mother nature... here's some midol

Living in Michigan is exceedingly annoying. Case an point, today is March 23rd and the first official day of spring was 3 days ago. Mother nature clearly forgot to look at the calendar.

Michigan has had a terrible winter this time around. And not the normal kind of shitty winter, where it sucks all around. This year we would have weeks of mild (but cold and windy) weather and then mother nature would get her panties in a bunch and shit snow on us in one big dump, such as the Groundhogs Day Snowpocalypse.

Things have been looking up though. In recent weeks the weather in Michigan has reach a sunny 63*. That day was glorious. Skirts came out from the bin under my bed, I contemplated flip flops, and I haven't worn a coat in at least 3 weeks. People's moods have improved, and the all around atmosphere was that of spring.

Until yesterday. Upon waking up, I checked my blackberry only to discover that my weather app was bleeping a message at me. It was warning me of a winter storm warning. Being the ever optimist I didn't believe it. However, from 3:30pm until this moment my area has gotten 6" of snow and at least a 1/4" of ice on the roads. At least I don't have to work today and I have enough cigarettes and coke to get me through the day without having to leave.

But what takes the cake? I saw my first 2011 Robin today. On top of a snow pile.

That bird is pissed.