The thing about the weather

My blog is called The Lake Effect Affect, so it's important that I finally note its origins for those not from the Buffalo area.

Lake Effect refers to snow or rain created when cold arctic winds meet warm air over lakes and dump a distinctive snow (or rain), on lee shores. That's lee shores. So there you have it.

Oh wait, you don't know what the heck 'lee shores' are? You've totally been slacking on your kayaking jargon. I'm from Kansas, you have no excuse. If you're really interested in lee shores, See wikipedia entry. It's not really important, the exact definition, except to say that Buffalo is situated on the LEE SHORES of Lake Erie, fashioning the stereotype that Buffalo is constantly inundated with snow.

Well. I haven't survived the winter yet, so I can't tell you if that's true or not. I can tell you, however, if this is any sign of what is to come:

Today we had our first snow flurries. October 21st.

So today, the Lake Effect Affect is cold---and just a little bit worr---err, excited about what's to come.


p.s. if you haven't watched the video in the last post, I promise it will make you laugh. I dare you to get up and dance with her.

The thing about 1992

I just saw an eloquent, to-the-point video on Coffee and Grilled Cheese. Props for the post. Hilarious.

Vote, baby, vote! Are you registered, baby?

Thanks to MTV, 1992 and Deee-Lite for said video.

The thing about pleather

This just in: Sarah Palin speaks at Colorado rally.
I couldn't help but be distracted by what she was wearing.


We all know how it turned out the last time we saw someone with an outfit like that:


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