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.

[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

[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.