Thoughts on the Rain

This morning I woke up to a blissully unfamiliar sound - raindrops bouncing off the roof and dripping on the leaves outside my bedroom.

"It's raining?" I yawned to Deb. "Hmmph." About 3 seconds later it occurred to me: I Don't Care.

Well... not really.

I would have to say that I am about 85% unaffected and unconcerned by the gray skies and wet sidewalks. Didn't think I would get here emotionally that fast.

As soon as I slithered out of bed, I took Cody out for a walk. She immediately looked up at the sky, then at me as if to say "What the hell is this crap??"

She hasn't seen rain in a while, either.

Kind of a nice feeling - the absence of rain. I have not missed it - but seeing it no longer makes me so hostile and depressed. (Yes, I know - thank god!)

Never really realized how much seasonal affective disorder affected me until I acclimated to the weather here. No wonder I was a bitch 3/4 of the year when I lived back east.

Deb was back in CT for Thanksgiving, and came back to California with the report that the weather was lousy. I teased her that I found that hard to believe. (She misses CT a lot, so I try to refrain from gloating about the perfect weather here ... hourly.)

Yep, it's raining. And I am trapped inside studying for the exam from Hell I will take tomorrow morning. I was hoping to sit out on the deck to review my notes and try to not stress so much about it. But, the wet stuff is still coming down. Harder now.

No worries -- I am certain the sun will be out in a few minutes (NOT DAYS - MINUTES), and all will be well once again.

Posted by LA at November 27, 2006 09:13 AM