I was at The Flying Dragon yesterday, taking some photos for an upcoming profile in blogTO, when I noticed that it had started raining outside the shop. And I mean RAINING, coming down in buckets with the wind whipping the rain everywhere. I wrapped my camera in a plastic shopping bag and tucked it into my backpack, and waited.

Being trapped in a children's bookstore is far from a hardship (except on the wallet; I have low willpower), but I wanted to get back to work. So after vainly waiting for about 15 minutes for the rain to subside (it didn't), I headed home in my shorts and t-shirt: no umbrella or raincoat. After a few minutes it became clear to me that I was going get totally drenched, no matter what, so I just gave in and enjoyed the experience.

There's something hugely liberating about walking home in a fierce rainstorm and not caring if you get wet. I splashed through puddles and fast-moving street water in my Chacos, feeling the water run down my arms and legs, soaking my t-shirt and shorts. It was wonderful.

Plus I figure it might be good practice for Relay For Life in case it rains this Friday!

But on the topic of yesterday's storm, blogTO has an amazing/scary photo of some of the storm damage in Toronto!

For those of you who get the National Post, check out page A8 for my blogTO restaurant review of Patisserie La Cigogne. You can read the full review (I edited the review down to 250 words for the print version) in the blogTO restaurant reviews section.

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