What is it about the warm sunshine that makes people take it for granted?
Pardon me if you don’t completely agree with my highly-scientific meteorological assessment, as a native Angelino I got in the bad habit of chalking every day without sunshine up as a loss of sorts. But seriously, when you don’t see the sun for a while it changes how you think, how you act, how you feel….
And dare I say, how ready to roar your libido is?
Sure, we’ve all heard and made snide remarks about people and what they do in Montana for half the year when it’s too cold to even go out to the mailbox, but really, does fucking for warmth and out of boredom do anybody any real favors?
There is nothing quite like having that warm sunshine greet you when you first set foot outside your front door, especially if it’s been AWOL for more than a couple days. The sun’s warmth is comforting to us humans and seems to make us more viscerally aware of our surroundings, including that hot blonde crossing the street in that miniskirt that’s been tucked away in her dresser since last September.
It’s no coincidence that a little UV goes a long way after cold/rainy days, mostly because it changes the shades of grey to beautiful hues of orange, red and all those other colors in between that colorblind folks like me struggle to identify. But colorblind or not, people are just more apt to be hot and bothered when the weather is hot and the rain’s done bothering us.
Maybe it’s the cool, clean feel of the air after a downpour. Maybe it’s the fact that people are down to fewer, sexier layers of their wardrobe. Maybe it’s purely psychological, and merely seeing the sun after a spell of cold and cloudy skies is like having a beautiful girl eagerly leap into your arms after nights spent alone with nothing more than your favorite sheets and pillows to keep you from being cold and lonely.
The sun is magical. There’s a reason most of our vacations are to places hotter than our hometowns, often with locals whose looks match the tropical climate.
You know, if this whole sunny weather thing sticks around for more than a day or so, we might start talking sun tans and beach parties again….and we all know the power of tanned bodies in bikinis and an ocean breeze….
So if you’re caught in the rain, grab your favorite movie and buddy of choice, and make the best of it. Just remember, when the warm sun finally comes out to play, everybody else will follow its lead.
“There is nothing wrong with making love with the light on. Just make sure the car door is closed.”
~George Burns
