And March. Oh, March.
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It started well enough. Plenty of sun, acceptable temperatures. It seemed almost as though life was worth living.
But then, no b'y. Fuck us. SECOND WINTER.
Fortunately, weed is legal.
But not even weed can keep your heart light in day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day of overcast.
While hiking the coastal trails, you think about letting go.
You wear jeans fucking hiking because everything else is too cold.
But then, the old rhyme comes true... "No man has even counted the days fog has stolen away from this wretched hell, but the people say the sun, when it does shine, shines over their city like nowhere else."
But that's like 30 minutes only per month it seems.
Even the council workers said fuck this. Fortunately, the garbage piling up reminded us of Naples and warmth.
Even trendy 20-somethings joined the sad-eyed middle-aged women at the cat cafe.
Then, something happened... the wind shifted directions and was no longer blowing straight down from the Greenland icecap. Life finds a way.
Although most weren't willing to venture outside just yet, the cafes and bars were filled again with youth and life.
The beautiful decadence of Earth.
I had to attend a fancy function at Government House (the residence of the former Governor, current Lieutenant Governor - the Queen's representative. Previously, the Governor either ruled directly or, after 1855, advised our Prime Minister, or, after 1949, Premier). The surnames on this plaque are a roadmap of the city's streets.
Things started to cheer up. You felt emotionally stable enough to go out and get some delicious seafood.
The thing is, that's kind of where it's stayed. 10C, tolerable but chilly... for MONTHS. And what's more... the fog, that omnipresent devil... worked his way back into our homes...
Surely April is better, right? Yes. For everyone else in the world except us.