You speak of love, but I’ve never heard of her...

[obliviousally_lj]

It's 83F already and it's only noon.

I think we're (me, TJ, Angie) are going to try and go to the beach today. It's not even worth it to lay around the house and complain about the heat. The fans barely help.

It cooled off nicely last night after a smidge of rain came through. And then a power line on the other side of the block behind us decided it'd be a good idea to spark, pop and flicker. Our power went out once, and then almost went twice. Then it was okay.

It's so miserable without AC. I'd forgotten how bad it gets in the summer. And we haven't even hit SUMMER yet! I really hope it gets fixed soon. D:

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[squeeji.livejournal.com]

*shares in her bounty of cool SD air*

[zeeth_kyrah]

It is pretty humid out there? If not, evaporative cooling might be a boon - try a misting fan set-up.

You could also build a cooler pot (also called a swamp pot), which is cheaper long-term than buying an insulated plastic cooler and lots of ice if you're going to use it regularly:

Get a large un-glazed clay pot with no drain holes, pack some sand (works best) or pea gravel (the tiny round stuff) in the bottom, put a smaller pot inside (this one can be glazed if you want, but still no drain holes) and pack sand or gravel around it all the way to just below the top edge; don't use dirt, especially not clay, as it's denser and won't hold as much water, though you could grow herbs or grass or something around the top edge if you did (which would be kind of neat). Top it off with a lid so the inner pot is covered.

Now you can pour water into the sand; it will gradually travel through the unsealed clay pot and evaporate, cooling both pots. You can put whatever you like in the inner chamber and it'll keep cool. You can keep your swamp pot outside, and just water it an hour or two before you're going to spend time outside, like if you're having a barbecue; as long as the water is topped off and the air is fairly dry, it'll keep cool in there.

Of course, since it's a couple of big clay pots with a lid, and a bunch of sand or rock, it's going to be pretty heavy if you want something that'll hold a twelve-pack: easiest to assemble in-place instead of moving it around afterward.

[zeeth_kyrah]

Aha! Everything2 has an article on these: Pot-in-Pot earthenware cooling device