when it rains, it pours

this is my 12 or 13 year old cat, zero. he shudders during thunder storms and burrows when it snows. i should be as in tune to nature as he is. it's raining cold drops on a warmish autumn night right now and zero is resting. i, on the other hand, am sucked into the internet, blogging, facebooking, mixclouding, & just starting to think about resting for the night.

when i get started on a raindrop of an idea like, "i'll check email even though it's getting late. i'll be quick," my actions follow through like a storm. next thing i know, i've got 5 websites open and i'm reading all of them. i tend to move as fast as sheets of rain pounding on a highway windshield. and sometimes i'm also that blinded.

rain can blind, but it also washes away dirt and nourishes the earth. destructive. constructive. rain! i'm off to bed, to lay on my back, snuggle with zero and listen to his purring drown out the raindrops tapping against the bedroom window.