There is a wonderful storm occurring currently in my area. I probably wouldn't have realized it was such a great storm if our power hadn't flickered. I knew it had been storming, I saw the lightening flashing in the window, and could occasionally hear the raindrops hitting the AC unit. With the AC unit off, I could hear all the low rolling thunder that had been drowned out before.

I ended up going out into our foyer, by which I mean the communal stoop for our apartment, and just enjoying the storm. I haven’t done that in a while, for a couple reasons. First being there haven’t been that many just really good storms since I’ve moved down here. The kind where the rain is steady and sometimes sheeting but not pounding, that just makes you want to go and dance and splash in puddles. Where it is still almost warm but you can tell that it will rain long enough for the heat to break. Where there is tons of lightening, low rolling thunder and a few intermittent cracks and booms for good measure; the sky lighting up to neigh daytime brightness. Sadly I was not facing the right direction to really see the lightning itself, just the lighting of the sky.

Of course I had a small moment of mild panic. I live in a group of buildings that each house four apartments. I was looking at the building across the drive from mine and over the roof I could see some orange light and the possibility of smoke. I dashed out into the rain and about half way there I realize it was one of the street lights, the rain bouncing off the roof of the building was the ‘smoke’. So I dashed back to my stoop and was out there for a good 15 total. It just helped calm me some.

As I mentioned earlier it has been a while since I enjoyed a good storm. I came a little close last week at work. We were slow, and I noticed that the ground was wet like it had just rained, so I sat on one of the couches and just enjoyed watching the wet ground, and the traffic, and how it was almost a sun-shower as the sun was out and shinning, and there were some drizzles from the trees.

I always forget how much I like storms. I don’t really care walking in them, at least not for great lengths of time, say from the hospital back to a dorm after taking a pre-employment drug test, especially when already slightly ticked off. That was just a little storm though, no driving rain, no lightning, just not the thing I needed then.

This storm tonight was great though. Especially since I had burned some incense earlier, just reminded me of being home in my bedroom, watching the storm though the window. Listening to the rain pound on the roof just outside, watching it race across. I could normally see the lightning in the Toledo storms, of course I had a wider horizon to watch since I was on the second floor and there weren’t any tall buildings close behind our house. I could see the tall pine trees dancing in the wind, and the power lines swaying. And the smell after a storm, or even during like today’s. Clean and fresh and earthy, I LOVE it.

I almost want to make this my 1000 word post, but I feel like I’ve said all I want to say and I’m about 400 words short. I’ve rambled and detoured and sidetracked enough, I should get to bed since my alarm is going off in less than 6 hours for work. The incense as soothing, as it should be since it is called ‘peace of mind’. It smells WONDERFUL, I think it has some vanilla and I’m not sure what all else, maybe sandalwood. I will definitely have to go buy some more some time. And the thunder is just soothing, now that I can hear it. I’ve not turned the AC back on since the apartment is still plenty cold, and it won’t hurt our electric bill to leave it off for a couple hours. Yes, I think it is bed time, so I shall post and say bon soir.

You've just met someone incredible while out with friends, and (s)he's been kind enough to cough up a phone number. How long do you wait to call?

• As soon as I get home!
• Tomorrow. I don't want to seem too eager.
• The mandatory three days. Duh.
• Eventually, when I feel like it...

Man, this actually happened recently. Not exactly that situation, but I had a great conversation with a guy...got his number...and its been at least a week and I still haven't called because I cannot think of what to say, and as time goes by I have less and less of an excuse for (not) calling. Jeez do I hate my social awkwardness.

So it seems I am required to make a lengthy post to make my profile 'more complete' (from a to zinc). If you have looked at my bio pages I think you may notice I shouldn't have a problem with that. Look how long I rambled on when they told me 'longer is better'. Of course that doesn't mean I can make a 1000 words, I could be in a non�rambling mood, my brain could be not cooperating, I could be occupied watching Bram Stoker's Dracula with Gary Oldman in the Star Wars getup, and Keaun Reeves trying out a British accent. It is some honky honky shiat. Seriously, Dracula turned into a werewolf and has Jedi mind tricks.

See its just not flowing tonight, I'll have to try another time.