One Way To Cure The Winter Blues That Only Works If You're Me

Looking at this blank screen is always the hardest part of writing anything, actually starting it. I have the same troubles with writing papers, songs, blogs, whatever. I never have the motivation to actually start doing it, but once I do, I'm glad I did. Well let's see, what's a great topic for my first (real) blog on this site...

How about midgets? Cleveland weather? Ugg boots? Good music? Threesomes with two cheap, middle-aged prostitutes?

I think we'll go with Cleveland weather, although I do promise that there will be blogs about all of those previously mentioned things, with the possible exception of the last one.

Cleveland weather sucks. That's the best way to start it. I know there are many other places where they get a lot more snow, it gets much colder, and some places where the don't even really get a summer like most of us know it. However, I don't live in those places, and therefore don't give a fuck. I live in Cleveland, and it sucks during the winter. The worst part is the teasing. For a perfect example, take the 2 day span last year where it literally went from 75 degrees one day during the winter to snowing and in the 30s the next day. I thought for sure that was against the laws of physics (I never got around to looking it up, so if any of you do, let me know). But I digress...that's a perfect example of Cleveland's fucked-up way of teasing everyone with the weather. We'll have shitty winter for 3 weeks straight, and then get 1 or 2 days of tolerable warmth, which at that point feels like we're in the Bahamas, followed by a return to the hell-like freezing temperatures of those previous weeks. It's as though the weather says "hey, let's fuck with 'em for a day or two".

Even without the teasing days (where I almost always wear shorts), Cleveland weather would still suck. I hate the cold, the wind (which seems to be blowing in my face while walking to classes at school, regardless of which direction I'm facing), and the snow and ice. Everything about winter pisses me off. Everyone makes a big deal about having a white Christmas and whatnot, but really, why? Why is that necessary? For one day a year to be enjoyable, it has to be shitty outside? Why not have a Christmas where it's 75 degrees and sunny? I personally don't think anyone would not enjoy Christmas just because it's warm outside. And if that's the case, you're missing the entire point of the day.

Anyway, onto the next topic. I'm sitting in my room, looking out the window at the possible 8-11 inches of snow that are supposed to fall within the next 24 hours or so, and can't help but dream of the first week of March. For those of you that don't know me, that week is the week me and Tom are going to Tampa, Florida to visit my friend Jessi for a week. I checked the temperature in Tampa this afternoon. It was 24 here in Cleveland, and 81 there. If that simple fact doesn't make you want to be there, I don't know what would. Maybe the many attractive scantily clad women, the week of absolute freedom from school, work, or whatever may be the bane of your existence these days, or the fun to be had will do it for you. Either way, these next 32 days are surely going to go by like molasses, but it will be totally worth it. An 18 hour road trip followed by a week of sun, fun, and friends sounds like the perfect cure for the Cleveland winter blues.

Well I'm going to go write a song, or at least attempt to, because I'm already writing so I might as well try to get something done. By the way, for anyone who reads this, I'm looking to start a punk band. I play bass and could sing if necessary. Leave me a comment if you're interested.

Be sure to check in with me tomorrow night for a Top 10 ways to have a good time even though the weather sucks list, David Letterman-esque.