7/3/14 Entry (Air Conditioner)

 I am sitting in my bedroom, across from the air conditioner. The last time I had an air conditioner was 2004. So for 10 summers, I have sweated. Buckets. Mind you, it's easy for me to sweat in Winter, Spring or Fall (though not as much)-- that's just how I'm made. So you can imagine come Summertime, the seemingly, great buckets of sweat I have found myself drenched in. IT's akin to feeling like a human waterfall--a hot, human waterfall. OK, OK, I was privy to air conditioning at work and on some of the subway trains (emphasis on the word, "some"), but not at home. And truth be told, I probably would not have air conditioning had it not been gifted to me (...probably). But now, when I come home, I am in a perpetual state of gratitude, knowing I can turn it on for a bit and feel refreshed (as opposed to the three fan I used to have going--the ceiling fan, window fan and table fan which all just circulated hot, hot air). If you are unable to get an air conditioner at this time, I understand--I have been in your shoes and I'm hoping that changes for you soon--that is if you want an air conditioner. Just know that when you do get one, you probably won't go back to fans. I am not (willingly) planning on going back to fans. (When I finished the last sentence, I saw a firefly hiking up the wall near my bedroom window. When it comes to flies, insects, creatures of that sort--if they find a way into my room, one of us has got to go...by any means necessary. I am happy to report that I was able to calmly figure out a way to let it out instead of sending it to meet it's maker. I think it's safe to say I was able to do this thanks in part to the sense of cool comfort that was afforded my state of mind due to the presence of my air conditioner. I said "in part." The other reason is I really don't want to kill them--I just want them to go back outside. But sometimes it's hard to remember that when there's a river of sweat running down my...everything). Well, this has become much longer than I thought it was going to be. I'm going to stop now. Just had to "give props" to my air conditioner wink emoticon