It's October, and...

By John Isles · October 19, 2010

Living in the Mojave Desert region of California, I love it when it rains, but dear God, I HATE thunderstorms!

It's not likely that thunderstorms arrive in my neck of the woods -- and even rarer when such storms linger overnight. This is actually only the second time I've ever witnessed such a storm lingering overnight; the first was about 2-3 years ago in September.

The present thunderstorm has been in the area since about 1:00a PDT, and the lightning is still flashing, the thunder is still rolling, and my nerves are shaking. I'm finding it hard to get some good sleep, which sucks because I have an important college class I have to attend in the afternoon.

I hate thunderstorms.

About the blogger

John Isles

DOB: January 13, 1979

Hometown: Lancaster, CA (born, raised, still living) -- roughly seventy miles north of Los Angeles, which is approximately a three-hour drive .

Status: Single (and in no rush to change that)

Occupation: Slacker

I am 30-something guy who is currently attending DeVry University in pursuit of a B.S. in technical management with a specialization in game design (though I haven't taken any programming courses yet). Afterward, I plan on heading back to college to receive a degree in mathematics.

(Embarrassingly, I am still living with my parents. Blame the real estate market, because I can't afford to move out yet.)

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Comments 8

fleinn Oct 19, 2010

..for some reason, a good rain-shower and a thunderstorm makes me relax. It's Beaufort 10 fairly often where I live, and eventually things that aren't tied down just disappear, basically.

I don't know. It's refreshing in some way, I think. Even if the danger is real when it's going on. But if you spend some time at sea, or near the sea during a storm like that, you kind of learn to respect it instead of just fearing it, I think..

qxz Blogger Oct 21, 2010

Well, this recent thunderstorm was, by far, the wildest I can recall. Usually, thunderstorms in the Lancaster/Palmdale area (north of L.A.) last only about an hour or two. However, this one lasted for nearly two days!

zippdementia Oct 21, 2010

See, on the forums, this first post looks like this...

It's October and "I reject your reality and substitute my own."

Leroux Mod Oct 21, 2010

Isn't that Halloween, really?

zippdementia Oct 21, 2010

You know... it is. I'm going to use that.

qxz Blogger Oct 21, 2010

It really shouldn't be "It's October and I reject your reality and subsitute my own". Seriously!

What happened was this:

aschultz Oct 22, 2010

I live relatively close to a busy street in a city, so thunderstorms mean less traffic, and they drown out whatever traffic there is.

Still, especially in a desert--ouch.

JoeTheDestroyer Staff Oct 22, 2010

It's October, and I'm a horror nut, and I haven't watched nearly enough horror movies this month. Just raved about them on Facebook instead...