staying warm on tuesday

ok, so i know it's not nearly as cold here as it is in chicago. or, good lord, as cold as it is by kyla. but it HAS been awfully chilly around here (wind chills below zero!) and dude, i'm going to be spending MANY HOURS on tuesday just..... standing. in the outside, which is cold. so i've been stressing a bit as to how to stay most effectively warmish. here's what i came up with:

layer one. tank top, yoga pants, and wool socks:

layer two. add a turtleneck and jeans:

layer three. add a wool sweater and ginormous fluffy socks:

layer four. puffy coat (using a windbreaker as a liner) and hiking boots:

layer five. now we're just getting ridiculous:

so! hopefully this will be good enough. i saw some folks at the metro today who were wearing ski jackets and snow pants into the city, and.. well, frankly, that seemed like a FANTASTIC IDEA. but i have neither, so 27635 layers it is!

for the record, the insanity has definitely started around here. i wandered into the metro today around noon, and was halfway across the walkway over 66 when i came up short and, to the amusement of a few people nearby me, blurted out "OH my GOD...!!!" because the entire area between the fare machines and the turnstiles was absolutely JAMMED with people. i missed the first train that came into the station, because i couldn't make my way through the throng to approach the turnstiles in time. it was pretty crappy.

at least on tuesday i won't be taking public transportation, and i'm *expecting* the insanity. today was frustrating because i was trying to run errands and actually get from point a to point b in a reasonable amount of time, which HA HA HA no. although, when i stop and think about the fact that the reason i can't get around is because people from around the country are here to be a part of this inauguration.. well.. i stop being so crabby. we met some guys last night who had come all the way from alaska just to try to attend the speech on the mall on tuesday. that's pretty inspiring. i'm awfully happy to be here, overall.