It’s too darn hot

I was going to post some more ad geekery. If you’re unaware, I worked for an ad agency for almost 5 years. 5 years! While I was one of the few people there who study marketing in school, I do pay attention to ad campaigns and the writing and so on. So I understood how it all worked, even if I didn’t know the terms. (So yes, I am going to talk about the Old Spice online campaign in depth soon. And yes, I will make it interesting for non ad-geeks like me)

However, I decided to talk about something else. The heat. It is hot! Which sounds ridiculous to say about July, because of course it should be hot in the summer. However, despite what anyone says about Southern California- our weather is pretty weird. It isn’t sunny every day, nor is it a constant 75 degrees.

Regardless, it is hot and unlike most places where it is hot regularly, most residential homes don’t have central air. I live in a house that has wall units downstairs and central a/c in the addition upstairs. So the upstairs will cool off quite quickly, while the downstairs never seems to. Sadly, we are downstairs.

My oldest son has been complaining about the heat since he’s finally old enough to. However, the heat did prompt this exchange:

Kid #1: I’m hot. It’s hot out in the sun.
Me: It is hot, that’s why we’re inside.
Kid #1: If hot means it’s warm, why do people say it when someone is pretty?
Me: I honestly don’t know how that got its start.
Kid #1: It’s weird.
Me: I think so too, just tell someone that they’re pretty if you think they are.
Kid #1: Mom, you’re pretty. Saying you’re hot just sounds wrong.
Me: It is, but on a whole different level.
Kid #1: What?
Me: Let’s play with trains!