Another boring post about the weather

Posted on September 25, 2006 by Gene

You know, I’ve been here in California for — gulp — more than a year now; and wouldn’t you have thought that I’d exhausted the comments about weather by now?
But here’s what occurred to me this evening: now that fall has come around, the sun is setting early enough that darkness falls shortly after 7pm. During the summer, it was sunny well after 9pm, so this change is drastic and kind of crept up on me. But what is most interesting is that 8pm on September 25 feels like 11pm on July 25. It is 81° outside, even warmer in the house. 
My favorite season back home was always the fall, when the temps fell enough to wear a sweater — but not enough to wear a coat. Here, the mornings are chilly and the rest of the day is hot. I’m dressing in layers now.
I’ve been here for 16 months now. It doesn’t feel like that long, and it is really stunning how quickly time goes by. This is also scary, because I tend to look ahead about a year, planning financially since I am living on my savings at the moment. If a year goes by this fast, it means that my cash will disappear equally quickly! 
Anyone have some kind of special power to slow down time? Or is my perception of time just sped up as I get older?