You got it, "No Rain" by Blind Melon.
And there's been no rain in Jo'burg ... until tonight. I was going to write a blog about how the last time we had any precipitation was that crazy day when it snowed. Other than that, it had only rained once since I arrived - and that was in early June - until tonight.
So I was going to write about how it was so dry and dust was getting into my eyes and throat when I was walking around and how much we just really needed the rain. (And how tragically ironic it is that East and West Africa -- mainly Ghana and Uganda, it seems -- are dealing with horrible floods at the moment while Swaziland and Lesotho are suffering through devastating droughts.)
But tonight it rained. You want to know how I noticed? I'm downstairs, listening to music and checking my e-mail when I start hearing a sharp, crackling noise snapping every second, regularly, like a metronome. I go outside to see what it is, and it seems that the electric fence surrounding my house is, kind of, shorting out or something because of the rain; sparks are flying and everything. I tried to take a picture, but it didn't really turn out.
Wild.
Anyway, I may not have my usual home protection tonight, but at least the rain has finally come.
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In grade six, I was convinced that I was going to marry Shannon Hoon. Then, my friend's other brother told me that he died the year earlier. That hurt a little.
My favourite was the video for "I Scrape My Toes Across the Floor" ... but I don't think many people really liked Soup.
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