Hot hot heat

Over the last two days it’s gotten remarkably hot in the Los Angeles area.  Normally people think of LA as being hot year round, and while it is always relatively warm, it’s usually a nice 70 degrees or so.  Well this weekend it shot up to the triple digits in the Valley, so all the nice sweaty people decided to come down to the Westside to hang out at the beach.  This of course led to lots of angry sweaty people stuck in traffic – never fun.  Ian and I had an engagement shoot this Sunday in Malibu, and it took us over two hours to get there.   The shoot was well worth it but argh.

The good news, however, is that the heat makes me think of ripening summer.  Two of the books I’m currently working on are set in this season, and the heat gets me in the perfect summer frame of mind.  I’ve been getting really into my books, which in turn makes my mind go, which makes it harder for me to fall asleep.  Factor in the oppressive heat which makes it hard to breathe, and you’ve got a recipe for sleepless nights.  At least I’ll be doing something productive with all that time!

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