The rain is falling on my window pane, but we are hiding in a safer place.

Walking in the rain with a smile on my face. I think my opinion about rain goes back and forth. Sometimes I love it and sometimes I can't stand it. Tonight it was quite gratifying.

Oh wow it just thundered REALLY loud, it sounded like a building fell down. Today by the meal my brother knocked over a wine bottle and then he leaped to catch it and I jumped. What is it about loud noises that make us jump?

The end of summer had me thinking of back to school, but I am not going back to school. At least not now. The thought of new school shoes makes my heart pound, and not in a good way.

I am trying to plan a vacation with anyone and everyone. First with my mother, but she doesn't want to go away right now. One friend is busy, another not really interested, my little brother jokingly said he will come. I finally settled (not the greatest word to use) on one friend and we are in the planning process. We'll see if it works out but the more we stall the higher the ticket prices rise.

Manhattan is a fun and cool place to go. Today I saw a total of 4 fountains. They were awesome. I saw 2 brides. I saw a gay couple (kissing). I saw a girl with no shirt and no bra offering people to take a picture with her for a fee (don't worry her nipples were covered in jewels.) I saw a guy offering free hugs, I saw myself on a huge screen in Times Square, I saw 2 horses, I saw tons of police officers, and surprisingly I saw no punch buggys today.

Out of shirts? No problem. Forever 21 is open at midnight. Need a ring with a bone on it for your dog? Sure. Just $995. (Yes that is nine hundred and ninety five dollars. Seriously.)

I did tons of walking today I am so tired and ready to go to sleep. But it was a great day with friends, and discovering new things.

My current job is about to end and I have no solid plans for next year yet. But that's okay, it's great, it's all good, it'll all work out. (Or so I try to convince myself.)

I'd like to do a repost of a poem I wrote last summer. (I never do reposts but it seems fitting here.)

SUMMER!!! and stuff

Summer comes,
Spring wanes,
along with it comes sunshine rains.

The temp is hot,
the guys are not,
in the pool we want to stay.

I've got to work
no time to play
for me this ain't vaca-
tion.

Rise at seven
kids and camp
no time for a nap.

Burnt we get
like barbecue
faces red and peeling.

No sunscreen?
That's just dumb
tanning like a beach bum.

No plans for next year
but who cares
forget about it now.

Relax, let loose
enjoy the sun
have some summer fun.

Three months it is
until it ends
and then the fall comes again.

The ant and the grasshopper
like in the French fable
La cigale et la fourmi on my kitchen table.

Danced and sang
all summer long
the inevitable I did prolong.

The time has come
to move on, but-
damn I've got no job.

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That's all for now. Good night and stay dry.