Winging it in... Boston

There’s no place like home...

And this weekend I have actually stayed home! Not just stayed in Boston, but pretty much stayed home. It has been way too cold to go anywhere, apart from a little shopping, and a small social gathering that was masquerading as a “Birthday Bash”!

I will get the whinging out of the way first, and tell you that it really is very, very cold. I have just donned full on thermals and ski gear to walk two blocks to the drug store, and I thought I might actually die. It is (and I have checked on the weather web page a feel like temperature of -20F, which for those of you anywhere other than the US is -29C. The actual air temperature is slightly warmer tho, but, and I have just been outside trying this cold enough to do the boiling water to snow trick. I have no idea of the science behind this, so if YOU do please feel free to add a note or message me because I would actually like to know. Anyway, if you happen to find yourself anywhere this cold with a kettle try it out.

1. Boil the water in the kettle- you have to have boiling water for this to work.

2. Pour the water into a cup.

3. Move outside- then throw the water into the air.

4. As it evaporates it causes snow dust!

Or it may all be an illusion, but either way it is pretty cool. I couldn’t really film myself while trying this, but the general effect was similar to the link below- but not quite so good.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o0UIVUn-HUU

That link is probably the best bit about the blog this week, I had a very nice time on Saturday shopping and eating chocolate biscuits. Thanks ladies. I also procured a very nice pair of bargain shoes. They are, unfortunately, a size to big, but they were reduced from $200 to $22, so what’s a girl to do? I figure heel grips and insoles were invented for just this situation. Thank you Dr. Scholl.

I had a slightly unnerving conversation with a man about how nice my watch was. I had taken it in to get a battery replaced, and he was very complimentary about it, and also highly impressed with the quality. Unfortunately he was unable to replace it, due to me having messed about with the screws and previously ruining the head, twisty part on them. I’m not sure if I was relieved or upset by this, because I am sure that had he managed to open it he would have seen that it was a cheap mechanism and not worth the $850 he seemed to think. Luckily, I knew that I had only paid $20.00 for a stainless steel replica and therefore didn’t mind prying the back off with a little more force that he was prepared to use. It also only cost me $3.99 for a battery from Rite Aid and not the $25.00 he wanted. I could have replaced the watch for that!

So, short and sweet this week; I’m off to Vermont next weekend, weather pending! I have yet to work a full week in January. Much as I hate the snow, and the shoveling I do appreciate the random snow days!