgreens, then 15 minutes back carrying three bags of groceries, in jeans, on a hot summer night* and the second I opened the apartment door, said, "Holy SHIT is it hot in here!" By comparison, my room is cooler as I have a fan and keep my door closed so the crazy people don't steal my room temperature, but it's still probably 80 degrees in here. My bed is right next to the window so I REALLY don't want to get an AC window unit, as I have horrid visions of kicking it out in the night. Thus far, I have a little fan in the window, set to high until I go to bed and it goes to low. In the morning I turn it off.
- It's official; I'm chopping my hair off. By the time we do Utena cosplay, it'll be a reasonable length again, so I'm not worried. But this is to fucking much to deal with. I'm thinking of making my appointment at Crops for Girls because not only do they participate in Locks of Love, but Hell, if I'm gonna get my hair cut short, one would hope that a place that exclusively does short haircuts on women would do my hair right.
- I only went to Walgreen's for basics. Water and milk. But they had the display full of dark chocolate M&Ms, which until now have been so hard to find for me. So I ended up spending, like, $14. Boo hiss.
- Without going into the details, week at work has been strange.
- I'm broke all the time just from paying bills, that I sometimes wonder if I should take on a part time job. But if I took on a part time job, I would never ever have free time. Or boyfriend time, since he's an hour and $2 on the turnpike away, so he usually stays on weekends. And it's summer, which is when I WANT to go out and do things, but nonetheless, I can't AFFORD to go out and do things. But the idea of it being gorgeous and beautiful out and me being stuck inside pains me. However. As part time jobs go, this one seems like it wouldn't be all that bad.**
- Ana asks me while I'm making a sandwich, "Are you using microwave?"***
"No, I'm using the toaster just to defrost my bread."
"Good, because I need plug."
I shrug and think nothing of it as she reaches behind the microwave and unplugs it. No idea what she absolutely HAS TO plug into that particular outlet, but whatever. This is Monday. Today, I go to plug the microwave back in (STILL unplugged, and I realize that the microwave has a three-pronged plug. The outlet only wants two. Then I think, "Oh. She wanted the adapter plug that allowed the plug to go into the wall."
...
YOU CRAZY BITCH, I DIDN'T MEAN I WAS NEVER USING THE MICROWAVE AGAIN!
- Hey![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
missandrony! I got my package! Hooray and thank you!
=^..^=
*Though I declined to offer my throat to the wolf with the red roses.
**And on top of working in a sex shoppe, I'd get PAID to do it! Imagine!
***For full effect, picture as said by Russian woman in Bond film.
- It's official; I'm chopping my hair off. By the time we do Utena cosplay, it'll be a reasonable length again, so I'm not worried. But this is to fucking much to deal with. I'm thinking of making my appointment at Crops for Girls because not only do they participate in Locks of Love, but Hell, if I'm gonna get my hair cut short, one would hope that a place that exclusively does short haircuts on women would do my hair right.
- I only went to Walgreen's for basics. Water and milk. But they had the display full of dark chocolate M&Ms, which until now have been so hard to find for me. So I ended up spending, like, $14. Boo hiss.
- Without going into the details, week at work has been strange.
- I'm broke all the time just from paying bills, that I sometimes wonder if I should take on a part time job. But if I took on a part time job, I would never ever have free time. Or boyfriend time, since he's an hour and $2 on the turnpike away, so he usually stays on weekends. And it's summer, which is when I WANT to go out and do things, but nonetheless, I can't AFFORD to go out and do things. But the idea of it being gorgeous and beautiful out and me being stuck inside pains me. However. As part time jobs go, this one seems like it wouldn't be all that bad.**
- Ana asks me while I'm making a sandwich, "Are you using microwave?"***
"No, I'm using the toaster just to defrost my bread."
"Good, because I need plug."
I shrug and think nothing of it as she reaches behind the microwave and unplugs it. No idea what she absolutely HAS TO plug into that particular outlet, but whatever. This is Monday. Today, I go to plug the microwave back in (STILL unplugged, and I realize that the microwave has a three-pronged plug. The outlet only wants two. Then I think, "Oh. She wanted the adapter plug that allowed the plug to go into the wall."
...
YOU CRAZY BITCH, I DIDN'T MEAN I WAS NEVER USING THE MICROWAVE AGAIN!
- Hey
missandrony! I got my package! Hooray and thank you!=^..^=
*Though I declined to offer my throat to the wolf with the red roses.
**And on top of working in a sex shoppe, I'd get PAID to do it! Imagine!
***For full effect, picture as said by Russian woman in Bond film.
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Date: 2005-06-10 04:09 am (UTC)1) Open windows. You want the air to be able to circulate
2) Keep your place dark. I lower my blinds to the point where my window opens so there's maybe six inches of light seeping through.
3) Avoid using electric anything. Lights especially. (If you don't need them on, don't turn them on.) No hairdryers, no non-necessary electronics.
4) If there's no breeze going through, do use a fan though. Air circulation is a lot more important and even though the electric fan will heat the air, a good breeze going through your place makes up for it. (Note: a good buy is a window fan, so you actually stick it in the window and it'll pump the air in. It's like an AC but uses less electricity and is cheaper!)
5) Keep doors open. Again with the air circulaation. If you have a basement or cellar - and I don't know if you do or not - it'll automatically be cooler down there on account of it being somewhat underground. Put a fan at the base of the stairs and blow the basement air upwards into the house.
6) Avoid upper levels - hot air rises, after all. The upstairs area will always be hotter than downstairs.
However, considering your roommate issues, you'd probably be better off to just stick a fan in the window and keep your room dark and hope for the best.
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Date: 2005-06-10 04:15 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2005-06-10 05:21 am (UTC)I've chopped off my hair on several occasions during my life and discovered every time that I hated it. (Not that I'm discouraging you, it was a maintainence thing for me.) My big regret is that the first time I did it, when I was 10, I wasn't aware of Locks of Love and didn't donate my foot of hair. (Every time after I clocked in at 7-8 inches.) My little sister donated. Don't forget to post pics when you're done.