a day in the life.

the thing about utah is that most winter days i wake up and i look out my bedroom window by bending one of the blinds. it's grey and the snowplows aren't out yet, the clouds are gloomy fluffy duvets, billowing out their snow, and i realize it's gonna take me a half hour longer to get to work. it's slow and cold and getting to my car without slipping on the icy booby trap sidewalk is a feat fit for Indiana. i wonder why i even did my hair because my wool hat is now matting it down. and scraping the windshield and waiting for it to defrost is not something i love doing every morning. therefore i often head out (behind the wheel) with less visibility than really should be allowed. sometimes i even take pictures of the car i'm following.

but somehow during all the traffic the stupid morning radio show makes me smile and the heater finally blows heat at my feet and face and i thankfully get there safe and sound. sometimes the oldies station even plays something rad like my favorite, ain't no mountain high enough and as i'm belting it out i realize my life isn't so bad. then come mid day, i look outside and the world has turned upside down and is giving a huge snowy, sunny smile. the mountains look majestic-like, the buildings all have blankets of white woolly snow and life is good. and you realize there is a silver lining.



and then tomorrow comes. and it starts all over again.