miami airport

(from 6/15):

there's always a moment of shock when i land in ohio in the summer after spending the semester in washington. hitting the wall of mugginess for the first time, you can almost choke on it. the wetness of the air is a surprise - something you get used to after a few days, but a lot different from the dry, breezy air in the desert. here, the air just hangs.

then, going from ohio to miami, you have a similar experience. i always subconsciously think it can't get any stickier, and heavier. and then it does.

this time, we didn't walk directly out of the terminal into the haze; waiting for a bus under the airport terminal, we were surrounded by the cacophony of old vibrating fans and AC units battling mightily against the heat.

but, a bit ago, after dinner, walking along apath peppered by signs warning of the sresence of poisonous snakes and alligators, at 9pm, the humidity was still stifling even lacking the sun.

i didn't sleep on the plane today, which is weird. then i took something like a five hour nap in the hotel room. with this awesome bed. i love good beds. (that's what she said)

i had a bunch of weird dreams, as i often do when i nap. i can't really remember any of them clearly, but the end of the last one was melodramatic and sort of tearjerking and then i woke up and didn't know where i was, and i was tired and hungry and had this suddenly really strong urge to just be in my bedroom at home.