rain

Rain is still a somewhat foreign concept to me, as I live in southern California (for another week, anyways!). I did live in Boston for a few years as a semi-adult, but I seem to have blocked those years out rather successfully. Anyways, it is raining here! Rain! For like a week! Can you imagine it? I've basically had enough of the rain, but it is still kind of interesting. Here are some things I can tell you about rain.

• It makes a nice sound when it falls on your umbrella.
  
• When you walk under trees, there is both more and less of this nice sound -- less drops, but the drops that fall are big and startling. The bottoms of tree trunks don't get very wet.
• Umbrellas work when it is not too windy! They are ineffective in Boston.
  
• Rain makes the slight curves and slants of everything super-evident. There will be torrential rivers in some places. You do not want to walk in these places. Sometimes these places are hard to see in the dark. Especially when you are almost to your destination and not paying as good attention.
  
• Boots are a pain to wear, but it is nice not to have wet feet. The best solution is to carry a pair of flip-flops in your bag, wear the boots while walking outside, and then change into the flip-flops when you get inside. You would think that wearing flip-flops in the rain would be okay, but the problem is that the cuffs of your pants will get wet, and this is extremely unpleasant.
• Wet pant cuffs and wet shoes and wet socks are the worst.
• The only part of your body that cannot be protected from the rain is the upper part of your legs. These are called your thighs, I suppose. Chickens also have thighs.
  
• Things that should not get wet in your backpack (like your laptop) should be put inside a plastic bag inside your backpack. Your backpack provides only a thin layer of protection.
  
• It is often cold when it rains. It would be nicer if it was warmer.
  
• Walking to school is an adventure in the rain.
• I hope it stops raining before I have to move. I bet it would suck to move in the rain.