I love thunderstorms.
Today was an awesome day. It began a little shaky though. I woke up after only about 4 hours of sleep and was fairly grouchy. Of course Robert did not help by being his usual self, which is to say he was being a huge asshole. I did my best to ignore him. Not completely out of choice though, stress was a factor. Several tasks which I had been putting off for days were pig-piling on my brain all of a sudden and I was worried about accomplishing them. It all worked out in the end, and suffice it to say i am a lot less stressed now. I got to school late(I'm only allowed 3 more tardies this semester before I am rewarded with another ASI), but in enough time for the senior picture. After that shennanigan I ran into Jeff, who invited me to join him and several others at the beach after period 4/5. I hesitated a bit in saying yes, but Mr. Hitchings generously allowed me to finish my final period 4/5 instead of 9 and clinched the deal. Ending up the school-days series of pleasant events I had a rather encouraging encounter with Mr. Watton involving my independent study Gym, and I received several very nice comments in my yearbook from people whom I admire very much.
The beach was next as I joined Jeff, Amanda, Diana, Calvin, John, Wighead, and Dan for a day in the sun. Calvin provided cold Mt.Dew, which was a life-saver dering such a hot day, then we were off playing frisbee and football, numbing our legs in the icy, and checking out hot girls(several milfs were spotted). I felt like i was one of the guys. I hadn't felt that way for a long time. It was an awesome feeling and I hope I am able to spend some time with these guys this summer. There was no judgment as there usually is. It was just a bunch of people getting together to have a good time at the beach. Needless to say I would have been happy to have my day end at that, but I still had my good friend Vicki to hang out with.
I hitched a ride back to the school with Jeff, who had baseball practice. I then met up with Vicki and we decided to go out for some ice cream at go-licks. She is probably the slowest ice cream eater I have ever known. It was a bit scary watching her juggle her multi-colored and quickly melting ice cream while she drove with one hand, a feat that she admittedly was not proficient at. We made it to her house in one piece however, and after she changed we headed off to Prescott Park for a little frisbee action and chillin'. The frisbee was fun, and the weather was cooler down by the coast. At one point I just laid on my back underneath this tree and stared upwards. Nature can be an incredible calming influence. About 15 minutes before we were planning on leaving a great big thunderstorm approached and threatened us with its ominous clouds. I love thunderstorms so this threat was a promise to me. As we were driving away the rain started coming down as if someone one had turned on a giant showerhead in the sky. The raindrops were huge fat bombs, each one sending out its own crashing tidal wave wherever it landed, indiscriminately drenching everything. I asked Vicki to pull over and I got out of the car and stood there in the madness. I stretched my head back and let my face be cooled by the droplets. It was my moment. A time all to myself with nothing in the way of me and my freedom. I was supremely happy.
I got home and started cleaning my room. Not even Robert's usual bullshit could ruin my good mood though. I thoroughly enjoyed today, and while I realize it would lessen the significance of days like this if they happened all the time, I stil can't help but look back and wish all my days were as happy as this one. It seems like the only downside of today is the monstrous sunburn that I got on my back which I have to hide from my mother. She did make me promise to use sunblock today, a promise stuck to, except that Iforgot to get my back as well as the places I could reach myself. Oh well shit happens. I'm going to sleep the sleep of the content tonight and maybe some of today's magic will move on to tomorrow.
Later, Jake
The beach was next as I joined Jeff, Amanda, Diana, Calvin, John, Wighead, and Dan for a day in the sun. Calvin provided cold Mt.Dew, which was a life-saver dering such a hot day, then we were off playing frisbee and football, numbing our legs in the icy, and checking out hot girls(several milfs were spotted). I felt like i was one of the guys. I hadn't felt that way for a long time. It was an awesome feeling and I hope I am able to spend some time with these guys this summer. There was no judgment as there usually is. It was just a bunch of people getting together to have a good time at the beach. Needless to say I would have been happy to have my day end at that, but I still had my good friend Vicki to hang out with.
I hitched a ride back to the school with Jeff, who had baseball practice. I then met up with Vicki and we decided to go out for some ice cream at go-licks. She is probably the slowest ice cream eater I have ever known. It was a bit scary watching her juggle her multi-colored and quickly melting ice cream while she drove with one hand, a feat that she admittedly was not proficient at. We made it to her house in one piece however, and after she changed we headed off to Prescott Park for a little frisbee action and chillin'. The frisbee was fun, and the weather was cooler down by the coast. At one point I just laid on my back underneath this tree and stared upwards. Nature can be an incredible calming influence. About 15 minutes before we were planning on leaving a great big thunderstorm approached and threatened us with its ominous clouds. I love thunderstorms so this threat was a promise to me. As we were driving away the rain started coming down as if someone one had turned on a giant showerhead in the sky. The raindrops were huge fat bombs, each one sending out its own crashing tidal wave wherever it landed, indiscriminately drenching everything. I asked Vicki to pull over and I got out of the car and stood there in the madness. I stretched my head back and let my face be cooled by the droplets. It was my moment. A time all to myself with nothing in the way of me and my freedom. I was supremely happy.
I got home and started cleaning my room. Not even Robert's usual bullshit could ruin my good mood though. I thoroughly enjoyed today, and while I realize it would lessen the significance of days like this if they happened all the time, I stil can't help but look back and wish all my days were as happy as this one. It seems like the only downside of today is the monstrous sunburn that I got on my back which I have to hide from my mother. She did make me promise to use sunblock today, a promise stuck to, except that Iforgot to get my back as well as the places I could reach myself. Oh well shit happens. I'm going to sleep the sleep of the content tonight and maybe some of today's magic will move on to tomorrow.
Later, Jake