Uses of time, good and otherwise

[kitanzi]

I am currently waiting for the rain to start so I can go run around in it like a mad thing. I used to do that a lot, it used to be fun. I currently look like the losing end of an epic battle with a horde of mad dust bunnies (maybe rabid, definitely pissed off) because I have been packing books. And more books. And moving around the boxes of books already packed.

We are not moving until the end of July. I started out justifying this as the fact that however early you start packing, it's never done in time, so I should really at least pack up the books. I think it's mutated into some sort of coping strategy to deal with months of transition betwee "we live here" and "we live there", when I don't even know yet where there is. (I don't do transitions and change and in between stages very well.) Whatever the reason, we have a wall of boxes of books in the bedroom now which will certainly surprise the cleaning service tomorrow, and many clots of grey dust drifting and sticking and drifting some more. I think some running around in the rain like a ten year old sounds like a really good idea, if only the rain will break.

(Remember, this is Georgia. I would probably not be planning this for the beginning of April if I were still in NH, but here it's actually very reasonable!)

Comments

[thatcrazycajun.livejournal.com]

Didn't know you guys were planning to move. Where to? I will be doing that myself in another month or two as SP packs up our current home to move to Africa.

[technoshaman.livejournal.com]

That's something we *don't* get out here, is rain that's both heavy enough and warm enough to justify going and running around in. Plenty of drizzle and plenty of puddles to stomp, but the rain is cold-cold-cold and even more so when it deigns to make down in quantity. I remember an old friend of mine from California spinning around in Little Five Points exulting in the rain in July... she was from San Jose and they don't get anything like that there...

May your rain dance prove enjoyable.

(And those damn dust bunnies are vorpal, ainna? TEETH!)

[madfilkentist]

Tonight in NH we're expecting some combination of rain, snow, and sleet. That wouldn't be good stuff for running in.

[joyeuse13.livejournal.com]

I wish I'd thought to do that--I was mainly just relieved I made it home in one piece from *driving* in it.

[annonynous.livejournal.com]

"running around in the rain like a ten year old"

Autographeddoc *will* be taking pictures, right?

Ann O. [eg]

[msminlr.livejournal.com]

Sounds to me like an EXcellent idea!

[eloren.livejournal.com]

So did the real rain wake you up in the wee hours? Though with the lightning, that rain didn't look fun to run around in.

We had a big summer shower about quitting time one summer day last year. The whole parking lot was a shallow stream. I took off my sandals and joyfully waded to my car. I want more rains like that!