I remember the thrill of springtime in Chicago, April or so, when you could finally venture timidly outside without experiencing extreme discomfort, freezing of the teeth, stabbing pain in your exposed eyes, and numb toes.
Well, in Texas, that season of wonder and delirious enjoyment is autumn. It was a hellaciously hot summer, so hot that I couldn't wear dangly metal earrings because every time I got in my car, they'd burn welts into the side of my neck. Finally, our highs right now are in the upper 80s to low 90s, and in the evenings, it's positively temperate. We went out to eat a snickeringly strange meal downtown on Friday (I'll blog it tomorrow or Wednesday) and then spent an hour wandering around, just relishing the novel sensation of not bursting immediately into rivers of sweat.
It doesn't feel like a stereotypical Northern pumpkin bread and braised meats and cinnamon type autumn, yet, but Austin probably won't feel like that until December.
We really could use some rain, though.
On another subject, if you're in Texas, today is the LAST DAY to register to vote in the November elections! Check here to see if you're registered, and if not, there is a voter registration drive going on all day at all Thundercloud Subs and Blockbuster Video stores. Please register and vote - it's so important this year!
