I am a sun bunny, not a snow bunny. This is important because two weeks ago I purchased tickets for our December trip to Alaska. Decemburrrr. Poseidon and I are visiting our dear friends, N. and T. They just moved to Alaska (actually, they are in route now) and we are so looking forward to hanging with them over Christmas.
While I'm excited about this trip to the tundra (they are moving to Anchorage, so they aren't exactly living in an igloo in the middle of nowhere), it is requiring me to do some serious mental preparation. I'm trying to psych myself up for 7.35 hours of daylight and an average December high of 24 degrees. By the way, did you know that the word "tundra" means "treeless heights?" I didn't.
I think the key to getting myself ready is shopping. You see, North Carolina isn't so cold in the winter that I need an expensive down jacket. Our trip to Alaska will require an expensive down jacket, therefore; I get to shop.
Another item on my shopping list (not necessarily for our trip, just shopping in general) is a new case for my iPhone. My old case cracked. I was searching for some funky cases online last week when I spotted this little
cutie, a unicorn with a bird in a wintery setting.
I showed this case to Poseidon and asked what he thought. "Cool. It will go well with our trip to Alaska." Now, when Poseidon said this, I was all excited because I thought, for just a nano second, "Oh my God, I might see a unicorn in Alaska!" Then, my IQ unpacked its travel bag. I'm going to conclude that what Poseidon actually meant by that comment is the wintry "vibe" of the iPhone cover is Alaskan-like, not that Alaska is home to real live unicorns. Damn.
--Fortuitous Observer
