Current temp: 70 degrees

It's so refreshing outside right now, but I know it won't stay that way for long. The sun's out now, so it'll start getting hot.

Right now, we have all the windows open and we're enjoying a little fresh, cool air. I don't think we managed to get it below 80 degrees in the house last night - it's 77 now - and I don't know about Lance, but I certainly had trouble sleeping. It was very uncomfortable.

Right now, I'm sitting on the couch with a latte, looking at my rose bushes. I thought one of them was dying. It bloomed profusely in early June and then everything shriveled up. The bush itself turned brown and got spots on it. I think it has a disease. Only my red rose bush was blooming. But this morning, a pink bloom appeared on the diseased bush, so maybe there's hope for it yet.

Pretty soon, I have to leave and take Reece to Petsmart for the day. I'll make a stop to pick up a few groceries on the way home. I think we need orange juice in case Lance's sister drinks it. I don't think she's a coffee or tea drinker (at least I've never seen her drink them) and those are the only options we have to drink with breakfast, except maybe Diet Pepsi, lemonade or ice tea. Hopefully it'll still be comfortable enough when I get back that I can take care of some yardwork that needs doing.

I need to squeeze in at least 1 hour of writing this morning before I meet Sigga for lunch. Then I'll do the rest from the air conditioned comfort of the library. I'll be hanging out at Valley View Library today, which is close to Petsmart, so I can pick up Reece at 5 and not have to go out of my way. Aside from writing, I need to do some research at the library too.

It doesn't look like this heatwave is going to end any time soon. It was supposed to be in the mid-'80s starting on Saturday, which isn't too bad, but the local weather forecasters changed that to mid-'90s. The National Weather Service is still saying upper-'80s, so I hope that's true. Because it's hard to do touristy stuff when it's so damn hot out. And our guest can't be comfortable if she's used to air conditioning and we don't have any.

damn.

I found another fan in the guest bedroom closet. It's got a European plug.

I can't find an adapter.

Damn damn damn. I know we should have some SOMEWHERE around here. Lance bought several before we left Germany.

We really sort of need that fan.

In other news, blackberries are taking over my backyard. I don't know what to do because they're almost indestructable. The only way I'm handling it now is cutting them back when they get too invasive, but I know that only encourages them to grow MORE.

Dammit all to hell. Stupid blackberries.

OK. Off to Target. Then to meet Sigga for lunch. Then library. That stupid latte I drank this morning upset my stomach, so I'm not feeling so hot, but I would feel even ickier if I stayed home in this oppressive heat. So...

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It's been quite a day.

Had lunch at IKEA with Sigga and her mom. It was nice. Her mother was kind enough to pay for our lunches. I ordered the meatballs. Yum! Probably too heavy for a day like today, though. Sigga shared her chocolate cake with me. Also very good.

Afterwards, I dropped her back off at PaySux and headed to Seatac to work at the Valley View Library. The parking lot was almost full, but I found a spot. Actually finding a place to work inside was a different story, but I finally found a place at an already occupied table. Not the most excellent spot for working, but at least I was in an air conditioned building.

Valley View Library is tiny compared to Kent. I won't be going back.

Anyway, it took me awhile to get hooked up to their Internet. I got about an hour's worth of work done. The connection was incredibly slow and websites wouldn't load, so it wasn't a terribly productive hour. I gave up and packed up my laptop, spent a little time in periodicals reading some magazine articles, and then left.

I'm now at Panera Bread, nursing a frozen lemonade ($4...OUCH! Thank goodness for gift cards) and using their very good free Wi-Fi.

103 degrees outside.

I think I'll leave here around 4:00-4:15 and browse around World Market for a bit before going to pick up Reece. Then we get to head back to our hot and stuffy house. I'll spend most of the evening on the bed, camped out under the ceiling fan. It's the coolest spot. And I'll do more work from there.