Rain Days
The weather here is always the same. About 70 degrees and
sunny. But once in a while, you get something called “rain.” There is a lot of
anguish about this rain. People are like, “oh, it’s going to rain tomorrow” and
they say it in a gloomy voice.
What ends up happening, from my three months here, is that
it rains for about an hour overnight, and by the time you are ready to start
your day, the sun comes out and then it is like every other day. Only the city
seems crisper and prettier because the rain has washed the smog away.
Since I have been here, there has only been one legitimate rain day where it actually rained all day.
Weather Woes
The girls at my office are freaking out today because it is
60 degrees (cold) and windy outside. “I am NOT going out there,” one announced. Guys, I promise you. It’s going to be okay.
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| This is my office building in bad weather. It is cold, windy and rainy today. |
Sunglasses
The sun is stronger and brighter here. I used to wear sunglasses
only in the summer (when I remembered) and now it’s everyday.
Clothes
People don’t dress up to go to work. All the girls in my
office wear jeans and blouses. One day, I actually saw someone in a
sweatshirt. This is odd for me. I worked in women’s magazines for the last 10
years. I am used to work being a fashion show. Now I am the one who is the most
dressed up.
Where I come from, there are winter clothes and summer
clothes. Here, my winter clothes are too heavy and my summer clothes too light.
The temperature fluctuates during the day so it’s cold in the morning, hot in
the afternoon and cold at night. Layers are key. I am not good at layers.
When it is very sunny, I feel like an oddball wearing black.
BLACK. My basic color. But when is it appropriate to wear white? Memorial Day
to Labor Day seems limiting since it’s always so warm here, but pulling out a white
“summer” dress seems strange in April, too. Then again, you see people walking around in wool gloves and scarves when it is a "freezing" 60-degrees out.
Work
I work on the 21st Floor and can see the city of
Los Angeles from my desk. You don’t need to get too high for a good view of
this town.
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| View from the office |
Easter
We spent Easter in Visalia, my first time.
Believe it or not, but not everyone eats Polish Ham at Easter time. We had American Ham.
We had a pretty good meal though – scalloped potatoes,
asparagus, pasta, and other things, plus a strawberry tart. That means the ratio was that there was one
dessert selection for everyone, not one dessert selection per person. Everyone was happy and it all
turned out fine. (Mom, take note).
New Apartment
We’re getting situated in the new place. Every day we're pinching ourselves that we live in such a lovely neighborhood. We have no
furniture to unpack our things, so we have been living out of boxes and
shopping a lot. I haven’t cooked a meal yet, and the meals we do eat, we enjoy
sitting on beach chairs. With no internet or TV, we end up going to bed early because we have no other
way to occupy our time.
Paint the Town Green
This weekend, Dan’s parents are coming down to LA to help us
paint. After years living with New York City white walls, we’re looking to add
some colors….er….color to our lives. It seems like we want to paint nearly
every room a shade of green. I am nervous that this is a bad decision, but Dan
says, what difference does it make if all the walls are all white or all green?
Final paint selections happen on Friday. We'll let you know how it goes.
2 comments:
The question is, were the WOMEN complaining, original Angelinos? or just fair weather (ALL puns intended) transplants?
Yes they are original Angelinos.
Of course, today is a real rain day (though at the moment, it just seems a bit cloudy with a few drops, in my humble opinion.)
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