I guess this is what I get for wanting to be a vampire.

I don't know if I've mentioned this before, but I am cold. I am cold all the time  . It's really rather aggravating. It has also taken a lot of getting used to.

It all started when I was radioactive and my thyroid died. It is my understanding that having no thyroid function and being very cold are related to each other. Of course, this came off the heels of my hyperthyroid function, during which time I was sweating and uncomfortable all the time. During a very hot summer in which I had no air-conditioning. So, it's nice not to be that hot anymore. But aside from that, I've always preferred the cold my entire life. I would always prefer to be a little too cold than a little too warm.

But being cold, I have discovered, sucks. A lot. I have spent the winter wandering around my house in layers of shirts and fleeces and sweatpants and socks, and even then, having ice cold hands and asking if we couldn't turn the heat up. When I'm someplace like, say, work, where I don't have the luxury of dressing like an eskimo without attracting comments and stares, I shiver my way through the day.

Right now, it's 66 degrees. Spring has sprung! (Also daylight savings - the most hateful weekend of the year.) My mother has had all the windows open which, among other things, means it's going to be time to renew my Allegra prescription. And what am I wearing right now? Sweatpants. A yellow t-shirt that says "Yes you can." And a thick fleecey pullover. ... It was chilly. I'm not wearing socks, though, which is the only sign that things are a bit different. Last night while I was lying in my flannel nightgown under flannel sheets and blankets, I began to feel "a little too warm" and I was actually thankful. I actually preferred it to feeling chilly.

All this detail is to inform you that I often feel cold. I guess you could have skipped the above paragraphs. Anyway, when I'm not busy freaking people out by laying my icy hands of death upon them (only if I know them well, I'm not odd and touchy-feely with strange persons), I've been wondering if this is how vampires would feel. Maybe? Or maybe not. Because if you're a vampire, you wouldn't produce any body heat at all, so there would be nothing to offset the coldness of your extremities. Which, I think, it why it feels so uncomfortable, because the room-temperature nature of my skin is right up against the interior of my body which, one hopes, is still around 97 degrees.

In other news, here are some things I learned this weekend. I hate Apple and iTunes. But I'm in love with Neutral Milk Hotel. Yay!