Conference quark::human_relations-v1

    I will start with this first reply....
    
    Right around June 1st, I wish that I had gone to school to be a teacher
    so that I could have the whole summer off. I suppose that this would be
    'summer fever'.
    
    As for Spring Fever, my main symptom is cheeriness.  I seem to smile a
    lot more than I do all winter.  March 21st rolls around and I can't
    wait to start wearing all of my spring clothes. In fact, sometimes I do
    where my spring clothes and end up freezing.
    
    As for cures, I don't think there are any.  Go with the flow of your
    spring fever and enjoy it !  Buy yourself a bouquet of flowers from a
    roadside stand and put them on your desk at work.  Once spring gets
    here, I like to take it with me everywhere I go.
    
    Another thing that I notice is that many people become very flirtatous
    in the spring time .... I guess that is what most people consider a
    good old case of Spring Fever !
    
    Ellen

    Sp i g   e e
      r n   F v r ='s bounciness
    
    My cures are hang the clothes on the line, put all the birds on
    the porch, put the motorcycle on the road, air the house, clean
    everything including the closets, wash the cars, clean the inside
    of the cars, do all the windows, take naps in the sunshine, call/visit
    the family more, take the horse out for exercise(without getting
    killed) fly a few kites, go target shooting, try on bathing suits
    vowing to loose all necessary weight! Spending more time w/my boyfriend
    and making sure I have enough time to kick up my heels and do whatever
    comes into my mind.
    
    Lisa

    As noters of other files may recall, I'm a spring skier, but wow.
    This spring has marked a new and exciting period in my life.  I'm
    finally past recovering some of the real unpleasant parts of some
    of my past mistakes and decisions, and now, I'm enjoying *everything*
    I'm doing, well, usually.  But so much more than I used to enjoy,
    anyway.  Reading, cooking, walking, talking, writing, driving,
    listening, planning, working, being ME...is fun.
    
    For an example- I met someone a few weeks ago I think could be my
    next perfect lover; the kind I've only met once before and spent
    years with...and never knew if I'd meet again.  Well...too bad,
    she is involved with someone else, and he is a good friend of mine,
    so it won't happen soon, if ever.  But the point is, life is so
    enjoyable just now that *I know* I'm bound to meet other people,
    that its more a function of my attitude and spirit towards life
    than the perfection of the people I meet, that makes such a rewarding
    relationship possible, conceivable, anticipatable even.  So I can
    enjoy my friends' company without concern or anxiety about my future
    partner...she's out there somewhere...we'll meet.  I'll be ready!
    
    Meanwhile, I'm still spring-skiing!
    
    DougO

    I know it is spring because I feel very energetic...and don't mind
    doing torturous Demand Shuttles (all you secretaries know what I
    am talkin' about ;-).  It is a 1/4 mile walk from my desk to the
    front lobby to pick 'em up!!! I actually don't mind the walk now
    soooo that must be a sign of sppppprrrring fever!!!
    
    Lynne :-)

	I know spring is on the way because of certain a hormonal 
	buildup.  Right around the January/February time frame I 
	can sense certain urges indicating that spring is on the
	way.  At first I try to put them off so as not to tease
	myself, but eventually (usually toward the end of January)
	I break down and buy my first motorcycle magazine!  From
	there it is down hill, and it takes all my fortitude to
	keep from dawning a parka and putting studded tires on
	my bike ;^)

	Actually, its not as bad since I've moved to Colorado because
	the weather often turns nice and allows me to 'satisfy'
	myself.

	Now with the constant (more or less) good weather, I can
	ride enough to keep me at least complacent if not warm.

				Joe 
		(who really does get motorcylce withdrawl)

	In a more serious vein, living in Colorado I miss the changes
	that are so much more abundant in New England in the Spring.
	There is much less to bloom here and the weather has a much
	more mild transition which almost bypasses any true indication
	of spring.  Maybe its just that I was spoiled back East, but
	I do miss all the colors and everything 'blooming'.  However,
	I do not miss all the rain and humidity that allows such a
	bountiful display - I guess I just want it all.

