Why does it always rain on Sunday?

Brunch on a patio with the rain outside is romantic?

The torrential downpours that have been occurring of late leave much to be desired for the outdoor pancake experience. Plus, the people watching is severely limited on crappy days. I sat outside at Joe yesterday for hours and met the craziest cats. They just come and sit next to you and talk until you say things like, "sir, you need to stop." That never happens with all those umbrellas milling about.

Yep. Raining today. I agree Jen, what gives?

Uh-oh I do hope we are not going to have a repeat of last year when it rained all the way until the end of June.. we surely deserve better this year around after the horrendous winter that we have endured.

Yeah our winter here in Pa was just awful! Oh man that was more snow than i have ever seen before!!!

@Uptowngirl: It is just the weather patterns. A scientist friend of mind from NASA told me that the weather is controlled by wind currents. The wind currents are controlled by the magnetic field around the Earth. Recently, there have been a number of solar flares from the sun hitting the magnetic field and shifting it about 15 degrees. This throws the magnetic field off. When this happens, even the wind currents shift. The jet stream is the biggest wind shifter on the planet. It guides all weather from the west coast to the east coast. The jet stream has been shifting more to the north, causing wind currents to come down from the North Pole. This is why it is unusually wet and chilly this time of the year.

Still doesn't explain the Sunday only rain. Yet again, it's supposed to be beautiful and sunny this Saturday and overcast with a chance of rain on Sunday. Why are the weather gods such brunch haters?

It only rains on Sunday because you have done something to deserve it, @JenMac. Do us all a favor and straighten out that karma, my friend!

@NeverSleeps LOL!! maybe all us New York residents are paying for the sins of Goldman Sachs- just kidding :)

@neversleeps: I'm seriously starting to wonder about that! I need to find a mojo lady and get this crap cleaned up, stat! If anyone has any recommendations, I am all ears.

Ha... I didn't even notice that it always rains on Sunday, but now that I think about it I did find myself smoking a cig outside of our brunch locale last weekend.

At least this Sunday it is only supposed to be cloudy? That's what they are saying for now anyway. Maybe our collective karma is on the rise!

It didn't rain today - not in my neck of the woods, anyway. Unless it is raining right now? I think it was supposed to rain, in any case.

Hah! It missed by a day. It's Monday and it's raining, so....

Speaking of rain, it's been crazy the last couple of days. Hawaii style downpour happened yesterday for 20 minutes and then it was perfect again. It was pretty cool.

Another one's happening just as I type this...It's getting to be downright tropical around these parts...

I think it did rain Sunday night.... And I did enjoy that brief downpour. I have always been, strangely, a fan of thunder. Maybe because it reminds me of my childhood.

Weather's gorgeous at the moment, though!

I love thunderstorms too @BroadwayBK. Prefer them to boring old normal rain anyday!

@Everybody: Weather patterns are not consistent and change on a second basis. As for Sunday weather, that is a matter of coincidence. I remember last summer we had 14 straight weekends of inclement weather. So who knows.

@Ajadedidealist: I think thunderstorms are cool. I mowed a lawn in a thunderstorm once.

Looks like Saturday is going to get it this weekend!

@NeverSleeps: Yes, you are right. So far it has been a partly cloudy day after a start of rain.

HA! I think it's about to rain on another Sunday!

It was actually quite nice yesterday, and, of course, its horrid out today (Sunday). It feels like fall. Is this some sort of anti-brunch conspiracy?

I do believe it is, JenMac.

I think we made it through the entire weekend without rain, though! Is that a fair price to pay for this weird cold day? I attempted to have an outdoor brunch in Williamsburg yesterday (Saturday), but the wind just kept blowing dirt into my mimosa.

I just hope we don't have another summer like last summer....

Why was it winter all of a sudden today? Really weird, hunh?

NYC is so temperamental! It's hotter than Turkey or Italy in the summer, and then arctic winters. What gives?

I like how we return to this topic to post updates on the weather. Today was niiiiice.

Today is GORGEOUS! Seriously, the sun makes me so happy. My friend just gave me a pair of Coach shoes and a pink Vercase skirt that don't fit her - so now I want to wear my preppy spring wardrobe!

