It's Friggin' Hot

I had forgotten, until I arrived in Tempe two days ago, just how unbearably, unbelievably, inconceivably ridiculous it is to be outside when it's 114 degrees Fahrenheit. The air conditioning in the car, predictably, chose this moment to stop functioning at full force. I spent two hours and $130 at Jiffy Lube today getting the freon in the car recharged and still no change - in fact, I can't decide whether there's no change in the cooling level or whether it's even worse now than before. I am torn between writing it off to the weather and just assuming that 110 degrees is just too hot for the car to deal with, or going back to Jiffy Lube and demanding a refund. Probably both.

In the meantime, I spend another $8 on a sunshade for the windshield.

I've also pretty much hit the ground running as far as schoolwork goes. Today was our first day of classes, but mine are only on Tuesdays and Thursdays so I have a free pass until tomorrow. Yet, here I am, sitting in the library (on the first day of classes!) preparing to dive into my thesis again. I can already see what kind of semester this is going to be. Still, I'm looking forward to it.