					Joe

>    What is your 'definition' of spring fever?  What happens to you in the
>    spring (besides being *out sick* on the first day it hits 70 degrees)?


    	My definition of Spring Fever is that ache that I get for the
    really warm weather of summer.  The bright, hot sun; that warm southern
    wind; and the knowledge that you're *free* to go out anywhere and do
    anything (well, almost!  ;-) )!  I am *definitely* a summer person!


    	I've noticed it's most acute in early Spring, when you get an
    *occasional* nice day.  And then the next day it turns rainy and cold
    again (like today  :-( ), and you're wondering if you'll ever see the
    sun again!


>     Let's have this note be you descriptions of Spring Fever and its cures
>     (if there are any....)

       
    	To me, it's dreaming of going out and playing volleyball, or hiking
    up a mountain, or going camping, or going to the beach or dreaming of
    doing any one of a thousand things I like to do in the summer...


    	Argh!!!  Whose idea was this, anyway?!  *Now* you've done it!  ;-)


    Brian

    I get psyched and don't come down (except for today...It's been
    miserable so far...) for I know that Spring is the warm up period
    for the best season of all. SUMMER!!!!!!!  and the killer B's...
    
    Beaches, Beer, Baseball, and Bikini's......
    
    
    Bill

    Spring fever....  Only ~213 more days till next snow skiing season again...
    sigh....
    
    

	 RE: -.1

	 What do you mean "until snow season again"??  Vail got 3
	 feet of snow in the last two days!  I'm headin' for the
	 slopes this weekend!!!!!


	 Are ya green with envy yet??? 8^)

	 kath_waxin'_the_boards!    
    

>    Spring fever....  Only ~213 more days till next snow skiing season again...
>    sigh....

    	Geez, Gale, you learn to ski this season, and now you're
    living from ski season to ski season???!  Sheesh, some people! :-)
    :-)

    	For me, Spring is here when I have this intense longing to be
    outside in the warm-but-not-too-humid weather.  I hate being
    inside when it's really nice out.  And going out at lunchtime
    makes it soooo much harder to come back in!!  I just want to be
    outdoors, walking, enjoying the sun, seeing the flowers in bloom,
    throwing a frisbee.....  <Sigh>  is it here yet?? :-)

    	I also find myself feeling much more alive, and more positive
    about myself and life in general.  I'm definitely a 'springtime'
    person!!


    	Amy

    Yeah Amy....  I can't even bring myself to put away the ski's, I
    put them in my bedroom in a corner where I can see them every night
    before I fall asleep... sigh... 
    
    RE: Vail  OUCH! that hurts, but then again, I don't know if I'd know
    what to do in REAL pow-dah :-) enjoy the spring skiing kiddo!
    
    I like being able to go out really late at night and just walk and
    not have to bundle up to do it...  guess that is what makes spring
    worth it for me!  Plus seeing the girls out riding their bikes (yes,
    these are REALLY girls (under the age of 13))... and enjoying the
    outside...
    
    But... give me a mountain filled with snow any ole time :-)
    

    Spring fever causes me to buy huge bunches of daffodils and put
    vases stuffed with them all over my house and my office cubie.
    
    And spring officially comes--for me--when I can hike up
    NorthPack in Greenfield NH without having to wear knee-hi
    wetboots and carry an ice ax.  My spring ritual is to climb 
    this little hump to welcome the coming of summer.
    
    
    
    My late fall ritual is to go back up it one more time just to say
    goodbye until next spring.  I don't know how in heck I got into
    the habit of doing this, but I have done it for the past 6 yrs.   
    I don't feel right--or that the seasons are "official" until I do
    it.  [have I got a problem?]
    
    M
    

    ah Spring fever, the sound of...Ken Coleman in the air (Red Sox
    announcer)
    
    It must be spring when the storm windows get pushed up and the sring
    wardrobe is brought to the cleaners, the winter coats stored away
    (not yet), and looking for new tennis shoes and a new swim suit.
     
