07.18.06
It’s Like Breathing Through Wet Wool
At 7:12 p.m. the temperature is 94 degrees with a 42% humidity level. I am unable to do anything. I have felt sapped of strength since I woke up this morning. I am supposed to prepare my yarn tonight with mordant for natural dying at tomorrow’s Spinning I class, and I’m dreading it. I only have a/c* in my bedroom so the kitchen is going to become hot, or I should say hotter. I have to slowly bring up the water to 200 degrees for the wool and hold it at that temperature for an hour. The only way this is going to work is by my running back and forth from kitchen to bedroom to keep cool. Ack– Wish me luck!
*For those of you who are wondering why I only have a/c in my bedroom - in NYC, most buildings do not have central air, especially the older ones. You have to put in an a/c unit into the window. It’s a bit of a pain in the ass because I have to take it out for the winter and store it - that’s the way it goes out here.
Veronique said,
July 18, 2006 at 5:52 pm
I hear you! I’ve been holed up in my a/c’ed bedroom for the past few days… I haven’t spent more than 2 minutes in my kitchen all week (or however long it takes to open the freezer, grab the ice cream and run back to my room).