The Big Chill

(Coming out of archaeology class this morning, close to Vita-L's side of the woods...)

Moi: I was going to be good and go for a jog for the first time ever, but now I'm all cold and tired and I don't think I'll make it.

Vita-L: I'm going to take a nap. It's cold today.

Moi: Yeah, it is. I'm freezing.

Vita-L: And not just normal cold. It's cold cold. Like home cold.

(Not that I would know anything about Vita-L's home since I had just met her in Scotland and have not gone to school in her native state for the past three years... This semester is all about new experiences and meeting new people.)

Moi: I think I'm going to head into Blackwell's (the bookstore around the corner from our classroom).

Vita-L: Why do you need to go there?

Moi: They have heat. I'll warm up in there then walk home. And I'll keep popping into stores to browse whenever I get cold.

Vita-L: Yeah, you live far away.