mercury rising

and i ain't just talkin about the movie... i've never even seen it... but i digress. what i'm talking about is HEAT. OMG the HEAT. here's what happened...

matilda wanted to spend the night at my parents... not a problem, except that i didn't want to be away from her so i stayed too. the plan was to wake up at like 530am, drive to my place, get ready for work and then, well go to work. and that's what i did. in that order. what i WASN'T prepared for was the HEAT.

i enter my building and realized quickly it was hotter than usual. being the ever-present optimist (as if) i thought, 'it's probably just the corridors that are so stuff, there's no air vents.' i went with that as long as i could. well, at least until i got INSIDE my apartment. i swear to you...i thought i saw those little ladies on that orbit gum commercial. you know the one where snoop dog goes to Haites? yeah - it was THAT hot. =)

so i go over to the thermostat and it's on a toasty 80 degrees. yes folks, EIGHTY degrees. i still think there's something odd going on, but am convinced it's a fluke. i turn the dial down to below 70 and kick the fan on high... nothing happens. by this time it's close to 6am and i haven't even started to get ready. i hop in a nice cool shower - which was quite refreshing by the way. now, puting on make up in the heat was no fun... don't even get me started on drying my hair. it just plain torture.

anyway - the apartment folks said there was a problem with the AC in the building.. YOU THINK! so they assured me it would be fixed 'later today'. i tell you what - after all the AC issues i've had there, i'm wondering what's going on. i chalked it up to not understanding the controls on the very retro unit, but i think now it was the unit itself and not a simple operator error. say a silent prayer that it's cooler when i get there tonight.