The rain is gone, but I can't shake the melancholy. Rain - or more specifically drizzle - is the reason I could never live in Seattle, despite my love for the city. I would without a doubt become a serial killer. Despite my vampire tendencies, I am quite dependent on my Vitamin D.

It lasted long enough that I made a rain playlist. With the oh-so-boring Zepp-inspired title "The Rain Songs." It's not an entirely logical playlist and it certainly doesn't capture my mood. It's missing something.

"Geronimo" - Yann Tiersen, Black Sessions
"The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)" - Missy Elliott, Supa Dupa Fly
"The Rain Song" - Led Zeppelin, Houses of the Holy
"Sit down. Stand up. (Snakes & Ladders.)" - Radiohead, Hail to the Thief
"Gun Street Girl" - Tom Waits, Rain Dogs
"When the Levee Breaks" - Led Zeppelin, Led Zeppelin IV
"Gimme Shelter" - The Rolling Stones, Let It Bleed
"Rain When I Die" - Alice in Chains, Dirt

In fact, the only song on it that really correlates phonically to my mood is "Geronimo," by the genius Yann Tiersen with vocals by Neil Hannon. It reminds me of Paris.