Snow Joke
by botherer on Feb.02, 2009, under The Rest
Being a snow lover, being someone who finds their mood immediately uplifted at the sight of a thick layer of white fluff on every branch, and the landscape transformed, there is nothing more mindless and cruel than telling me that amazing amounts of snow are forecast. “It’s going to snow tonight, a few inches!” “No, it won’t,” I said angrily to all these evil liars. And no, it bloody well didn’t.
Switching on the news this morning is like receiving a phone call from a friend who’s at the party with simply everyone, while you’re at home on your own with nothing to do, and no invite. Schools closed, trains in disarray, killer snowmen destroying cities – I’m SO happy for you all. Bursting with it.
And as I write this, the sky mocks me with a parody of snow. The tiniest specks of white are falling – well, mostly going upward, really – as if to say, “Yes, I am totally capable of snowing on Bath as much as anywhere, but I’m not going to.”
Screw you, sky. You know what? I’m glad about your stupid ozone hole. I hate you.
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February 2nd, 2009 on 20:06[…] and it is the creation of Man Raised By Puffins, who posted it in a comment on john walker’s blog. thanks for telling us about it, […]
February 2nd, 2009 on 10:56
If it makes you feel any better, the snow outside my room is melting very quickly.
February 2nd, 2009 on 11:34
You should consider moving to places where it snows more, like the Alps :)
This year has been wonderful: during december we had around 3 metres snow, and in the last 24 hours we got another half metre.
February 2nd, 2009 on 12:11
Maybe this’ll make you feel better (?) http://www.benmarsh.co.uk/snow/
February 2nd, 2009 on 15:25
Tch, at least your sky looks threatening. Swansea’s a nice enough place, but the weather here… the slightest excuse and it rains, but snow? No way.
February 2nd, 2009 on 15:40
It’s pretty rubbish snow for making snowmen with, too soft and fluffy, so you’re not really missing out there. I had to settle for making a tiny, and rather crappy, Fisty the snowfrog which took far too long to construct.
February 2nd, 2009 on 16:11
I think it’s snowing in London, which is everywhere.
There have about half an inch, but everyone’s having a good old panic.
My son’s school closed at 1pm. After I picked him up, we spent two hours playing in the park.
Across the road.
From the school.
Then went home in conditions substantially less snowy than when I dropped him off this morning.
February 2nd, 2009 on 16:54
MRBP: You are officially King of Today.
February 2nd, 2009 on 17:36
Same thing in Exeter. Even worse as I am from London! Hope the snow finds itself down are our way, properly, soon. I want to make a snowman taller than myself.
Oh, and Puffins, that was epic.
February 2nd, 2009 on 17:40
Today, the task for our Image Editing workshop set by our absent lecturer was to make a snowman and take a picture of it.
We made a snow R2-D2.
February 2nd, 2009 on 17:47
Where’s my Rusk report, roBurky? It was due in today.
February 2nd, 2009 on 18:12
Sorry, sir. I need to request an extension. I’ll have to remember to visit Budgens on my way home tomorrow.
February 5th, 2009 on 09:49
Looks like the party has come your way now!