Titles of Romantic Comedies if They Were Set in Austin During the Summer
My Best Friend’s Wedding Where I Got Heatstroke
The Way We Were When I Wasn’t Sweating Every Goddamn Minute
Some Like It Hot And That’s Why I Hate Them
The Wedding Singer Just Passed Out From Dehydration
My Big Fat Greek Ass Is Stuck To My Leather Car Seats
Not So Pretty Woman
When Harry Met Sally She Was Propositioning the A/C Repairman
You’ve Got Mail, You Sweaty Bastard
How To Lose A Guy and Your Will To Live In 10 Days
While You Were Sleeping Your Landscaping Died
(500) Days of Summer and (0) Freaking Days of Winter
Breakfast at Tiffany’s Because That Bitch Tiffany Has A/C
Bridget Jones’ Diary Is Full of Angry Rants About Climate Change
And Now Bridget Jones Is On An FBI Watch List
Legally Blonde, Illegally Stealing Freon From Home Depot
Say Anything…About My Pit Stains And I’ll Punch Your Sweat Face
Four Weddings and a Heat Stroke
Barefoot in the Park with 3rd Degree Burns
10 Things I Hate About You, You Stupid Meteorologist
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes Who Don’t Have Farmer Tans
Mama Mia! Imma Gonna Never Leave My House-A!
Must Love Dogs (Because My Ass is Moving to Alaska)
Love Actually, Heat Exhaustion Probably
Sleepless in Seattle, Wide Awake and Sweaty in Austin
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The Not Bitching About the Heat Newsletter Section:
Ginger Mancino, Kid Comedian is out in the world! We had a sold-out book launch at BookPeople on June 23rd, and then I went to Denver to do more events with BookBar Press. If you’ve read it already, thank you! Please leave a review where reviews are left. If you haven’t yet read it, GO READ IT. You’ll like it, I promise.
Here are my buddies Eloise and Archie telling jokes at the Austin event (that was moderated by my pal Meredith Walker of Amy Poehler’s Smart Girls). They killed.
My other book, I’M WEARING TUNICS NOW, is out October 4th from Andrews McMeel/Simon & Schuster and you can pre-order it now! I know, there’s a lot of me this year, but then it’ll all be done and we can move on with our lives. (But Tunics is really funny and I know you’ll like this one, too.)
Two of my friends just launched books and I highly recommend them both. First, Florida Woman by Deb Rogers has cults, monkeys, suspense, and humor. It’s a great read.
Second, In Her Boots by KJ Dell’Antonia (author of the best-selling The Chicken Sisters) has farm life, mistaken identity, mother/daughter relationships, humor, and heart. Another great read!
Thanks for reading, and I hope you stay cool this summer. I’m trying my best.
—Wendi
"(500) Days of Summer and (0) Freaking Days of Winter" Hah. *Sob*
In the SF Bay Area it's not as hot as in Austin (currently 66º to your 96º), but I feel like I'm in the Twilight Zone episode where first they're too hot and then find out they're actually freezing. (Or the opposite, I'm afraid to look it up.) Two nights ago, despite having all the windows open I couldn't sleep because the nighttime temperature never dropped below 64º F. I read somewhere recently that one of the problems of climate change is the human body's inability to sleep when its core body temperature never cools. I lived by the SF bay for 15 years, and loved the cold coastal nights. My litmus test is a beautiful 1990's Loro Piana cashmere winter coat I bought from a sale rack at Neiman Marcus. It was $500 for a $2500 coat. Number of days cold enough to wear that coat in the last years? ZERO. *Sob*
Stay as cool as you can. ❄️