Today when I left work, there was this torrential rainstorm at a level I haven't seen in California since the real El Nino. There were big fat blue bolts of lightning too. They were so close. I could hear the thunder over my stereo. On top of that, the streets were all flooded. The water line was already above the curb. I was worried that my car would stall. My brakes were already not responding so well since they were underwater. Anyways, when I finally got on the freeway, the traffic was moving, it was slow, but it was still a constant 30 mph which is better than most dry days anyway. As I got closer to home, the rain was getting lighter until everything was totally dry and the sky was clear. It's so weird that I encountered such opposite forces of weather within 30 miles. My parents would say, this is every day in Texas. Yeah, I know. Such weather is strange to us in California though. I can't remember the last time I saw lightning. I think I was in Texas. Anyways, I'm just thankful to be home safe (and in time for Smallville).

I thought I'd jump online before my favorite show started. I saw that the trailer for Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban leaked onto the net prematurely. Usually when I see news like this, all the links are taken offline before I get to see anything, but this one was still up. This movie looks way cool. I'm really looking forward to it. The different vision of a new director is obvious even in the trailer. I like the changes. The new Dumbledore also looks like a good fit. I still would have preferred Peter O'Toole, but I'm sure Michael Gambon will do a good job. I approve.