Functional toes are for wusses!

[squeequeg]

On the one hand, there's a weird sort of macho status to going so long without turning on the heat. It's like bragging rights: "Yeah, it may be a wee bit chilly out, but I'm not so much of a pansy that I actually need heat! Now let me put another seven blankets on the bed." Also, since our rent does not include utilities, there's a lot to be said for saving money.

On the other hand, uncontrollable shivering is not fun. Though I haven't yet seen my breath, which last year marked the turning point at which I demanded we turn on the heat. And drinking lots of hot Tang only does so much to stave off the chill.

thomascantor doesn't seem to notice, most of the time. Maybe the Y chromosome provides insulation.

Comments

[stealthmuffin.livejournal.com]

Well, since the end of the world would mean I'd definitely have cold toes, I guess I can live with that.

[dafne99.livejournal.com]

Toes are overrated, anyway. Seriously, who needs 'em?

[stealthmuffin.livejournal.com]

Sloths! So they can tell the difference between them and...uh...other sloths!

[nadyezhda.livejournal.com]

Men characteristically run 3 degrees warmer than women. Tested in labs.

That being said, those days in Allston at my apartment there are NOT missed... one good thing for our crazy condo fee, I guess.

[stealthmuffin.livejournal.com]

He radiates heat well. I'll give him that.

[outsidetheparty.livejournal.com]

I stand as existence proof of the non-insulative qualities of the Y chromosome.


But: Hot Tang? Hot Tang? Hot? Tang?? *shudder*

[stealthmuffin.livejournal.com]

It's the drink of spacemen!

Yes, I know, I'm a freak. But it's warm, and it has slightly fewer calories than hot cocoa, and if I drink tea all day I'll end up twitching in a corner somewhere.

[ellen-fremedon.livejournal.com]

This is why herbal tea exists.

[stealthmuffin.livejournal.com]

That's only for people who have common sense. And a sense of taste.

[scottahill.livejournal.com]

I remember drinking that during a particularly damp fall camping trip when I was in Scouts (it wasn't forced on me or anything, I made it up myself. Might have been the only hot beverage I could get.) Or was it hot instant iced tea mix? Something like that. :)

[stealthmuffin.livejournal.com]

It is sort of a camping thing, from what thomascantor tells me.

[minyan.livejournal.com]

It's all about the blankets! Or portable hot springs. Or ear muffs. Now THERE's a niche no one's explored yet: frankenmuffs! Beholders and celestial sea urchins and green slime....

We had a hard frost up here, last night. And you're three days past the middle of fall. Surely it's getting near time for a lump or two of coal?

[stealthmuffin.livejournal.com]

I love my electric blanket. I love it goood.

And yeah, we'll probably turn it up sometime over the next couple of days. I'm trying to get into my winter mindset: "It's above freezing! This is good!" or "It's above 20! This is good!" I figure below 20 and I can start to grouse. See above re: me being a big wuss.

[heatmhub.livejournal.com]

I have two words for you: DOWN BAFFLES. Comforters and blankets are so passe.