The Heat Is On

I really can't think clearly this afternoon - nothing wrong with me, not a frequent occurrence...no reflection on Tonic ;)

Reason is, it's frickin' hot in our office. We're in that in-between, unpredictable phase of weather when it's not consistently warm enough to turn the heating off in the building in case a freak snow-storm materialises and we all get hypothermia, but we get enough sunny days for the 2/3 height glass windows all around to create our own personal greenhouse effect.

My answer is layers, Matt's gone with the ceiling fan, Sarah's wearing a cardigan (her natural body temperature seems to be far below the requisite 37 degrees) and Susan has not shown any sign of being affected.

So...what better way to take (two of) our minds off the fluctuating temperature than with some be-yoo-tiful music?

1. Foreigner - Cold As Ice (Last.fm)
I'm going classic rock on this one, with a subliminal messaging angle. If something external is telling my brain I'm cold, maybe it'll be tricked into conveying the message to my nervous system. It also very much does not make me want to dance. Which would make me hotter.

2. Hudson Mohawke - Are You Feeling Hot? (Youtube)
Sounds like Matt's going for the instilling self-doubt tactic. By questioning the validity of his central nervous system's initial reaction, it might be enticed to change its own mind, removing the need for further action.

3. Gloria Cycles - Sauna
This doesn't quite fit with my description of Sarah's reaction, and there's no publicly available mp3, so I'm using journalistic (...ahem!) license to change it to Against the Grain - Akon, because the title fits and it says "Never knew a girl could be so cold" right at the beginning.

4. Volcano Choir – Island, IS (HypeM)
Last minute switch-out due to innocent lyrical misinterpretation by me – Susan’s got a private, perfect-climated little oasis on the other side of the office. E-mail us for the original song-choice…

And if those aren't up your street.... hurrrr's one for the weekend.

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