the coldest day

this was by far the coldest day i've experienced in - what, nine years? the extra-warm, puffy winter coat that i bought a couple of months ago made its debut, but even so my face, ears and toes were frozen solid by the time i walked the five blocks from my house to the subway this morning.

frozen body parts aside, the whole thing is kind of exciting, too, as any new (or familiar-but-long-forgotten) experience can be. and anyway the cold air is invigorating! yeah!

here's a picture of me bundled up against the cold:


just kidding! that picture was taken last winter, in SF. but i did wear that same scarf today.

my sister is out of town, and i don't have any social plans this evening, so i intend to celebrate the advent of winter and my alone-time as follows:
- drinking a mug of hot cider with rum (does that make me an alcoholic? it's just so delicious, and delightfully naughty.)
- making some bacon (i've been thinking about bacon all day)
- playing scrabble online
- finishing my book

i'm so decadent! life is good.

p.s. did anyone catch taylor's reference to her blog on The OC last night? so awesome. we are clearly soul-sisters in uber-geekdom.