Raining Neko and Inu -OR- Why I am not a Comedian

No school today because of a massive typhoon. This also means no Japanese language school and no Kyudo. Bollocks! There are actually two typhoons coming, which will crisscross somewhere over Japan. This whole scenario reminds me of the movie "Twister" with Helen Hunt where the two twisters merge into one large twister, which subsequently picks up a cow or some nonsense. I wasn’t about to let a little typhoon spoil my day, so after a late breakfast I decided to venture out into the storm to "see what it was made of."

I didn't think an umbrella could do much against the wind and sideways rain, but Shun let me borrow his raincoat (which came down only to my knees). Shoko took some pictures so we could get a good before and after comparison. I was surprised that the rain wasn't too cold. Aside from not being able to see very well, it wasn't distracting at all. I ran to the sea (laughing at times because of the strong wind) to get some pictures of the storm and noticed some people in cars with the same idea. I had seen the sea water higher, but the weather forecast said that the typhoon had not quite reached Tamano yet so I expect it to rise a little more. The roadside ditches, however, were filled with water and lined with sandbags.

I walked to a nearby playground and hid under the slide watching the rain. After a while I ran back home where Shoko and Shun laughed while I changed back into dry clothes.