I’m in sort of a dark place here, team- things are not going Entirely Well, and it’s FREEZING in Chicago, and also I’m hungry.
But I thought it might bolster my mood a little to tell you a story about boogers. Say what you will about me being 12 years old, I have already cried twice today, and if telling a story about boogers will make me feel better SO BE IT.
I live only a few blocks from the gym, so I get to walk there instead of drive. This is generally great, as it means I don’t have to wrangle with parking, and also there are no excuses for me not to go. After spinning today (yes, I made myself go after skipping yesterday), I was walking home when very suddenly, there was a strange sensation in my nose. It was the sensation of having a GIANT booger, right at the nose opening. Seriously, it felt huge, and oddly…solid.
Of course, this happened just as I was walking past another person, and I ducked my head so he would be spared the sight of the huge nose booger of doom. I kept walking, not wanting to take of my glove to root around in my pocket for my emergency tissue (it’s negative three degrees out. You don’t take off your gloves unless you absolutely have to.)
Nose booger sensation continued. This might be the biggest booger ever. I have no idea how this happened.
Finally, I could stand it no more. Booger wins. I took off my glove, found emergency tissue, wiped nose, and…. Ice crystals. Not booger, ICE. Apparently, my post-workout runny nose had FROZEN SOLID TO MY NOSE. Nose is FROZEN. Have developed NOSE ICICLE. (Nosesicle?) Invisible, thankfully, but definitely frozen. What a way to start the day!
So we can now add “nosesicles” to the official list of Things That Suck About This Weather.
Also, spinning instructor played this song this morning and now it’s in my head.
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Please help me out by suggesting something else I might listen to so I’m not hearing a baritone mumble mmmmmmmmmmmm in my head all day.
I hate the frozen snot sensation. Today (a balmy -21 air temperature, -41 wind chill) on my way to work, I could feel everything in my nose freeze. Great. When I got to school, I had to spend five minutes picking out the frozen snot. Nose pickers R Us over here.
What’s not going well? Is everything OK?
Holy Batman, Robin. There’s a bat in the bat cave. You know, that sounded a lot funnier in my head. Sigh.
Back in my serious running days, I drew the line to running outside when the temps were below 15-20 degrees … because my SWEAT would freeze to my face. And I just figured that couldn’t be safe.
As I have said when it comes to 113 degree days during the summer, maybe God didn’t intend for man to live in these hot/cold locations?
A nosicle! Awesome. That’s the worst feeling in the world. That and when you can feel your eyeballs shriveling in the cold.
Hope your day gets better.
Dude, I JUST GOT BACK from spinning! True story.
The instructor played that “Every Time I Look At You, I Go Blind” song, which is catchy too.
OH MY GOD. that is HORRIFIC. i mean, not having a booger… the fact that the insides of your nose are FREEZING. this is NOT OKAY.
hope everything else is improving.. *hugs*
Ugh. at least it wasn’t a sticky gooey hell booger.
Sam will back me up on this….I can take just about anything gross EXCEPT for boogers. She loves this because most nothing phases me….so once and awhile she’ll wipe one on me and watch as I scream like a bitch and writh around. True Story.
Also, SO SORRY about your crying and overall craptastic day (or week?)….sending you a warm internet hug.
Yeah, the next time you see Kristin, bust out a gooey booger. IT’S THE BEST THING EVER.
Something else to get in your head. . .how about that Gerber Collison and Glass radio commercial that goes: Driving in my car beep beep, boy that snow sure is neat, hope no one crashes into meeeeeeee!
Oh, YOU know the one I’m talkin’ ’bout.
I was warned about that before I moved to Chicago, it is no joke!
Just reading this post made my nose itch!
I hope the booger story gave your day the same much needed lift it gave to mine.