Winter 2007

Winter always makes me think.

The cold dark night makes for a such a strange peaceful atmosphere. It feels like everything should be slower and quieter, at night everything is at rest. The cold makes going outside a burden, and i don't like burdens.

During the winter my ambition is gone, all i want to do is stay in my warm bed. It is hard to fight this feeling. The days it used to snow when i was a child and school was canceled where the greatest. It was cold outside but not inside, the days stress was all gone and now you had a day to completely waste, and extra day where if anything was planned you did not have to worry about it.

I like to remember the days when there was snow on the ground and i was the first person outside, I would take that first step and the crunch of the snow around my foot and it instant feeling of cold would make me happy. At least it would make me happy for a minute or so before my foot go too cold and i would run back inside.

We all learn about the seasons early on in life and I think we all take them for granted, what a strange cycle we live in. To imagine people before us who didn't have the things we have now for the winter weather, and how winter was not just a season but a fight against death, makes modern living look a lot better.

I will make a trip to the supermarket tonight after the gym to pick up some fresh fruits and vegetables. Then I will go back to my condo where I will turn the heat up to a nice temperature. After all that I will go to bed with a nice meal in me and warmth all around me.

Take that Colonial America.