i have since medicated with a generous application of crepes

There are various permutations featuring the following ingredients: Deb, a laptop, an umbrella, and the weather. Some permutations are rather less optimal than others, like, say, for example, today's: Deb, a laptop, no umbrella, and the entire contents of the Bass Strait pouring from the sky in the space of fifteen minutes.

Yeah, that wasn't my smartest move.