blames it on the weather

Unlike other times, the lagging communication wasn't about being busy with school or freelancing, or non-work things like shows, nightlife, quiet nights tucked away in the corner of a cafe with a friend, a notebook, a novel. There was nothing. No event to speak of.

So, What was it?, they'd ask.

The best way to phrase it.
How do you say?

Well. It's been stormy 'round these parts.

The weather. It was always good to talk about the weather.