tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2399633159122258332.post1224110689993629463..comments2023-09-30T10:49:16.025-05:00Comments on In Pieces: Writing Prompt: WeatherJazzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03733411405712601399noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2399633159122258332.post-66963622418518653582008-06-25T08:34:00.000-05:002008-06-25T08:34:00.000-05:00Susan--It is interesting that they all occurred ar...Susan--<BR/>It is interesting that they all occurred around the same time of year. And the last one occurred while I was taking antidepressants, even! <BR/><BR/>I always considered the first two depressions situational--I was at home with two small children, which was not at all the life I had planned for myself, and I had a lot of difficulty adjusting to that--the demands, the lack of quiet, Jazzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03733411405712601399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2399633159122258332.post-5591069428427787252008-06-25T08:28:00.000-05:002008-06-25T08:28:00.000-05:00Mary--I'm surprised...I always thought Canada was ...Mary--I'm surprised...I always thought Canada was a lot cooler than here! Guess I was wrong. I like fall and winter much better, too!Jazzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03733411405712601399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2399633159122258332.post-12169366689217296722008-06-25T00:18:00.000-05:002008-06-25T00:18:00.000-05:00Jazz,You're got to admit that it's interesting tha...Jazz,<BR/>You're got to admit that it's interesting that all three depressions took place at the same time of year. Norman Rosenthal, M.D. is the expert on this, and there are people who do have depressions when you do, and feel good in summer. Personally, I've always thought that this subject bears more research!<BR/><BR/>Susansbwriteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05881627992105939490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2399633159122258332.post-4196438511716493712008-06-24T22:42:00.000-05:002008-06-24T22:42:00.000-05:00weather doesnt affect me that way. I just hate th...weather doesnt affect me that way. I just hate the hot humid weather we get here in souther ontario. I love the fall, and winter months..just hate the heat..Marynippercatshomehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05642367051111890861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2399633159122258332.post-58817810244657589872008-06-24T22:30:00.000-05:002008-06-24T22:30:00.000-05:00I'm with you, Clueless...I can't stand the heat an...I'm with you, Clueless...I can't stand the heat and humidity and it makes me irritated beyond belief.<BR/><BR/>Susan, all three of my depressions occurred in the late winter/early spring--february/march, and each lasted about three months, clearing up by the time summer got underway. So I guess there may be a seasonal component...but not the one that to me would have been obvious, which would Jazzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03733411405712601399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2399633159122258332.post-43292638092771583972008-06-24T21:44:00.000-05:002008-06-24T21:44:00.000-05:00Okay, I want in now. I've lived in Southern Calif...Okay, I want in now. I've lived in Southern California my whole life and during the summer, I almost cease to exist until about 8 pm. My body does not regulate temperature well when it is warm. I do not sweat enough, I just swell and get overheated. If the house is 78 or above, I can't function. So, summer our bill is really high even though sometimes it can't even bring the temperature downCluelesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04133271403456164632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2399633159122258332.post-53477912684710556502008-06-24T20:11:00.000-05:002008-06-24T20:11:00.000-05:00mmmm...I feel vicarious pleasure at the idea of wa...mmmm...I feel vicarious pleasure at the idea of walking in the Santa Monica mountains...I can't wait until I too can walk in the mountains again...and also with my camera that I am looking into buying now.Monica Cassanihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13969938853749704756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2399633159122258332.post-56553906559733823462008-06-24T19:49:00.000-05:002008-06-24T19:49:00.000-05:00Jazz and Gianna,Since I was born and raised in Los...Jazz and Gianna,<BR/>Since I was born and raised in Los Angeles, I've never lived in the kind of weather you describe. But...my husband was born in Ohio and has fond memories of fall, but not the snow in winter.<BR/><BR/>Personally, although I love seeing fall foliage on trips, I can't stand constant rain (the darkness depresses me), and humidity would make me stay indoors when I thrive being sbwriteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05881627992105939490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2399633159122258332.post-10863347412295212272008-06-24T13:58:00.000-05:002008-06-24T13:58:00.000-05:00ahh! I do love the thunderstorms here. There are n...ahh! I do love the thunderstorms here. There are no true thunderstorms in CA.<BR/><BR/>I love the rain in the summer...how it cools things off.<BR/><BR/>But yeah...it's the humidity I hate here too, though I deal with it better than my husband does. What I hate most about summer is that you really can't go out and hike and it's so darn beautiful out that it's just a crying shame. Sometimes we Monica Cassanihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13969938853749704756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2399633159122258332.post-80148358172417762152008-06-24T13:51:00.000-05:002008-06-24T13:51:00.000-05:00Oh, and I guess I should add--Next to autumn, the ...Oh, and I guess I should add--Next to autumn, the weather that makes me feel most alive is thunderstorms--not tornadoes, not hail, thanks, just nice rumbly summer thunderstorms. With a little bit of pretty lightning.Jazzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03733411405712601399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2399633159122258332.post-90390607121445677422008-06-24T13:49:00.000-05:002008-06-24T13:49:00.000-05:00Susan--I don't know that the weather has ever driv...Susan--<BR/>I don't know that the weather has ever driven me into a mood episode, but I do note that I am more short-tempered in the summer, and more irritable. The hotter the temperatures, the more grouchy I get. I think it's the humidity that really does me in, though. When we lived in Eastern Washington, we'd get a week or two in July of high temps around 110, but it was dry...and that feltJazzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03733411405712601399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2399633159122258332.post-32548957658838481812008-06-24T13:47:00.000-05:002008-06-24T13:47:00.000-05:00Gianna--That 48-80 all year long with no humidity ...Gianna--<BR/>That 48-80 all year long with no humidity sounds like heaven to me! I love the fall here in Minnesota, because the humidity is gone and the temperatures are starting to get cooler. I don't mind winter, even when it's 20 below for weeks on end, but I hate summer. This summer has been great so far--this is the first week I've had to run the AC!Jazzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03733411405712601399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2399633159122258332.post-39463671271731468242008-06-24T13:33:00.000-05:002008-06-24T13:33:00.000-05:00Jazz,Actually, even though I'm a California "girl"...Jazz,<BR/>Actually, even though I'm a California "girl" too, weather used to affect me a lot. June and July used to be hypomanic months and August was a depressive month. Now that I'm well, I think I may have overcome this too. <BR/><BR/>Of course, like Gianna, I love California weather, and it's great in Los Angeles as well. <BR/><BR/>Susansbwriteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05881627992105939490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2399633159122258332.post-46060456133872569352008-06-24T13:14:00.000-05:002008-06-24T13:14:00.000-05:00I may be alone in this but weather seems not to af...I may be alone in this but weather seems not to affect me at all except that I just don't <I>like</I> extreme temperatures in either direction...<BR/><BR/>and for me, CA girl that I am (the Bay Area being one of the most temperate places in the world) I don't much like winter OR summer where I live now and most people think I'm a wimp. Since it's nowhere near as bad as some parts of the country..Monica Cassanihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13969938853749704756noreply@blogger.com