    I won't be pineing for the slopes. Gale, maybe you can climb Wachusett?
    
    Gail
   

    Gail, I certainly want to go hike through and see WHAT I was skiing
    on this winter!...  maybe it will help next winter when its covered
    with snow again...
    
    Gale
    
    PS Heard that it MIGHT snow this Friday...  if it REALLY does, I
    may go do slopes in NH this Saturday...sigh...

    
    Well, its too nice out to cop out on excercizing.
    
    I think I'll risk a nosefull of fresh pollen and
    sore muscles,  and get the old mt bike back on the road.
    
    G*d have I let myself go...

I really enjoy this time of the year!  The massive sunny blue sky of Colorado
really gets the energy level up!  

April has turned me back on to getting into better shape again, lifting some
weights, situps, leglifts, stretching, jumping rope, etc...  It's about time to
hit the golf course too, starting with the driving range and practice greens. 

And.. I love getting off from work, (graveyard), going home and putting on the
swim trunks, and parking my body in a lounge chair with my "walkman" and sun
tan oil..... laying back and feeling that warm sun, and a slight breeze
blowing... just enough to cool me off.... hmmmmn... 

I love spring, and summer for that matter.  Seeing green grass and watching
those lawn sprinklers pop up, birds singing, and ... OH!.... in the summer,
when it's hot.... you can sometimes see those beautiful Colorado mountains, some
of which may be snowcapped!  And when it gets to hot for ya, you can drive into
the mountains to cool down!

Just wish it lasted longer...

Dwight 

    Spring fever!! I am not going to cure it, this is the fever I want
    to keep forever.  The weather in Colorado got me mad on weekend;
    it was very warm and nice during weekdays, then suddenly on weekend
    the weather turned really cold.  I was so upset that I smashed dishes
    and bowls in my house.  Oh well, I'll buy another set for Springs.

    Re: .10
    
    Well, the skiing at Vail was certainly pleasant on Thursday, even if
    the temperatures in the 60's caused for a bit of slushy conditions
    on the lower half of the mountain (but I didn't care - I stayed on
    the upper half all day and it was glorious!)  Hope you did as
    well, Kathy!  It seemed to be melting rapidly on Friday!
    
    Spring weather in "The Springs" is certainly wierd!
    
    			Steve

    
    Yes I have Spring Fever and also Cabin Fever :-) I start
    thinking about Vacation time and also Cleaning out
    closets.
    
    I also am picking up seeds for my Garden this year.
    
    I am the Flower girl in my house :-) I love them.
    
    I also love to take trips to Vermont and New Hampshire
    this time of the Year as you see Brooks with ice on the sides.
    I went last weekend and it was just Breath Taking.
    I could see a College Rowing in a River between two
    Mountians..
    
    
    Just give me a full tank of gas a few Dollars in my 
    Pocket and off I go !
    
    
    Happy Spring to all
    
       Ann
    
    
    :-)
    
    

    
    I always know when I've caught Spring Fever because I start collecting
    vacation brochures. So far, within the past two weeks, I've sent
    away for information on Outward Bound, Earthwatch expeditions,
    vacationing in Vermont, and Club Getaway in the Berkshires. Yup.
    I'd definitely say that I've contracted Spring Fever. I also start
    daydreaming about white water rafting, amusement parks at the beach,
    and hiking right around this time of year. The cure for it all seems
    to be November. I'm not too fond of the cure...
    
    I also get more flirtatious in the spring. I think it's biological.
    Spring seems to be the time when the rest of the animal kingdom
    is in the mood for love too. Who am I to break a trend?
    
    I horseback ride, and I've noticed that the horses start kicking
    up their heels this time of year too.
    
    Velvet
    

    
    Yeah, spring means getting the bikes into working order.
    
    The Davis DC is coming up - 200 mile of pedaling in the 
    hot sun...
    
    Cardiac Hill, Mt St Helena, and Resurrection Summit await!!