Chills and Thrills

I'm always cold.

Seriously. It's getting absurd. Last night I had the heat cranked up, the fan whirring to make sure the heat stayed on the lower level of my loft apartment, and I was wearing jeans, socks, a sweater, a wool cardigan that was zipped up all the way, and a blanket. And I was still cold. I had high hopes recently when I visited the doctor...she seemed very interested in my blue-tinged fingernails and she did a series of blood tests. Unfortunately it all came back normal. I guess my chill defies medical intervention.

The only time I'm not cold is when I'm sleeping. This is because I never, ever sleep alone. On the nights I don't spend with Mike I still sleep with two of the warmest creatures on the planet - Rusty and Cider. In the winter they like to huddle as close as possible so I usually fall asleep under a down comforter with a cat in the curve of each hip. It's heavenly.

I wonder if my work would let me bring the comforter and the cats into my office. It was a little chilly today. Either that or I'll start using Dykewife's cure, which is a warm bath along with a mug of cocoa and a shot of brandy. I can't really bathe at work, but the mug is feasible. That would make work a lot more tolerable.

I also wanted to send an idea (the "thrills" part of the post) out to my fellow ex-dxers...I've found many of my old blog entries by going to Yahoo's search engine and typing in "site:indigojones.diary-x.com." You just click on "Cached" under each one and it takes you to the page that Yahoo has stored. But do it quick - I'm not sure how long they'll be there! Mike showed me how to do it (you've got to give credit where credit is due!). I recovered some of my favorite entries this way. Also, if you haven't already, check out the Diary-X database to see where your favorite blogs have gone or to add yours. Some of my favorite reads are still missing, but hopefully they'll be added soon. Cross your fingers!