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How We're (Totally Not) Dealing With This Cold Snap
When it gets cold, some of us buck up and just put a sweatshirt on when we go out paddleboarding (see above). But the rest of us wimps are on Twitter commiserating (proving Tina Fey right).
We're having trouble with our day-to-day activities:
Too cold to masturbate :(
— Rob Delaney (@robdelaney) January 11, 2013
So cold. Even getting out of bed to get a bowl of Lucky Charms was a mission.
— James (@IEatYouCookie) January 12, 2013
even my phone is hella cold!
— EMc ☜ (@ItsEmphire) January 12, 2013
Fuck this toilet seat is cold af .-.
— Dawn Tolover (@rixhhomieEJ) January 12, 2013
Our bodies are failing us:
My bones are hurting it's too cold
— alexandra ramirez (@_LovelyyAlex) January 12, 2013
OMG it's so cold my fingernails are turning purple.
— Chikacintli (@chikacintli) January 12, 2013
Nothing seems to help, and no one seems to understand:
FUCK! WHY THE FUCK DONT YOU CLOSE THE DAMN DOOR WHEN YOU WALK IN?! ITS COLD AS FUCK OUTSIDE! CLOSE THE FUCKING DOOR!!! FUCK!
— GRVNDMVSTR (@isaacSWEATSHIRT) January 12, 2013
Tourists (probably) want their money back:
But there's always a bright side:
This little cold snap in LA has been tremendously validating for all the hipsters & their woolie beanie hats.
— Dave Dameshek (@Dameshek) January 5, 2013
And some of us are cold weather warriors:
boba run even though it's cold af 😌
— c͏i͏n͏d͏y♡ (@ayeeecindyy) January 12, 2013
Drinkin an ice cream shake even though my fingers are so cold they might fall off
— Janice. (@SimplyyJanice) January 12, 2013
It's not going to get any better for a little while. Temperatures are supposed to dip well below freezing for the next few nights. The National Weather Service sent out a warning (and we've left it in all caps for dramatic effect): "THIS WILL LIKELY BE THE COLDEST WEATHER OF THE SEASON SO FAR."