i've got the rainly day blues

why does everything seem impossibly far away when it's raining and you were planning to go somewhere by bicycle. currently, this is the predicament i am in. i've been preparing all week for my family to come stay with me for what will be a total of 3 days. now i want to leave my house. i still have piles of paperwork that i said i would file before they arrived, but, i think i may be slightly attached to them. and so they remain. and i want some fresh air. i need some fresh air. my plan was to go to the farmer's market to pick up a few things for their visit, but now the rains have set in. the problem. i only have a front fender and lack the desire to be putting on waterproof clothing. and i'm in no mood for a wet bum. 20 minutes. that is all it would take to get me, my small bundle of money, and a bag ready to be filled there. but an evening of chills would be the repercussions. oh my. i am ready for fall but i wasn't planning on winter yet! so now i am surrendering to the fact that i am house bound and most likely will be spending my evening out on my front porch. i guess i may as well make the best of it and prepare myself a cup of tea, wrap myself in a blanket, and watch the runoff drip down jackson, carrying fallen leaves and rubbish with it. despite the fact that i am "'stuck" at home, it certainly is beautiful from my porch...