Melting

It is so hot here I'm sure my brain is melting. I tried to go for a bike ride today but unfortunately picked a straight-up route. I felt my heartbeat pounding throughout my body. It was pounding so hard I was sure it would jump out of my chest. I couldn't tell if my vision was blurred by the heat waves rising up from the pavement or the only warning I would get if I was about to pass out.

I realized on the way back down how steep the road actually was when my forearms and fingers froze in place from grasping the breaks so hard. It was even too hot on the downhill with the wind to dry the sweat from my arms and face.

I'm a bit of a wimp when it comes to the heat. Anything above 70 degrees causes my body to shut down and my brain to melt. The ride brought back memories of burning myself on the seatbelts of my grandma's car on trips to Santa Rosa. It reminded me of riding in the backseat of our touring truck in Africa when I had to roll up my window because the wind was quite literally burning me it was so hot. But mostly it reminded me of the familiar feeling of severe heat-induced apathy. ICK! I hope the heat wave ends soon.