"Have You Ever Heard the Rain?"

So I have moved into my new place. I am renting the 3rd floor in a 4 story building. A Korean couple rents the lower two floors, and the 4th floor is basically storage and where we go to hang clothes to dry. I have a bedroom with A/C, a bathroom, and an extra room that has lots of windows and is set up as a kitchen of sorts.

I went out today to buy some essentials that I didn't need while I was staying as a guest at David's house for the last few weeks. There are definitely some changes I'd like to make in some furnishings if I'm going to be staying here for a while, hopefully that won't be an issue.

Last night was my first night here, and I was in for a surprise. We had a very hard thunderstorm around 3 AM, and I was woken up by a muffled roaring sound. I opened up my bedroom door and the entire stairwell area was filled with the awesome sound of a powerful rain beating down on a metal roof. I went up to fourth floor and the noise was almost deafening. Wow. Anyway, despite what everyone in Oregon thinks, I love rain. I love watching it, listening to it, and most of all, sitting by a window reading while the rain is coming down outside. Now going out and trying to get things done in it... well, that's just not right!

So I was able to fall asleep after getting accustomed to the new sound, and today was a cooler day for last night's storm. Tomorrow I will have to go grocery shopping and do some laundry. Life goes on...