Friday Five and other thoughts

[ringsandcoffee]

1. How do you beat the summer heat?
Avoid going outside once it's over 110, though I don't think we've gotten there yet. Also, stay hydrated!

2. Do you have air conditioning?
You can't NOT have it here. When the daily high is over 100, and at night it maybe gets down into the 80s, you need AC.

3. What’s your idea of the perfect summer day?
The beach! Preferably at a lake. Warm air and cold water.

4. What’s one thing you always seem to do every summer whether you want to or not?
Try to get my garage to not be an oven.

5. Are you ready for the summer?
Ready? It's already summer. However, it's been cooler than years previous, for which I am grateful.

Sting is doing a residency in Las Vegas next summer. I'm taking a little inspiration from hopefulspirit and thinking of buying tickets, though I have no idea if I'll actually be able to go. Vegas is an hour flight or a 6 hour drive, so getting there is no problem. It's just if something came up in my schedule that would stop me.

I was just updating my books post, and have done a crap job with reading this year. I had to look up an IG post because I could not remember what I've read. Only 4 books?? Well those and the cookbooks I've bought. I'm also in the middle of another book that I started in April. Must. get. off. computer!!! Sigh.

Comments

[ragnarok-08.livejournal.com]

The beach sounds lovely!!

[zvezda.livejournal.com]

I've never been a big summer fan except for the years in Spokane, but even then they were not ideal because the wildfire seasons were so bad that the smoke was so thick. But being back in the southern latitudes, I can say with certainty I am not a summer fan.

Which lakes do you go to? We like to picnic at Lake Pleasant, but we've never been in the water.

[ringsandcoffee.livejournal.com]

Have you been hearing about the Woodbury fire in the Superstitions? I see occasional mentions on FB but have not seen or smelled any smoke.

The only lake in AZ I've gone swimming in is Canyon Lake. I've also driven by Roosevelt Lake and Lake Powell. Powell was really low 5 years ago.

My buildings are right between ASU and Tempe Town Lake.

[therealpanacea.livejournal.com]

Yes, I was reading about that fire yesterday! I know they sometimes have bad fires in the Prescott area, and I have been keeping tabs since we're supposed to go up there for the weekend after July 4.

Spokane's geography makes it regularly one of the worst places for fires. The past few years have had multiple days in the unhealthy category, and we actually had a smoke emergency last July. The fires are often not even immediately in the Spokane area - they will drift from Canada, Montana, Idaho, Washington, and Oregon. It seems to collect the smoke there in the valley. I will not miss the smoke season for sure!

[atlantisburning.livejournal.com]

I never read much throughout the year - or at least, I never complete books throughout the year. It makes me sad. I love to read. I love going on the adventures with the characters. This year, I've managed more than I have in recent years, but it's still dismal at 5 or 6. I try not to beat myself up about it, when I think about how many other hobbies I have and am trying to balance at the same time... but still, I'd love to read 25 books in a year. Hell, I'd love to read one book a month! Definitely never going to happen, unless it was kid's books XD

[ringsandcoffee.livejournal.com]

I used to read pretty much every night. That was pre-laptop days. Smartphones made things even worse. My old journal entries were often about books. I think I need to set a time at night where I out the phone on airplane mode. That or start using my alarm clock again and keep the phone in another room at night.

I'd be happy with 5-6 books a year.

[hopefulspirit.livejournal.com]

Seeing Sting would be a lot of fun, I hope you're able to do it! I had the best time there seeing Bon Jovi, I'd absolutely do it again.

I didn't manage to read much last year but I've been on a reading kick lately. I just finished book #12 for the year last night.