It has been rainy these past few days, mostly just showers and spitting. I love overcast and rainy weather. I feel right at home in it. But it’s not great for my sneakers. Apparently they have no tread. But normally I just want to be inside all bundled up in so many layers it’s bordering uncomfortable and either just writing or playing games. Or just staring out of the window. Chilly winds and lightning storms give me a wicked sense of euphoria. I used to used Rainy Mood while I wrote, but have been trying to spend less time plugged in at the ears and have also been trying to make my writing environments more diverse. It’s fun to have certain writing habits/environments for certain stories (like eating a certain candy or playing a certain playlist) but I don’t want to accidentally lock myself into that. I’m only just getting used to writing in public (with my screen not facing anyone). I still get stalled and irritated when I can see my partner watching me write and I want to be able to shrug that off so I don’t stop.

I have work today, which is why I’m outside, and the pavements are wet and shiny and some are deadly smooth. It’s raining enough that I have an umbrella but not enough that I’ve had to use it. Luckily, I can cram it into my bag diagonally. Umbrellas just feel burdensome when you carry them everywhere and you don’t even need to use it. Ordinarily I would say ‘better safe than sorry’ but because I use public transport and walk everywhere, it can just get in the way.

You know what sounds ominous? Grand clocks. It’s the eleventh hour and the big clock down the road just let everyone know. Back in the day, when not everyone had a clock or some sort, it would have been the sound of something helpful. Whenever it goes off in the city I feel like something is about to happen, cue the dramatic music and fluttering bird. But it’s also nice to hear ‘remnants of the past’. Things that we take for granted or newer generations won’t know anything about. Does ‘tick, tock’ mean anything to kids these days? I have my phone and computer to tell me the time at home (I own a ridiculous number of pocket watches for someone who doesn’t use them anymore but don’t keep them powered or in my room because the ticking in the silence drives me insane now that I’m no longer used to it). It’s been a long time since I’ve been in a car with a wind up/down window. It’s been years since I’ve used a phone booth. Stamps are now a dollar each, doubled from when I was little. A lot of little things that people born and bred in the modern world might find inconvenient or extra work. Like tuning a TV just so you can play a Sega game that you have to blow your lungs out for to clean. Does that obnoxious static channel exist anymore? Different times call for different measures.

Wearing glasses is a bit of a pain if I’m out in the rain though. Can’t see properly without them on and then can’t properly with them on. Raindrops are huge when they’re right in front of your eyes. I don’t get worried about rain in my hair though, it naturally looks a mess and so rain isn’t going to make it any worse. There’s also something nice about getting a little soaked and then getting home and stripping off the wet clothes, having a hot shower and getting into dry clothes. Taking off wet socks and dipping your feet into either a dry towel or warm water. I only ever get anxious about getting rained on when I have my laptop or a lot of paper in my backpack or my phone doesn’t have a spot to chill out in until it’s over. I rarely run in the rain because the likelihood of me slipping over is pretty high.

I have work in an hour and so I’ll wrap this up (whatever this is). I haven’t been posting my writing prompts on here and so they’re piling up. I’ve been lazy about getting their pictures in with the writing prompt. Covid19 adjusted my mental capacity and I need to readjust it so I stop getting home like a fried potato and just sitting at my desk eating chocolate peanuts and staring at my computer screen.