let the rain kiss you
let the rain beat upon your head with silver liquid drops
let the rain sing you a lullaby
the rain makes still pools on the sidewalk
the rain makes running pools in the gutter
the rain plays a little sleep song on our roof at night
and I love the rain.

--langston hughes--

The rain came again today. I knew it would when I woke up. I love those mornings; knowing that the world will be thrashing around outside the windows at work and instead of feeling trapped I will feel insulated, instead of knowing that the outside will feel stale when I leave I know that it will be fresh and sweet.

Last night was our last dodgeball game of the season. Now don't get me wrong, we have one bye week and then we start again, so it wasn't a big goodbye or anything! But it was one hell of an evening. Team one, we kicked tail. Got some good outs, made some good catches, screamed my head off for my teammates and at the ref and the other team. A good clean game. Second team...well, they were well known for cheating and we had a rivalry going long before the game...so it was quite a match. VERY hard fought but in the end they won. That wasn't what bothered me. We played well, they played...well, they played well too! But here's the thing: in our league you have to start 3 guys, 3 girls. I play on a team where it doesn't matter what gender you are, if you play, you PLAY. But this team--the girls would pass each ball off to the guys. They would stand behind them. If a ball came their way they would dodge it (they were great at that), and then, once again, hand it off to the boys. WTF?!!! I'm not sure what pissed me off more, the fact that the guys made them/allowed them to pull that, or the fact that the girls just refused to play. ARE YOU KIDDING ME?!! If you're going to pay the money, join the team, and get out there, then buck up and actually PLAY. But!! The best part of the whole game? Was the guys on MY team. Because when they saw that happening, they started heckling the guys on the other team and asking them why they didn't let the girls play? Or why they didn't hand the balls off to the girls instead of the other way around?! They cheered us girls on every game. Just like they should. So I guess what I'm trying to say is, holy hell, am I on the right team. Thanks, guys.