Sleepless nights...

Why? No its not because I am ill (mentally or physically), but mother nature of all people/things is to blame for it. I did not sleep a wink last night because winds at 45-70mph were howling outside my apt. All I could hear were my windows and the balcony door rattling. I decided at 2:30 at night that I might as well learn something about these crazy winds because I already knew that the Chinooks were to blame for this dismal state. Here's some useful information about Chinook winds.

Somebody even seems to have it on video!!!!



Around 4:30 some sleep caught on me, but when I woke up two hours later, I could still hear the winds howling outside my place.
Last night reminded me of one of my first few days when I arrived in Boulder. Those were the eeriest of all days in my life. I had to battle blizzards, Chinook winds, new settlement effects and loneliness all at once!!!
[Aside - I am an air sign. I love the feel of wind on my face, but the Chinooks are a little too much to handle for even the airiest of all air signs...Sigh. They say Chinook means "snow eater" in ancient lingo. I would say it sounds more like a maneater.]
Besides all this, I've been doing the shop till you drop routine. Can't wait to go back home....
If someone can share some pointers on to how to battle windy nights .... please let me know!

Mood: Irked, Wary, Weary, Irritated, Sleepless....
Song: Raindrops and roses and whiskers on kittens [Movie: The Sound of music, Singer: Julie Andrews]