Singin' in the Rain

The skies are dark and threatening,
clouds hang like darkling shrouds,
Sparks and bolts of lightning,
wend their way 'cross thunderclouds.

Drops of rain like balls of glass
fall myriad to the earth
flooding rivers, drowning grass
but giving plant-life birth.

Can you tell that rain is on my mind? It's the only type of weather that we've been able to rely on this spring and summer, with Wisconsin cities reporting anywhere from 3 to 4 times the normal rainfall for May 2004, and June looking to be about the same.

Guess I can't complain, except for: not being able to mow my lawn (which, like the rainfall, is growing 3 to 4 times faster than usual--I only had to mow 4 times all last summer, but more than once a week this summer); not being able to hang my clothes on the line (since our dryer picked the wettest season in years to quit on us); not being able to clean the eavestroughs since it's always raining.

Did I mention that it's been raining?

Sigh.

Eyes like raisins...

Have you ever been so tired that you just wanted to pluck those exhausted, dried out orbs that serve you as eyes right from their sockets and drop them--plunk! splash!--into a glass of cool water?

If so, then you know roughly how I feel right now. Been a long day, preceded by a long night, and a long day before that.

Mostly my fault, 'cuz I find myself doing things other than sleeping, when sleeping is what I need to do most.

But, Hell...if one sleeps 8 hours every day and lives to be 75, then one has slept for 25 YEARS!!!

Unbelievable. What a waste of time.

I want a solar cell and eye splashers to revive me, not some stupid necessity that I wasn't consulted about.

G'night.

Feeling like Noah...

It has been raining, and raining...and did I mention all the rain? I'm sick of it. Yeah, my wildflower garden looks better than it has in years, my lawn is a beautiful emerald green, and my grapevines are growing like crazy, but seriously--I miss the sun!

Of course, even a sunny day has its downside. Things like mowing that emerald green lawn, trimming around the fence (which, by the way, is only half-painted because of the damned rain!), and other outdoor activities. I have a deck that needs chemical cleaning and sealing...which require at least 3 dry days in a row. Like that's gonna happen!

Rain. Wet, dreary, and a procrastinator's dream.

Excess Baggage

Said goodbye to our old satellite Dish today...a friend was getting rid of his cable tv, and wanted to go Dish, and since we recently upgraded, and I didn't really need an unused Dish attached to my house, I passed it along...receiver included. One less thing hanging around the house.

I currently own a 486 level IBM with monitor; a Celeron 400 system; an Athlon 950 system; four 50 mhz Apple notebooks; a Compaq p133 laptop; my original p166 Gateway (overclocked to 200 mhz); and a little portable, non-functioning, indestructible handheld. On the back of my den door I have hanging approx. 40 various cables. My Palm sits on my desk ready to use; so does my digital camera, two webcams, three headset mikes, a cordless mouse, a marble mouse (for when the cordless batteries dwindle), an uninstalled USB 2.0 card, an uninstalled TV card, a USB hub, a cordless telephone, and a camcorder.

Why do I need all this stuff?

That's a rhetorical question. I'm a guy. It's what we do. :-)

Early evening...

Nice evening...no rain, a little sunshine, and some beautiful, cotton-candy clouds.

The evening would be complete only if I didn't have to go to work. It's calm and peaceful, and just the way I like it. Cool, with no bugs.

Soon, to sleep. But I have as yet tasks to perform, and so I am off to do them.

Good night.

Morning

Yes. The sun has risen, and like a vampire returning to his dark lair at dawn, I creep into the silent house upon my return from work, only to sleep the day.

Whatever.

Lost an ebay auction (the damn auction ended at 4 a.m., fer Pete's sake!). Still another chance, though.

Raining again this morning, and the clouds and dismal, damp air have set my mood for the day.

I pity those around me.

Watching movies...

Watching movies is a hobby--an enthusiastic one--of mine. I've seen two theatrical releases in as many days...and both were very good.

VAN HELSING is an excellent effects picture, with a pretty good story line. It also features Kate Beckinsale, which means even if the movie sucked, it would be worth watching :-)

MEAN GIRLS is a fun and unfortunately accurate romp through high school hell. And well worth watching (parents take notes, please).

Too much popcorn in the last two days. Feeling bloated. Going to watch some mindless TV, then off to slumberland B4 work.

Lazy Day After a Day Off...

Working really sucks sometimes...but only on the days that I'm at work. Even a bad day off is better than a good day at work, and I like the mornings (usually Wednesdays) after I have a night off, mainly because I have the rare luxury of waking up--in the morning--like most of the people on the planet.

Wednesdays are a day when I can get caught up on things around the house--but seldom do--or just laze around thinking about everything I want to get accomplished--but won't.

Lazy days. Highly recommended.