Ernest, I do really love many and most of your works, and although I did enjoy reading The Torrents, I didn't fancy the ending. It was just kind of...blah. Oh well, you have a good record with me, so my view of you has not changed.
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It's Christmas Eve, and it's RAINING! For the first time in a week and a half, I can hear water actively flowing through the gutter. It's a joyous thing to see and hear, especially after being stuck in the house for so long, bound by freezing/snowy conditions and incapable, two-wheel drive cars. CRASH!!! (As I'm typing on my bed next to my window on the second floor, a huge sheet of snow just slid off of our roof). For a while, I dreamt of a white Christmas, but after this last week, I'm dreaming of a rainy one.
Although, I must say, I truly do not have anything to grumble about. In Portland, when it snows, the whole city kind of shuts down. Maybe all this weather is a good thing, holding people inside and stopping all the frantic craziness that often plagues the Christmas holiday which is supposed to celebrate peace. Instead of rushing out the door today for practice for our Christmas Eve service at church (which was cancelled), I've been able to just relax and enjoy my family. Instead of spending crazy amounts of money for entertainment purposes over the last week, my brother and I simply walked everywhere (friends' houses, the post office, church, the mall, Target). The snow is wearing me out a bit, but I am also thankful for the last week of rest I've had.
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