34° is Downright Balmy

The temperature crept up to just above freezing today, which didn't stop the snow from trying. Fat flakes fall from the sky with the grace and elegance of a drunken child on a swing set.

Oh snain, I got enough of you down south. Predictably, in just a few short hours this

turned into this,

Which is always a delight to walk in. Or drive in. But hey, as long as my car door stops freezing shut I'm happy. On an unrelated note, does anyone know a good mechanic in Juneau?

Because ALASKA

Lake of Ice

It's been fucking cold in Juneau lately. I walked past the lake by my house this afternoon and noticed these fools standing on the surface.

 

I've never stood on a froze lake before. I guess you could call it one of those irrational fears of situations you will likely never face, but I've always been afraid of falling through thin ice. I've never even lived in a place where that was a likely circumstance. Too much Gary Paulsen as a child or something. Also this fucking movie didn't help.

 

Anyway, I decided to give my fears relevant, real-life context. I probably wouldn't die.

 

There's a lake under there, I swear.

 

No dying yet. I followed someone else's trail across the lake, I'm not a complete moron.

 

The light was fading by the time I returned to my starting point.
The curlers were still at it.

 

Because ALASKA

Baconfest?

 

Is a thing, I guess? 

I've lived in Juneau for two and a half years and have somehow managed to miss this phenomenon. I also hear there's something called "Brewfest" that I will surely be looking into.

Bacon. Bacon as far as the eye can see.

 

Bacon sandwiches

 

Bacon cocktails

Bacon ice cream

 

Bacon sushi

 

Bacon lollipops

 

Bacon EVERYWHERE

 

[not pictured: bacon ambulance]

 

Is that dress made of bacon? Why yes it is!

 

Because ALASKA

Because I Hate Myself

It is a strange and mystical place, the Great White North. Land of moose and bears and snow.

Three things Juneau doesn't actually have much of, thank god. Well, except bears, but who give a shit about bears.

I do however live on the side of an actual goddamn mountain.

Because ALASKA