Rain washes the gloom away
Rain.
Finally.
We needed it. The ground has been dusty and the grass has been brown. Some spots crunch lightly under my feet when I walk upon it. I woke up this morning and flipped on the television. The satellite feed was jumpy and pixilated, and that usually means atmospheric interference. I peered out the window and sure enough the dawn had that hazy heavy look the air gets just before a thunderstorm. I turned on the computer and opened up the Doppler radar, and sure enough a massive state-sized rain cloud was inching it’s way over Sanford.
Oops. My shower is outside. I needed to hurry. Yes, I know it’s ironic that I want to take the shower before it starts raining, but remember my towel goes outside with me too, and I did not want that to be soggy. Also, I wanted to be out of there before the real lightning rolled in. Standing next to a metal pole stuck in the ground that is dousing me with water is not the best place to stand during a thunderstorm.
I was in a mildly foul mood yesterday. I am not sure where it came from. I think it was being forced back to work after a great little vacation. Looking at the credit card bill I rang up did not help, either. Maybe it was simply hormonal. Either way I spent the day listlessly growling at people and sulking in a pit of my own gloom. I forced myself to go out for a bike ride last night. I did not want to, but nothing gets rid of a bit of a depressing funk like exercise. I had not ridden in a while due to the midge plague, and my thighs burned with the effort. I just imagined every little annoyance that had bothered me that day floating down into the fire in my thighs and burning to a crisp. I got home, sweaty and breathing hard from the unaccustomed exercise, but I did feel a bit better. This morning the light drizzle seemed to wash away the last of my gloom. I’m not a depressing or gloomy person by nature, but I have my moods. Everyone does.
I am going down to the hearing clinic today to see about getting my hearing aid adjusted. It is a digital hearing aid and to get the frequencies adjusted you have to hook it up to a computer. Ever since I got my new hearing aid mold, it just does not seem to be as powerful as it once was. I do not know if it’s the mold, if it’s something I have simply gotten used to, or if I’ve blown out another set of frequencies from my hearing range. Regardless, it seemed to be of little help to me when I went on vacation and Shallan deserves a medal for not getting annoyed at me asking her to repeat herself a billion times. So, hopefully turning it up will help a little.
Nothing much else going on. Just waiting to see how the week turns out.
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