In case any one hasn’t seen my multiple tweets on Twitter (follow me @thedailycookie) about the insanity that is the August heat in Southern California, I’ll tell you now, it’s hot!
For the past week, I’ve been grumbling under my breath every time I step foot in my car. The black leather seats in black makes the temperature seemingly 10 degrees hotter and when I sit down, I have to careful not to burn my toosh if I’m wearing a skirt.
This is a far cry from the first August I spent in San Francisco – I had just returned from an internship in LA where 90-degree was then thought to be “gorgeous” and not sweltering. The temps in SF were 55 and overcast and I nearly cried, wondering why the heck I moved here in the first place. But I just had to make do until the Indian summer rolled around.
Now, I can’t figure out which scenario I’d rather be in – hot in Orange County or frigid in San Francisco (although I hear it’s a wonderful 75 degrees up north right now).
Maybe during the week, the heat has been unbearable, but here in the weekend, I’ve been at my cousin’s house in Huntington Beach where the breeze from the beach helps and she’s got a pool in the backyard.
While I miss nearly everything else in San Francisco, I think sunbathing poolside with a drink in hand is much nicer than being bundled up in sweaters and scarves in the middle of August. This is one thing I think I can get used to 
How are the hot August nights where you are? What do you do to beat the heat?
