The Rain in Chicago Falls mainly wherever the wind blows it

Dear diary,

It rained all day today. I saw 3 umbrellas blow inside out, one of which was mine, but my trusty (damn expensive) US$15 with vents survived it without broken struts, unlike the poor, unaccustomed, fresh off the boat RJ umbrella (which i dearly loved) which kinda died within an hour of its first use. Chicago rain is so far sort of mao-mao yu, but boy does it know how to fall. and it's no fun when you're wet and the wind blows hard at ya.

That aside, the court is still out over the most satisfactory location for next year's accomodation. We have, however, decided on the fixtures for our house, wherever it might be:

1. Round glass-topped dining table with an aquarium below, which contains x baby sharks where x --> 1 as n --> infinity
2. Indoor waterfall/pool/rockfixture/thing to promote peace and tranquility
3. Foosball table
4. Pool table
5. Indoor pool (not equivalent to no. 4)
6. Mahjong table
7. Piano
8. Coffee-maker which can brew expresso, latte, cappuccino etc.
9. Cable TV connection which can get pay per view ESPN for EPL matches

Time to start saving, but hey, that would be such a cool home. It's good to have a buncha crazy cheap-thrilled housemates. =)