On A Dark And Stormy Night

It's raining and thundering so hard, I can't sleep. Lightening keeps flashing through the blinds on my windows. Often when I sleep during a storm, the sounds and flashes from outside incorporate themselves in my dreams in some way, and that makes me reluctant to fall asleep.

When I was younger, I used to imagine that thunder was the sound of a heavenly bowling alley God was making use of that night. It does sound like some sort of cosmic bowling night, doesn't it?

I also have a distinct memory of opening up an umbrella outside during a particularly windy rainstorm and being nearly carried off Mary-Poppins-style by the wind.

If I wasn't so tired, I would describe these memories more poetically and in greater detail, but I'm really only awake because of the din and commotion outside.

Did any of you ever have any strange notions about thunder and lightening?

I happen to love storms, but not while I'm trying to fall asleep. This old video I dug up on youtube was strangely comforting - if only because it's a clip from one of the best children's movies ever. It makes me sad to think kids don't watch Wee Sing movies anymore (I hope I'm wrong about that!) because they were such quality kid entertainment.

Also, I used to always want a dress like Sally's. :)

...Things seem to be quieting outside. For now, at least. Except I think the wind just knocked against our garbage cans outside because something scraped against the house just now. It had better be the wind, anyway. A little unnerving...

...And now the rain's started again. Wow, I think I'm liveblogging a storm. I am way too tired for this. The rain, if I'm going to start using metaphors for everything, or similes - as the case may be, sounds like the earth is taking a strong shower. Or like a humongous watering can from one of Jack and the Beanstalk's giants being poured down onto the world. Or like the clouds are dumping buckets of water on us. Which is somewhat accurate, anyway. Isn't is funny when your simile is actually what's really going on? The clouds are dumping water on us.

Well...so much for being poetic.

Alright - I'm going to try and let the rain lull me to sleep...

...Though I'm hungry. Have you ever read A Wrinkle in Time? It starts off like this. A storm. Meg, the protagonist, goes downstairs to get something to eat. Charles Wallace, her brother, has already made her a sandwich, intuiting that his sister would be upset by the storm and want something to eat. Their mother comes down and has something to eat, as well. And then they get a surprised visitor and the adventures begin...

Good book. Highly recommended.

I feel like Meg tonight. In fact, I feel like Meg often. Smart, not especially cool, average in looks, high hopes and dreams. And like Meg, I've learned many things this year about myself and my own strengths. I spent time learning about the Happy Medium (aka Balance). And I am still learning how I, an ordinary girl whose succes - until now - has remained only in dreams, can stand firm and grounded on my own two feet and face the world with my chin held high.

I was just thinking recently how, ever since school ended, I haven't written much on my blog. It seems a stormy night is fertile ground for thinking.

Someone said to me today that I ought to consider myself an adult, not a little girl. Well, that person is right. It's high time for me to take the mantle of adulthood, and I guess that begins with not letting a storm keep me up at night.

So I think I shall try going to sleep now. I'm certainly tired enough for it...

Good night!

But perhaps with a lamp on... ;)

It's a twister!

Torando warning where I live!!! Luckily, not where I work and I'm leaving in about twenty minutes. I just hope the trains are working and there are no delays and all. *Sigh*

When I get back from work today, I will write a post about the tornado that invited itself to my bat-mitzvah.

It's raining, it's pouring

There is a big storm here with lots of thundering and lightening. This also means I keep getting kicked offline. Today would be such a perfect day to get in some real, quality writing. The thing is, all my story ideas are good for novels, but not for short stories. I would like to get started on one of my novels, but I'd like to write a few short stories first to submit places. The thing is...I'm having trouble thinking of good ideas for a short story! Anyone have any suggestions? Not for a full plot, since I don't want to steal a plot from anyone, but for a setting, a character, etc. that I can incorporate in. Sort of like a game! And then I can take all or some of the ideas, mix them up, and come up with a story!

In other news, I LOVE big storms. I just don't like losing my internet connection every two seconds. Or being home alone with HUGE claps of thunder like, er, that one just now. Especially not while I'm in the middle of reading American Gods by Neil Gaiman, which is, so far, an excellent book but very graphic and, ah, adult rated. And disturbing at some parts, including the walking dead.

Lightening and Thunder and Rain - Oh My!

I love storms. Well, I love rain in general, but I especially love torrential rain with pounding thunder and sharp streaks of lightening. I'm not sure why. I think it's the energy. And while I do love being outside in the rain and enjoying it, what I love most about storms is being warm and cozy inside while all the craziness is happening outside. I love getting into pajamas and a sweatshirt and curling up on the couch with a book or sitting at the table with hot chocolate and...and pancakes! Haha, not really pancakes, but that would be awesome. And, anyway, and basically just enjoying the stormy day and taking it easy and enjoying being warm and dry while the rest of the world is drenched in a deafening tempest. I actually enjoy jumping every time there's a surprise crack of thunder. Okay, not while I'm trying to sleep at night, but if it's early enough - like it was today - and everyone's still awake and we can all laugh at how loud it is outside. Doesn't it sound like Hashem's going bowling up there or something?

And I find blackouts particularly exciting, like the blackout in the city today. Using flashlights, oooh. Bedikat chametz, anyone? Never too early to start looking!!!! Ha! Who am I kidding? I'm a chametz QUEEN. Man, I love bread. And cookies. And--and CEREAL. Yum!

Wait, why am I talking about chametz? Weird.

But I did get rather excited when I heard some subways weren't working. Why did I get excited? Well, maybe it's because I just love excitement (ugh, too much use of that word) and breaks from the day-to-day routine and since I don't have to take the subway anyway....YES. THAT'S RIGHT. I GOT EXCITED AT THE EXPENSE OF EVERYONE ELSE. SO THERE.

Aaaaanyway, yes. So I love storms. They make me happy. The end. =D