Yes, it's a hideous beast make up of all of your angst and primal fears that is lurking, waiting to pounce upon you with the unfetered ferocity of a thousand demonic assassins.
Why am I sitting outside right now even though it's 35° F and 10:00pm?
What do you mean by "the" rain? I have seen lots of rain recently, in fact much flooding is going on here, but is that "the" rain you were speaking of?