[happy_doughnut]

Man, I know exactly what you mean! I live in heat central, seriously. Around here, many people don't complain about the whether mainly because of the several beaches that are near. In this place, the summer is very welcomed because people really do have fun in the sun going to the beaches at day or at night, wearing their new bathing suits and playing beach volleyball. It sickens me.

I hate the summer. I hate it. I have very low tolerance for heat, meaning that when it gets too hot for me to handle it, I usually start feeling annoyed and exasperated. Plus, my eyes are sensitive to bright lighting. Can you image having to deal with the ramrod of bright light every day? Argh! Thus, I think the summer is just a load of crap. Besides, I don't like to wear shorts or short skirts with little tube tops. Eesh. That would be an abomination, I swear. Everything, everything goes wrong in the summer!

So, what do I do? Because like your room, my room is also a mini greenhouse, I find it next to impossible to fall asleep at night. And also like you, these past few days I've been getting little sleep, which sucks majorly considering that I have school at 7 in the morning.

Anyways, every night before I go to sleep, I drink a frosty glass of lemonade (okay, okay, I drink the whole pitcher ). I find that this helps cool your inside, just like a cold glass of water. I also sleep with the windows open, but make sure I close them at night to block out the heat. It is usually cooler at night, so it's good to sleep with the windows open to allow the cool breezes in and them traping them inside during the day (by closing the windows).

Taking a cold (meaning - just turn on the faucet labeled "C"), shower or bath right before going to bed is good too. And so is sleeping with fresh clothing, such as clothes made out of linen or cotton, keeping in mind that they should be big and comfy to let the coolness run through the body.

Have you thought about buying a portable air conditioner? They are not very bulgy and there are some that are pretty inexpensive (and also energy-saving ACs to save you some cash on that electricity biil). There are also less expensive products such as air coolers, which you can place atop a desk or the likes, and also window ventilators, which are placed on your windowsill. I have seen some really big ones, so I'm sure you can find some for your huge windows! : D Or you could just taint your windows...

But yeah, that's what I do. Sometimes when it gets too hot I like to go outside and drink more lemonade while fanning myself. :o

Do you have a pool? If you do, you might want to consider making that your own personal water bed. *nod*