Welcome to freezing-your-ass-off-ville! Zip code is 01085 BRRRR.

Ah how nice to go camping and bring with you the modern conveniences of home! Like electricity… I’ve always had to rely on laptop batteries when I’ve been camping before. That’s kind of a joke, I know you’re not supposed to bring your laptop with you when you camp. But hey, that’s just who I am.

So we watched this week’s episode of Mad Men I had on my hard drive. I’ve got the handy dongle and cable to hook up to the TV. Yes, TV we have, too! And on DVD we watched The Family Stone. That was one of the strangest movies I’ve ever seen. I’d have to say I liked it, though, in the end. Go and add it to your Netflix.

But here’s what we don’t have: a match. We’re not planning to use the stove, so no big deal. Our propane grill has its own starter button. But the hot water and heat have pilot lights that need to be started if I don’t want to become an ice cube. It’s too dark to read the thermometer right now, but I’m pretty sure it’s reading ffff-freezing! I’ll bet you that I was going to use the other f-word. Yes, it’s f-ing cold.

Today we’ve got a doggy event, which is why we happen to be here instead of somewhere scenic or fun. I guess it’s fun, what we’re doing. A couple minutes of excitement both preceeded and followed by hours of waiting and trying to figure out when it’s going to be your turn.

So hopefully I’ll get over to Wal*Mart, so I can buy meself a sweatshirt, maybe. I did bring a jacket, but I can tell I’m going to need a little more than that. And on yeah, a butane stick, so the cold won’t have to matter quite so much.

P.S. I read up on the heating system and it turns out it’s pilotless, so I did have that going for a while. And later I went out and bought some necessities — like FIRE — and now I’ve lit the water heater and so now I’ve got hot water. And now life is grand! :)