The rains, they have begun.

A recap of yesterday's weather:

8:00 am: rain
9:00: 5 minutes of sun
10:00: drizzle
11:00: great grapefruit-sized chunks of hail
11:30: torrential rain
12:00: fire and brimstone
1:00: plague of locusts
2:00: rain
3:00: rain
4:00: rain
5:00: rain
6:00: drizzle
7:00 pm onwards: no idea as I wasn't about to leave the house again

A recap of today's activities:
Running in and out of the flat with my clean laundry every ten minutes as thunder rumbled, lightning flashed, rain came down, and sun shone in erratic cycles all afternoon. At one point I just stood outside staring at the sky for about twenty minutes, paralyzed with indecision, being rained on gently as the sun tried to break through the clouds. Why do people have clotheslines in this country?

Amidst these trials, however, I am always cheered by dancing nerdily to nerdy indie rock. And by watching others doing the same. Here are two particularly commendable examples, which you've probably seen already. I definitely haven't been getting enough out of my treadmill workouts.

OK Go: Here it goes again
Mates of State: It's all in your head

Addendum: Another YouTube classic I'd forgotten about - he has his own web site too, where you can also see the original version from his first round-the-world trip.
Matt