@ajadedidealist you lucky girl! enjoy!!!

@Ajadedidealist: Go for it and be happy. I believe after May is over this weather will break and become warm again. May is usually a warm month. I talked to my scientist friend from NASA and was told solar flares are attacking the Earth's atmosphere, causing many weather pattern changes.

The solar flares are supposed to stop by next week. Hopefully, the weather will return to normal.

@neversleeps: ahahaha! Dirt in your mimosa?! That's so sad it doesn't sound real -- it should be on the cover of an album or something . . . but not a real visual.

@NeverSleeps: What are you referring to when you speak of your mimosa?

@hhusted mimosa.. i.e. a cocktail made with OJ and Champagne /Sparkling Wine usually drunk at New York City brunches in copious amounts...especially if its offered in unlimited quantities..

@ajadedidealist Versace just rolled over in his grave at the thought of being paired with Coach shoes!!!!

@hhusted How do you live, man!!! Do you ever leave your apartment??

@Uptowngirl: Thanks for the info. I am not a drinker. I do not go to bars so I am unfamiliar with any kind of alcohol. My girlfriend told me about it since she used to drink. She has been sober for many years. She told me a new Cuban drink is becoming famous. She called it Mojito.

If you really want something to do on a rainy Sunday, why not clean out your closets, or simply do spring cleaning. That's what my girlfriend and I did last Sunday.

@NeverSleeps: What do you mean how do I live. No, I rarely go out of my apartment unless it is to shop for food. My girlfriend and I go out once a week to get groceries and I go to my screenwriting classes. Those are the only two occasions I go out.

@hhusted no offense meant but I do enjoy going out and see no harm in going out once or twice a week ...btw the mojito has been around for ages in fact centuries..http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mojito

@hhusted Yeah, it seemed that way.

I'm a little curious on the forum posting for NYC coming from someone who never actually sees or experiences NYC . . .. or the modern world, for that matter. . . .

@JenMac: That is none of your concern. But if you must know, I did have a full time job and went out everyday before becoming a freelancer. That is why I do know quite a bit about NYC, although I am not an expert, considering things change all the time. It is only the last 6 to 9 months I have not been venturing out of my apartment much. Actually, when I spoke about only going out when food shopping or going to screenwriting classes, I was exaggerating. I do go out more often than that.

@uptowngirl That's interesting how a mojito can be made with yerba buena rather than mint.. I never knew, and I love those things to death!

Well, JenMac, it definitely didn't rain on this Sunday. Wow, that sunshine!

Haha, @Neversleeps! But both are just so darn NICE I don't see the harm!

@JenMac The only trouble with "Dirt in my mimosa" for a song is that it doesn't rhyme with anything. Dang.

@Uraniumfish I dont think it has to rhyme..you can perhaps build a ditty around it .. go on...let the mimosas inspire you :)

@JenMac @Uraniumfish Maybe "Dirt in my Mimosa" can be the title of your next novel/screenplay? That way you don't have to worry about rhyming schemes.

@DBlack It may not have rained on Sunday, but it looks like we are going to get it during the rest of the week...

@uraniumfish: it could also be the title of your prematurely released memoir? :)

@Uraniumfish: You do not need the lines to rhyme to create a song. I wrote a song that did not rhyme and had it published and recorded. You can take your slogan "dirt in my mimosa" and create a song out of it, as long as you tell a story and make it interesting.

Looks like rain on Sunday again, people.

@BraodwayBK Then it's time to sing the Dirt in My Mimosa Blues...

@JenMac I like the idea of a prematurely released memoir, especially with a title like that. A sort of shallow walk down self-pity lane. Oh, yeah. Watch for it in paperback.

@Uraniumfish Amen, I'm singing those blues myself today, on another cloudy dark Sunday.

I just got into LA yesterday and I was so excited for some sand in my mimosa situations and it's freezing here!! Man, it's like this crap follows me!

Sigh, lucky girl. I would so love to be within sight of a decent beach right now, rainy day or not.

