Snzzzxzz...
Summer has struck full-force; it is now too hot to sleep upstairs. I am painfully tired today, as I had a hard time getting to sleep again in the air-conditioned living room—not enough cushioning blankets, a fan on my face, and a distractingly irregular beeping that I could hear through the living room floor.
Occasionally, being tired can make writing easier; it reduces the power of my internal editor, which can be excessively harsh when it comes to putting down anything at all. Usually, though, being tired is bad for writing; it’s hard to be creative when you can’t keep your eyes open.
Which doesn’t make much sense to me. We all get loopy ideas when we’re on the cusp of dreaming. There’s even a few stories of great achievements accomplished during sleep, such as Kekulé’s revelation of the benzene ring. Every so often, I’ll wake from a vivid dream and have the self-possession to write it down. Morning light may prove the idea useful or ridiculous, but always curious. Presumably, I could harness the lucid dreaming techniques to nap and further my writing at the same time.
Never works that way, though. I’m four paragraphs in, and all I can think to tell you is “Zzzzz…”
Comments
If the landlord is willing to pop for it, you can install an AC unit up there in one of two manners.
The first would be a so-called portable unit, which requires a 3 inch hole somewhere venting to the outside. This doesn't really seem very portable to me as if you want to move it, you have to punch 3 inch holes into a wall somewhere.
The second is more of a whole house system. Again, it requires holes be punched into the walls, but these would be of the 2 inch variety. This system work with the compressor in a central location, and satellite units placed where you need them. Thus, you could slap a satellite unit in the attic, the living room, and your back room with minimal damage to the existing walls.
Both units don't require ducts typical of forced air systems. The first unit's duct is more of an interchange so it has somewhere to vent the hot exhaust. The second unit has it all taken care of in it's satellite unit except for the actual compression.
Posted by: Jim | June 28, 2007 11:32 AM