New Yorkers swarm the streets in large happy groups. Legs are borne once more and little dresses are being worn with no jackets, and even a little sheen of sweat that has risen from the sun's ridiculously pounding heat. No, this is not August, not even close, it's hardly spring. April 7th and it is 90 degrees with a touch of breeze. But barely. What is one to do if the entire spring season is skipped and they have to get out all their summer clothes? It did not seem difficult to let go of tights until the fall, but as fate and weatherchannel.com would have it, the rain will return with a chill 50 something degrees. Sandals can't be worn because manis and pedis haven't been done yet, it's a time of confusion.
So instead people will do well to suck it up and pretend that it is the summer time, with iced coffees and shirts that are so thin that they don't really exist. The last time it was this hot was in 1929. Coincidence? Perhaps. It's either the wretched economy or the loose fitting fashion and stick thin models. It could also be prohibition, similar to the way so many are fighting to legalize weed (and, at least in cali, it looks like their winning.) If the weather is a good indicator of history, this is the beginning of a very complicated time.
This disgusting weather will pass, and in its wake we wait for the real spring to pop its head up, so that we will be able to wear the little sweaters and jackets that we have been waiting to wear again. Everyone will have time to get the manis and pedis they need and ease into summer the way the year should be. But this was an important and rather prophetic time, if you will, and, if you want, take this unusual time as a little echo from the past.
Irene, this feels kind of all over the place. What is it about and what's your justification for why someone should read it? You always need to be able to answer these questions for yourself. The pics make it seems it's about a return to 1920s, fashion, but then the piece seems to be about the weather - except then it zooms over to marijuana legalization. I felt confused. Also, you really, really need to watch out for run on sentences: "Sandals can't be worn because manis and pedis haven't been done yet, it's a time of confusion." Do you see how that's really two sentences, or at least needs to be separated by a semi colon?
ReplyDeleteAlso, your links are a little weak. For example wretched economy seems to be to a random article about the economy. If you'd said, here's a story about the economy, then that's fine. but by linking from 'wretch economy' the reader thinks they're going to get something definitive. And with legalize weed, just say, here's a story in LA times about it. and link to 'story'
does this make sense?