It may be cloudy...but I didn't get any dirt in my mimosa at today's brunch! That's something, right? Glad my experiences with literal dirt in my mimosa were so inspiring... I want a signed copy of any hit singles or prematurely released memoirs!

I actually hate cloudy weather worse than outright rainy weather - it's such a tease.

@neversleeps: Really?! Oh man, my favorite kind of weather is when its really warm and gloomy looking. I don't know what it is, but I love it!

@JenMac I just love rain, I suppose. So when it looks like it's going to rain but doesn't (like it did all week), it's kind of a let down for me...

Last time I went to the beach it rained for three days. Dubrovnik was lovely, but I have a feeling I'd have liked it better if it were sunny...

@Uraniumfish: If you write and publish a song, or write a book, featuring your expression, I would be most interested in reading it. I am sure it will be very entertaining.

@ajadedidealist I actually love the beach when it rains... call me crazy.

Man, I'm melting lately. So this is my summer, cleaning sweat stains out of every shirt I own.

@Uraniumfish Remember all those posts longing for summer?!?! Don't you dare say another bad word about this blessed season! Just try and remember what that wretched winter wind feels like on your ears.

Sorry but the smell of garbage isn't too pleasant, and I'm sure it's yet to get truly smelly. Ah, summer.

@Uraniumfish I've found a good cleaning service for that, so I am ALL ABOUT summertime and warm weather, thank you very much!

Yeah, I'll take the sweat any day over doom and gloom.

How does one actually remove a sweat stain? Not knowing such a thing was possible, I've just been replacing sweat stained shirts all my life.

I'm happy that summer is almost here. I love the warm weather. It brings a cheer to me and makes me feel good.

@BroadwayBK I just learned this trick on the internet.. my husband wears white undershirts which get stains and we used to use shout on them before we chucked them into the washer but the advice on the net says this seals the stains rather than eliminating them and suggests that you should rinse the stains in cold water before throwing them in, have been adopting this strategy lately and it works!

@Uptowngirl: Does this include yellow stains under the arms?

@uptowngirl When you shouted them out, did that work at all? Interesting that cold water is what does the trick...

On the internet I found a recipe for a mix of hydrogen peroxide and baking powder. It works, but requires that you kind of rub the mix into the cloth, and I have some very fine silk shirts that are too delicate for this treatment.

I've been making my own deodorant out of coconut oil, baking soda and corn starch. Maybe this year I'll be pit-stain free, thanks to all that baking soda?

@neversleeps: how is that mix working in regards to your armpits? I mean, are you smell / sweat free?

@NeverSleeps I also am curious. Looks like this will be a summer when I need all the heat-coping advice I can use...

RAIN ON SUNDAY ALERT!

Maaan.. I was planning on heading to my gorgeous community garden after the gym, but I walked outside and, well... you know.

@JenMac @Uraniumfish That stuff is golden. I've perfected the recipe. Most will tell you to use equal parts coco oil, baking soda and corn starch but my deodorant is slightly lighter on the coco oil - otherwise it's just too oily. During the winter I think the stuff would last for days if I didn't shower. Summer is different, obviously, and sometimes I sweat through it...say, after walking a few miles, but it's still better than store bought stuff. And it doesn't cause breast cancer, which is of course why I started making it in the first place. My friend who got me started on it has better results with it - I think because she sweats less than I do.

@NeverSleeps I am also curious to see it, how do you apply it? does the coconut oil solidify the mixture in the winter? Indians tend to use coconut oil a lot basically as a conditioner for hair and a moisturizer for the body but this is the first time that I have heard it used as a component in a deodorizer.

I use these "stain devils" spot remover formulas made by Carbona. #9 is for perspiration. They work well, especially on whites. But I'd say be careful using them on colors. I left the formula on longer than the recommended time and discolored an expensive shirt and jacket.

@uptowngirl In order to make it, you melt the coconut oil and then mix it in a bowl with the other two ingredients. It solidifies in room temperature, but last month I had to start keeping it in the fridge so it would stay solid. I pour the mixture into an old deodorant container before it solidifies, and I just apply it as if it were any other deodorant solid. I really recommend getting unrefined coconut oil because it has a higher melting temp. I didn't know you could use it as a conditioner! I think I am going to have to try that. I'm a big fan of almond oil for a moisturizer, though. Is coconut oil similar, as in it's unlike to clog your pores?

