My hair, my necklace, my clothes. They all smell like chlorine. And it makes me happy.

I went swimming in Jazmin's pool and then Megan's pool today. The people I swam with, not really my friends. They're Jazmin's friends. And they're really not my kind of people. I felt left out because they had all these things that happened that I wasn't a part of. I wanted to be with my friends.

But I was just glad to be out of the house.

Then, when I came home, a storm was coming. I could feel it. See it. Smell it. I love the way rain smells, as I've said before. I like to watch the rain.

Then when it's all over, I go outside. The air feels cool, but I can already tell it's going to get humid. The sky is clearing. The sun is patchy on the ground. Some places there is shade, but there's not trees. Other places, it's sun. As I walk down my street, I see the steam rising off my neighbors' driveways. I feel the heat starting to wrap around me.

But I feel good. My hair is wet. It has been all day. Only half an hour after I got out of the shower, I jumped into Jazmin's pool. Then later, I was in Megan's pool. I tried to wash the chlorine out my hair when I got home, but in vain. I still smell like chlorine.

I am walking to meet Jeremy. We walk around town for half an hour before we come back to my house and listen to music. Music is something that we both really love. Everytime he comes over we listen to music. Jeremy likes looking at my playlist to see what I've downloaded since he looked last.

I love summer time. Everything feels so calm and peaceful. As long as no one's yelling. That's why I spent almost the whole day out of the house. It was quiet while we listened to music though. Haley was watching a movie in my room. My mom was crocheting a blanket. My dad was at work.

It was pure bliss.

August 03, 2004 at 9:55 pm