The other key to surviving summer in Arizona is...

a second air conditioner. It's 109 degrees and the temperature in my apartment is nearly 75, which I find unacceptable. Yeah, my electric bills are like $150-$170 a month in summer but I'm worth it.

The built-in air conditioner which comes with the apartment does fine until late afternoon on a hot day. It's 5 pm right now. Time to kick on that second a/c unit so the one on the roof can keep up.