@NeverSleeps I havent really used it in years but my dad and mother in law swear by it .. in India they do massages with coconut oil and then have a bath for its said to moisturize the skin similarly they heat a bit of coconut oil and massage it into the hair before washing it. This practice is especially popular in the southern Indian state of Kerala where women usually have long , lustrous tresses so it definitely seems to work. Keralites are big consumers of coconut oil and tend to use it for cooking as well and surprisingly they have lower rates of heart disease than the rest of the population even though coconut oil is believed to be highly artery-clogging.

@NeverSleeps: Why don't you patent your mixture and make money from it. Hey, free enterprise. If you can make it, sell it and make money from it.

@uptowngirl So it's kind of like treating your hair with raw eggs? I am really going to have to try this... Is it a once-a-week sort of thing?

@neversleeps: I am totally gonna try the deoderant trick! And, I use coconut oil as a body lotion and a kind of "frizz-ease" for my hair and it works like a charm!

@NeverSleeps once a week should be good enough but do remember to warm the oil a bit before you massage it in.

I was in a drugstore recently and noticed that most of the products made especially for African American womens' hair tout coconut oil as the main ingredient. I remembered this thread and was tempted to try one of them. Do you think it just wouldn't work on my thin, white girl's hair? If coconut oil is so good for all hair, why is it relegated to this specialty market and why isn't it mainstream?

And yeah, I could use some form of natural "frizz ease" in this weather.

Actually, I use "African American" products on my hair all the time - and I'm a blonde white girl - and they work best! Granted, I have an enormous blonde curly mess some might term a "Jewfro"...

@Uraniumfish My guess would be because natural products aren't exactly the rage in beauty supplies. I mean, how many people make their own deodorant, when you can just pick one up at Rite Aid?

@uptowngirl Thanks for the advice - haven't tried it yet, but I am in need of a trim as well as some deep conditioning.

Weeell, then, I'm about to head over to the African American section of the hair treatment products and I can't believe I've been missing out all this time...

Do any of you guys use Biosilk Silk Therapy for frizz relief? I love the stuff - it's pricey, though.

@Uraniumfish please go ahead and use coconut oil based shampoos and conditioners but go easy on the serums as they can be quite heavy for thin, straight hair which I too have ..also I think its relegated to the side aisles in mainstream drugstores because I think most Americans would be repulsed by the smell of coconut oil not so in countries like India and Sri Lanka where people many actually go out and about with oil in their hair which they use as an alternative for gel/ hair spray. If you ever do venture out to Queens or even to some of the big South Asian groceries in the East Village you will get to see a whole range of oils which are infused with natural herbs which are a big hit with South Asians. In fact Neem ( a kind of plant)had been used as a vital ingredient in Indian skin and hair care long before Christy Turlington made it fashionable with her Sundari brand of natural cosmetics.

@BroadwayBK I tend to swear by Pantene's smooth and silky hair serum. Its cheap and works like an absolute dream on my hair though I also buy the Biolage hair serum with grape seed oil which is way cheaper in Mumbai than it is here in NYC( Matrix has a manufacturing plant in India now).

@BroadwayBK: No. I never even heard of Biosilk Silk Therapy. What is it for?

@hhusted It's a slimy woman's product for smoothing over hair frizzies and hydrating hair in general.

@uptowngirl I noticed a marked difference when I spend a few more dollars on hair products - my hair is REALLY long so I can use the extra volume of Redkin or Aveeno products. I'm sort of a sucker for expensive bath products of any sort, though. Sigh.

@BroadwayBK Oh, I see. Thanks for letting me know.

The one truly awful thing about summer is indeed frizzy hair. But I have to say I prefer it over the icy winds of February.

Speaking of African American hair products: you guys have to try Cholesterol. My hair genius lady recommended it to me for a deep conditioner and it is fantastic. I, too, have fine white lady hair. . . wavy .. but fine. It doesn't weigh it down.

@JenMac: My doctor told me to watch my cholesterol. :) :)