Storm That Came and Went

[dotinthesky]

I love waking up in the middle of the night with a storm raging around me. I love hearing the thunders and seeing the light flash against the wall. Kevin runs to his work room, to check if the window is closed -- it is. I curl deeper under the covers. Storms make it easy for me to fall back asleep and avoid those questions that sometimes haunt me all night long.

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[noondaydemon.livejournal.com]

those questions that sometimes haunt me all night long.

You are just absolutely awesome in your honesty about the human condition. xx

[belacane.livejournal.com]

me too!

[beeorkendurkey.livejournal.com]

when i was real young, my whole [dad's side] of the family would meet out on the porch whenever we'd get flash storms/floods/hurricanes and we'd just sit there and watch the street slide water down its sides and the swirling clouds and dripping trees. i really miss it. all the time. my dad and i would run out right after storms and race film canisters down the currents off the curbs. he'd put a coin in one and i'd run to the corner and try to guess which one was coming first and whether or not it had the coinage. kids are so easily amused. i'm glad i'm working for 'em now.

also, swimming?

[commonpeople.livejournal.com]

London really needs more swimming pools. With the Summers having longer heatwaves, the city needs places it can go to refresh -- plus it's a cool sport that more people would enjoy if they had the chance.

I always associated rain and storms with mud, because of Brasil's grassiness. But a few years ago, while staying at my friend Henrique's beach house, I got to swim by myself in the sea while it rained... it was an amazing feeling.

[hunterjr.livejournal.com]

It's funny how storms in the middle of the night make me feel good too... It's somehow comfortable.
Gosh, Ollie! I'm so curious about those questions. I bet you did it on purpose =P

[commonpeople.livejournal.com]

I meant the big questions: about life, family, work, etc. Those questions can cause me anxiety sometimes, and they always seem to pop up when I'm wide awake at 3 in the morning.

[hunterjr.livejournal.com]

I see :)
Since I'm always awake at 3 in the morning, those questions don't usually pop up.
Actually... sometimes they do, but they stick around for all day long.