este's Journal: Non-summer

Here in oregon, it rains alot, as you may have heard.

It hadn't rained all summer, and even with what few remaining forms of life there were dropping in scores due to the parching heat, I couldn't have been happier. It was lovely.

Until yesterday.

That's when the sky found where it had misplaced the rainclouds, and kindly put them back where they so obviously belong - hovering over our once-fair state.

Now, I'm not usually one to bitch about 2 days of rain, that's pretty trivial. But I know better. I've been in this state for a long time, and this is 2 out of nearly 275 continuous days of rain I get to look forward to....not interrupted by snow or anything like that (thanks, global warming), just lots...of...rain. It's what I call the Non-Summer, really because there's little difference between Fall, Winter, and Spring here. Everything just gets progressively soggier.

So what will I be doing to cope with the rain? Simple. Pretend it doesn't exist. But how? Well, over the years, I've become more and more proficient at never going outside. At least between September and May. Sure, I'll have brief, vunerable moments where I'm dashing to or from my car, but always well-protected by my jacket, and usually not without at least some bitching. Beyond that, I'm happy to stay inside, play my video games, make out with a beautiful girl, drink, and hang out with Cousin Rico. If I want to experience the "Great Outdoors", I'll take the trash to the curb. Otherwise, see you next summer, Nature.