Absolutely pouring today -- earlier, outside, sky gets darker and I head in. Thunder & lightning make an appearance and then the sky lightens up....and lets it rip. It was really coming down. Strong display of natural force impressing itself upon me...

One day left....

and a mere 11 til my birthday -- another non-big-deal event. What did I even do last year? Dinner, probably. Nothing, most likely. Probably going to try to manage one of those melding-various-spheres-of-my-life get togethers that rarely work but this time I'll be too drunk to care. As long as nobody hooks up (except me.)

Scoop! Scoop! Scoop!