You know how the Muffin Man lives on Drury Lane? Today I felt like I lived on Dreary Lane. Mostly due to this abysmal weather.
I was born and raised in Vancouver and yet I am always surprised by the onset of autumn, marked by gloomy skies and perpetual rainfall. For some reason, Vancouver summers always seem to erase my memories of the puddle-ridden streets, wet socks, clouds and showers with no end in sight, cold umbrella-gripping hands, and general feeling of moroseness. I really wish I stayed home today and stayed in bed--a total 180 from last night's desire to go to work.
Virgil said in The Aeneid "Varium et mutabile semper femina", or "Woman is ever fickle and changeable". It was true for the ancient Romans and it's still true now.
It's days like these that strip me of my more complex emotions and see me only feel cold, hungry, and sleepy. I guess I have reverted to cavewoman-status.
this morning was horrible. but the weather was really cool while i was driving home. above me were thick grey overcast clouds. to my left the clouds had cleared near the horizon and the sun was shining VERY brightly and almost blinded me at times. to my right the buildings were lit up with a yellow glow from the sun. and above those buildings was what appeared to be clear blue sky with cumulus clouds, while in front of me was pink and yellow sky. all this while it was still drizzling. looking at the sky through my blurry windshield (the cars in front of me kept spraying my car with water, plus the drizzle) - it was very dreamy and surreal. i was marvelling at this during my drive! and then the sun finished setting and it became dark and then i just wanted to crawl into bed...
ReplyDeletethat was like poetry, nicky! it should have been in your blog today!
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