rain

i turned in my finals papers yesterday. done with the quarter and my first year of school. i'm torn between saying it feels like a blink and it feels like a long journey. mostly, my feet are tired. i'm not complaining. but i am going to relax because life is short and i need a little breathing time. i need to categorize whats important and sort things out again. i'm too busy to think when i'm in school, thats what i tell myself anyways. i rarely write, read for pleasure, play guitar, draw, take photographs- all with this idea of being "too busy". its valid, i am, but too busy to have a little artistic moment? too busy to be good to my husband? write a letter to a friend? call my mom? no, i'm not too busy to do any of this really. sure there are days that whisk by and there really is no time. but there always IS time. until theres not. and then, well, that is that. its been pouring rain for hours. and not spring rain, warm and drizzly. this rain is cold and vicious, reminding us all of winter more than spring days. customers come into pie dripping wet and disoriented. some rude. i blame it on the weather. also its very bright today- partially my perspective is warped due to my eye exam. had my eyeballs dilated. wore sunglasses into work and wore them for several hours. my boss didn't seem to mind, he said i looked "cool and bohemian". yes please. the shop filled with windows, gets very bright. anyways, i was cleaning up or something and this young man came in, asked if he could sit and wait for the bus, as it was pouring rain outside. yes yes of course. he stayed for 10 minutes or so, i helped customers, sat in the back when there was a lull. then this nice couple came in, smiling and asked my name. i told them and they were about to order when the young man sprang from his chair, ran towards the counter, threw a 1 dollar bill down, said "thank you for the good music!" and ran out the door. "did he see a bus?" the man asked. "yes" i replied, "he was waiting for one". "oh!" they both said in unison and rushed out the door. it all happened in about 5 seconds, it was really very amusing.