It's raining pretty hard over here. Honestly, I've been hesitant to be outside, it's that bad. There is a puddle by the yurt that's got to be at least three feet deep. So it can be chalked up to incredibly perfect timing that I've discovered Rainymood.com now.
The concept of this site is way too simple, really. It's a thirty minute loop of rainstorm sounds. Kind of like those sound soothers people pay mad money for at Sharper Image when they're not too busy mooching free massages from the chairs (I used to do that before the local Sharper Image became an American Apparel. So no judgments here.) But anyway, what I've found is that this ingenious little thing is perfect for giving my favorite songs a little extra something.
My younger sister has this theory that whenever it rains in a movie, it means there's about to be a new beginning, or some sort of big change in the characters' lives. I can't say I disagree with her, but I will add that sometimes celluloid rain is just really conducive to a couple of hot actors getting it on.
So rain is an important storytelling device. This kind of goes back to a post I wrote earlier about the hypothetical soundtrack to my biopic. Not gonna lie, it's kind of fun to sync up some truly dramatic songs with the sound of falling rain, just to imagine some kind of sappy, melodramatic scene play out on the movie screen inside my head, just behind my eyes. I made a whole playlist of them on my iTunes. I don't think I've loved listening to Dashboard Confessional this much since tenth grade. Seriously, hearing those screaming, angsty ballads against the thunder and patter makes me want to run after someone in an airport or something. Preferably on a rainy night. Playing Iron and Wine with Rainymood, on the other hand, makes me want a pillow and some Earl Grey tea. But Prince's "Purple Rain" and Guns N Roses' "November Rain" make me want a lighter and a packed stadium. "Chocolate Rain," however, is hopeless even with Rainymood's magical powers.
A friend of mine told me today that she put her music on shuffle with Rainymood playing in the background. "'Champagne Supernova' came up on shuffle, and it reminded me of that scene in 'The OC' when Summer went back for Seth in the rain! So I spent like an hour watching OC clips on Youtube."
Hey, I'm listening to "Champagne Supernova" plus Rainymood right now, and kissing some pseudo-nerdy boy (I say that only because if Seth Cohen went to Hampshire, he would be The Big Man on Campus with a revolving door on his bed) upside down in a Spiderman mask is pretty much all it makes me want to do. Either that or stay up ridiculously late watching OC clips on Youtube. But "November Rain" just came up on my Rainymood playlist, so I think I'll just take that in for a bit. I almost got chills when the thunder kicked in during the intro. Good thing it's not really raining inside, otherwise my lighter would go out.
Peace, Love, and Semicolons,
Lisa
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