SO cold

I've been trying all day to think of words to describe this unbelievable cold. What I've come up with probably doesn't even begin to describe how cold it is, but I'll try. It's so cold that breathing is painful. Especially if you're not breathing through a scarf but are breathing the air directly (smart Cassie left her scarf in her office when she had to run a quick errand this morning delivering some documents to another lawfirm). It's the kind of cold that makes your eyes tear up, and then the tears freeze on your eyelashes. And your contact lenses get frozen to your eyes.
Good thing we're expecting a heat wave coming on. I mean, by Thursday it should be a balmy 20!