alec, you might ask, gently,

why are you recording seven minutes of rain? why, also, are you recording seven more minutes of rain bouncing off the skylights? why, also, are you inevitably going to pan one into one channel and one into another?

why, you ask?

Why? Because I believe life is for the living. I believe in taking risks and biting off more than you can chew. And also, people were yelling and I got confused about the rules.

and, most importantly, BECAUSE I CAN