what a wonderful storm--and the homesick

this afternoon, i decided that i ought to venture out of the house. the playstation can only amuse me so long, after all.

apparently, the seasons have changed since i went into "sampling man recovery mode" on friday afternoon.

i got to see a terrific storm. and lots of morons out driving in it like they've never seen rain. luckily, it started some weak hail, and the morons pulled over. i had clear roads and windshield wipers and the wheels splashing and amazing lightning.

so i went for a drive instead of seeing if the grocery store crush girl is working.

very satisfying, athough i forgot the imagery devices (the phone and camera).

lots of wind and clouds and oddly-colored skies. unfortunately, those didn't translate into a tornado. it's too bad, really. i still doubt that they occur in the colorado. i got to see a couple of wholesome dust devils in texas, but not much more. maybe my oklahoma/arkansas trip will afford me the opportunity to survive another tornado encounter.

i'm still completely stokeed about some of those photos that i took. it makes me want to go back when i'm not working (and that's totally insane--west texas is a horrible, big place). hopefully, i'll get sent back to do those tank closures.