Hoar Frost aligns the trees all season long this winter.

2009 began literally with a bang this year.  As the party I was at saw the city’s fireworks go off at 8 PM AKT and then our party began.

At midnight, I told my friend Carl who I had been dancing with ” It’s over”!! That last crappy year is over.  He had no idea why I was so happy about it.. but, yes he agreed and we both agreed to a year filled with dancing and frienedship if nothing else.

I ” resolved” to make this year a new year..literally!!   Old things are going to pass away and Yes, there will be new things!!

The first thing on my list was to get rid of my job at the college.  That is in process!!  The next thing was to get rid of someone pretending to be a sheep, but actually a wolf  out of my life.  That is furthering along as time progresses and I use my well intended ignoring skills when he happens about.  Yes, life will be better with those two changes.

Next, I am taking a class which excited me to no end.  

Growing up and through the years, weather has always fascinated me.  I took meterology classes in Middle and High schools and aced them.   Now, for a science lab, I am taking Meterology. 

As I sit typing this, I cant help but think what a day its been!!  First of all, I get up and find out all the schools and the unis are closed due to poor road conditions.  I was thrilled.  

Although the roads were proclaimed by the city to be unsafe due to icy conditions, I ventured out back to my workplace to grab my school books and my pc so I could make today a productive day.  The roads were bad, but not worth shutting down the whole school system for.  Perhaps they were bad earlier, but around 9 when I was venturing to work they were wet, sloppy but not the conditions that were reported.  I was told the main hiway in and out of the city was shut down.  It was running smoothly when I got out there.

So, my goal was to find a quiet place to sit and write out a resume and job search from the net.  Yes, I had a productive day today.  I got that accomplished.  I will continue to look at other places beyond what I did today, but it is a start. 

As I sat here, I would look out across the Chugach Mountain Range I could see a  multitude of frontal systems move through the area with a low pressure system sitting over Anchorage.  I saw the scud move across the city as well as the sun came out for a few minutes also.  But for the most part, the sky was overcast all day. 

Overcast skies are a welcome sign for us here.  The last few weeks we have seen bitter cold temperatures and clear blue skies.   Those two things together which were not only during the day, but the nites were clear as well, gave us these incredibly cold temperatures where most heaters could not keep up.  I loved it thogh as my office was very comfortable.  I did have several layers on and my movement made me very comfortable indeed.  Now that the temp in the building is back up to 72 degrees, I am peeling off layers already and its only 25 degrees outside.

Anchorage is funny that way, when its too cold out, we all complain about the weather.  but when it warms up and the city begins to clear the roads again, they quickly turn to ice and everything gets shut down.  Everything that is excepts the trusty library!!