this is one of those days where it just rains and rains and rains and rains. it's quite heavy rain, which has been usual for this year, but unusual to have so much. normally it's light misty rain. weird that i hear more fire engines on really rainy days - that just seems wrong. today is my "day off", although it's only a day off from the symphony. i still usually have teaching. a prospective student is coming today to meet with me. wednesday is also "massage day." i slept almost the whole way through today. i did get up relatively early for it being a day off. wow... can't understand how the ground can take all this rain. pretty amazing. and the lawn guy came today. so glad i don't have that job. i just mixed up a batch of white chocolate chip macadamia nut cookies; they're in the oven right now. baking is a good rainy day activity. did the running yesterday (also a "free day" - my first personal day of the season), so i actually could relax a little today. i've already practiced a couple hours. having days off in the middle of the week doesn't feel as nice as days off on the weekend. all i can guess is that it's because j is at work while i'm free. with all this rain, today would be a fantastic skiing day for me. lots of fresh snow to fall on...