Foolishly, I thought a quick five mile run at 10:30 in the morning was a good idea. Yet again, I was flat wrong. Near mile two, my water bottle – which was packed full of ice at the start – had dissolved into a few ounces of lukewarm backwash. The sun was already burning my shoulders and the 95-degree heat was too much to bear. A few runners passed me and by their quick pace and leathery brown skin I assumed they’ve been running in Amarillo a long time, much longer than me and my pasty, sweaty slow self. I cursed the lack of mountains, the lack of trees and the hot hair dryer wind that occasionally smelled like fresh, warm manure. I am not in a good mood, which is why I’m now self-medicating through cottage cheese and Doritos. Six months in, I am not used to this climate.
On the plus side, the newly relaunched Amarillo Magazine comes on out Sunday. The magazine, as well as the website, has been a labor of love for me. So much of the content is written by me and the bones of the website is my design. The entire project has been a collaborate effort by seven people, but I’m especially excited to see it all come to life. (Be patient with the website, as there are still kinks to work out.) If you do Facebook, feel free to become a “fan” of the magazine page, and the same goes for Twitter.
Happy weekend, people.
Hey there, dear one… seems you’ve been doing a lot of “self-medicating” recently. Now that the launch has hit your endearing public, will you relax? Believe me, I’m spreading the word about your brand new venture! LOVE YA’LL!
Jennie – Very impressive writing in the Amarillo Magazine! Great work!
Don’t feel bad…I’ve been here (Oklahoma than here) for 16 summers now and I’m still not used to it. LOL I don’t do heat period. And the last couple weeks have been unusually warm for June. It’s more like August weather after having a couple months of heat to semi acclimitize to it.