today marked the 3rd thunderstorm since i've been back. in texas, i would think nothing of this, however, washington is a different matter. i only heard thunder 3 times while here for grad school. global warming.
of all the texas weather phenomena, i miss thunderstorms the most. there is nothing like a flotilla of thunderheads in the far off in the horizon as they snap and flash with electricity. seems like an eternity passes before they ever-so-slowly creep overhead. and all the while you stand transfixed in the ripping wind and warm rain as you deeply inhale the ozone. and then the feeling of soaking, cold rain as it falls and the rumble in the sky as the earth around you shakes with thunder. i miss that.
in seattle, the clouds are typically shapeless. without form and like a thick blanket filtering out the sunlight, making everything a subtle shade darker and without contrast. seattle has it's own beauty, but this despite it's weather, not because of it. okay, the rain makes it clean and green, but you know what i mean.
dave chappelle makes me laugh, but i think i need a good dose of friends to get me through. i've decided to put off any more friends until after training in june. then we'll see if i've truly kicked the habit. (friends refers to monica, chandler, joey, ross, rachel and phoebe, not REAL people. puh-leez)
last week, i saw a woman i trained with 3 years ago. she was waiting on a bus as i walked past on the sidewalk. i saw her, took a few seconds to place that familiar face, smiled, then waved at her. jesse saw me, took a second to figure out how she knew me, then happily waved back. i emailed her and that was a week ago. nothing since. i wonder why she didn't email me back. what do you with a situation like this? nothing?
i spoke to our receptionist today. karen is fantastic and i'm glad she's there. we exchange our pleasantries daily, but she always has nuggets of sage advice that simply make my day better. today, she spoke of how great it is to go somewhere new and make it. just make it for the sake of proving that you have the resilience to get through - to know you are able to take care of your self. to know that you can assemble a community or grow with a tribe. afterwards, i felt as though i had met with the buddha.
4 comments:
you missed a crazy thunderstorm last night. i woke up at 3am to a loud crack as the storm moved through austin. i had to get up and crack a window so i could hear the rain. i love that sound. light was flashing from every window. i know how you feel - when i lived in england and ireland i never even saw it rain hard - so obviously no thunderstorms. we miss you in austin.
-Laura
People are weird with email. I have people I emailed six months ago, got a reply, and haven't emailed them back yet. Well, maybe when I say "people," I just mean me. But yeah...
i'm telling you: NUTTIN' LIKE A TEXAS THUNDERSTORM!
Laura, do you remember the thunder/hail storm that rolled through the night of your housewarming party? now THAT was a storm.
jason, i like that you said "people," but really meant yourself.
thanx babe.
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