ironic umbrella

It was raining this morning, so I brought an umbrella to work in the recently opened very large office floor to which my desk has been relocated. I have duct-taped it to a whiteboard near me, originally just to dry, but it feels surprisingly cosy, almost cave-like.

I have a little app that provides me (through earplugs) with configurable noise. I'd say "white noise", but that's not accurate, it's actually a mix of a whole bunch of different noises someone likes, from keyboard typing to hooting of owls.

But a lot of these configurable noise flavors are rain. Light rain, heavy rain, thunderstorms, rain on a tent, rain on a tin roof, you get the idea.

So, let's combine an umbrella on/off mechanism (i.e., opening the umbrella) with a little speaker and a sound generator built into the umbrella to make pleasant little rain drop noises, directed just at the person underneath.

Also protects against glare.

Owls optional.