The Whine thread.

[Kevin Thomas Riley]

How warm is it in Sweden in the summer? I can't take cold.

That depends. The weather has been really frakked up this summer. Now it's sunny and the temperature is around 23 degrees C where I live. But previously it's been as low as 11 or 12 (and raining). But then we had a heat wave in early June with temps up to 30 degrees.

[WarpGirl]

Maybe I'll put Sweden for a time when I'm healthy enough to take the cold. Oh well I guess for now I have to choose between Italy, France, or Spain. Which it the least touristy?

[Kevin Thomas Riley]

I guess for now I have to choose between Italy, France, or Spain. Which it the least touristy?

Neither really. Depends on where you go in those countries. But I've been discouraged to go to the Mediterranean in the summer since it's too hot. Late September or October is a better bet for more moderate temperatures.

[Emberchyld]

Perseid meteor shower and it's night #2 of rain and clouds!!!!!!!!! (well, probably more, but I've lost count. I'm currently working on plans for an ark.)

[WarpGirl]

I'm sorry you missed that it sounds awesome. I hate rain too, it makes me ache. If it makes you feel any better my Kitty is in heat and screetching at the top of her lungs, and to make matters worse she has buggies too. I told mom if we don't take her to the vet this coming big paycheck, I am not going to be a happy camper and I WILL do something drastic.

[Emberchyld]

Maybe I'll put Sweden for a time when I'm healthy enough to take the cold. Oh well I guess for now I have to choose between Italy, France, or Spain. Which it the least touristy?

Portugal! It's one of the top recommended locations for tourism because the cost is lower, it's less crowded, the people are friendly (and yes, I'm biased), and it has more castles per capita than any other place in the world.

[WarpGirl]

You just made a not-so-great night really nice for me.

[CX]

Why is it so hard to write anymore?

[Elessar]

Why is it so hard to write anymore?

I feel ya on that one, dude.

[Asso]

Why is it so hard to write anymore?

Maybe does the thought that many people would like to read something else from you could be of some help?

[WarpGirl]

Writing gets hard because LIFE happens and then comes writers block.

[Alelou]

I don't have any advice about writing. I either feel compelled to do it or I don't, but I find that actually sitting myself down in a seat with the intention to write is what makes the biggest difference. Unfortunately today I spent most of the day sitting down writing without in the least intending it.

I actually came here to whine. I just cooked a lovely steelhead trout in a white wine vinegar sauce with fennel and garden tomatoes tonight and my husband just clearly doesn't like fennel. (Luckily I only grew two this year to see what they tasted like.) He also doesn't like tarragon, another one of my favorite ways to cook fish and an herb I have in abundance.

He also hates feta cheese. And every other interesting soft cheese.

Oh well. At least he's off Atkins.

[WarpGirl]

Wow and I thought my one of my brothers and one of my sisters were picky eaters, that dinner sounds wonderful. My dog nearly ripped my arm out as I struggled to get him outside. I have a migrane, and I really miss my niece today... No word on when we're going to have a service, and I keep thinking she was only 16 months. It's a week today and I still haven't cried.

[Escriba]

Probably you won't cry until the service. Or maybe not even then. Sometimes you hold the tears for too long and then you simply can't cry.

When my cousin's son died (with only two days) I remember that two things made me cry: the tiny, tiny, TINY coffin and how my uncle and aunt (the ones who had lost a grandchild) used the service to patronize my grandmother as if she knew nothing when my grandma lost a SON.

So, you know, I really hope you can have an easy service and you can actually cry your niece for the right reasons.

[Aikiweezie]

I HAVE THE FLU!!!!!

102 fever, aches, chills, then hot....
We had a busy weekend planned, too. This summer has been awful. Lousy weather, major car repairs that cost big bucks, not enough time off for my husband and now I'm stuck in all weekend.
And my son starts school on the 27th.