So, how about the Weather?

The Red in his Eye's...

You know that you're running low on creative mana when you decide to blog about the weather.

In the state of Oregon, the weather seems to be a sort of tourist attraction here that even the locals can't seem to stop talking about. Why could this be?

Well, as I soon found out after moving to Oregon from the southern state of California, the weather in Oregon is about as predictable as a room full of 5-year-olds with ADHD after four espressos. And during the winter, it's the exact same thing, only put them in a room of mirrors.

This past week, everyone in Salem has been saying one of two things. They are:

1. "They say it's gonna snow this weekend!"

2. "They SAY it's gonna snow this weekend..."

Now I know what you might be thinking. "Well gee, Capt. Awesome, those are the same sentence!". The difference is, of course, the tone. There are those who truly want to believe that the weatherman is correct, and there are those that want the weather man to say something else because what he says can't possibly be true*. It's a nice even divide in Salem, but luckily for people like me, it doesn't cause any argument, much like weather the Microsoft Mii's are innovative of not (which, by the way, they aren't).

*What happens when the weatherman says, "Today, we won't be seeing an Apocalypse"?

Why is it that in Oregon the weatherman doesn't seem to have credibility? I have a few theories.

The first is that the WAA (Weatherman Association of America) only sends the evil weatherman to Oregon. They find the Guy who kicks puppies and Rick Rolls orphans at the academy and because they have a vendetta against our Clean air (they're from California), so they spend the one guy who would lie to the northwest.

Either that, or they send the weatherman n00b, or as I like to say weathern00b. This guy barely passed the exit exams at the Weatherman Academy. While at the academy, he never got any Weathergirls, and he never got accepted to the Weatherfrat. I'm certain hes a nice guy, but as far as forecasting is concerned, he's hopeless.

However, this weekend, I would like to say thank you to the weatherman, for either telling the truth, getting it right, or just being an extremely lucky guesser. Because, fortunately, it DID snow this weekend. I'm looking out my window too see a solid 1 inch of snowfall out there. This is a big deal** for Oregonians, and especially immigrants from California like myself. Schools close down for that much, no joke.

**I know that seems like nothing to those up north, but I mean, it's snow! Besides, I'll be very surprised to fund out that I have readers in Montana, or Sarah Palin as a reader.