Gray Skies

It's raining outside, which is part of the reason why my blog is titled what it is...in case you were curious. I have just been sitting at home all day doing practically nothing. I woke up late, and have been in a relative state of catharsis since then. I played my guitar a little bit and have been on the phone and/or Skype since then and all the while, pondering my life and the workings of the world.

All of the rain today has really reminded me of my time in Quebec. That summer was the best and worst summer of my life thus far, but I am really appreciative for the experience and the friendships that came out of it.It was at this stage in my life that we guessed I have seasonal depression, because I was so upset for the first 2 weeks I was there...all it did was rain. Since then, I've overcome that, and I have come to love the rain and all of the emotions it brings up. Liam, my "little brother" (I am an only child, so I've just adopted people into my family) is the one that really got me to love the rain. We take long walks in the rain, and I think they're great.

A couple reasons why I think Liam is amazing:

Liam knows when I need to talk, and he's great at listening, and I love the fact that that's what he loves to do. I also love that he talks to me. I can see through him, and I like that he's that vulnerable. He doesn't like to be around a bunch of people, and he's convinced that he sucks at communicating (though I don't see that), but he's honest about who he is and what he likes and doesn't like. I also like how much he likes the rain, and it's because it makes him think. I also really appreciate how easy going he is, how much fun he is, and how easy it is to get a hold of him and say "Hey, I need to go for a walk, meet me in half an hour?" and he'll be there. It's fantastic.

Last night Liam's older sister had a campfire down by the beach and we watched the storm roll in over the water. Campfires have the same effect on me as rain. The 9 of us there sat around the fire in the sand, some people playing the guitar and singing, some of us just sitting and listening. We told a lot of jokes and had a lot of fun, but I also got a lot of thinking done. The whole time we were down there, I was convinced we were going to get rained on. Luckily that never happened. It was a great night, and I love my friends and nature.

"I hate campfires. I love them except when things suck and right now, they suck."

So this concludes my first, really disjointed post...I'm not really sure what I was getting at, but I was on Skype with my friend and just decided that I wanted to write about something, anything. The rain inspired me.

As a parting gift, I'll leave you with a song that has my Blog's title as it's name:

Rain Brings Memories - MARK SIN3RSTA

While you're at it, if you'd like some more great music, check out Shaggy's Daily Beats. My longtime friend, MrFlawedLogic started it up, and I know I really appreciate it even though I already got a lot of music from him. I help out with it sometimes, but I usually choose to just stay hidden in the woodwork and give small suggestions or ideas...it's more fun that way. In helping with it, I've found that it has the ability expand your musical paradigm just a little, as long as you have an open mind and open ears. Check it out and enjoy!

K.