I Wanna Know--Have You Ever Seen The Rain

Everyone got to work late today--came trickling in at 10 or after. It took me an hour and ten minutes to get in, 3.5 times my usual twenty minutes.

Downtown had flooded, due to extreme raining. This happens maybe once a year--everything floods out, and noone can get anywhere. And people get trapped in or out of downtown. It was such a fucking mess.

This is the view from Rob's house, which is downtown and one block away from my building.

In anticipation of more rain, the Graduate School officially closed at 3 PM, and we all headed home. I remember the days when 4 PM was a late day home for me, but it felt decadently early today.

It felt like a vacation, light-hearted like a Friday night. Joey was off work today, so he was home when I got home.

We watched several episodes of Law and Order in bed, eating pretzel crisps and snuggled in.

I made leftover turkey taco soup and sweet potato biscuits while Joey napped, and talked on the phone to several friends in the meantime.

We watched Glee while Joey ate dinner and talked shit about the song "Smile."

Sang the second verse and chorus of "One Week" by the Barenaked Ladies, which we plan on singing next Tuesday night during karaoke at our favorite dive bar.

And played Soul Caliber IV on the XBOX while lying in our underwear, then laughed hysterically for several minutes while sprawled out on our shared bed. Sometimes at night, when someone's elbow is in my face, the space seems so small. But then--this afternoon and evening--it was just the right size.