It's two years later. I feel like I should say something ( Read more... )

Ok, I've read enough scholarly essays on blogs for my paper with crabes for tonight.

Time for...PICTURES!

First up we have a link to images of my mother's house as it currently is. For those of you who want to see how well it's going, here are some images of the house taken in Oct and Nov of last year.

And now, ( pictures of the cupcakes I made yesterday: )

Got back from New Orleans a little while ago. The trip didn't actually take that long. About 7.5-8 hours. We stopped in the same place to get gas on the way back as on the way there (totally unplanned).

We went out to Deanies when we got in on Friday night. It's right by the lake. Afterwards we drove around the area a bit. Saw a house that ( Read more... )

Going home this weekend for sneeky's wedding. Haven't been home since before Katrina...I am a little a lot nervous. But I'm also excited. I've been told my house now looks completly different now. I'm scared to see it.

Well, must get back to class.

p.s. Guitar Hero II is awesome. TROGDOR strikes again!

p.p.s. Check out the new icon I made.

NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 3 - Hundreds of children returned Tuesday for the first time since Hurricane Katrina to schools here that had survived on dry ground. Some came gleefully. Some came mournfully, and, to be sure, tens of thousands who were still displaced could not come at all.

The full NY Times articleBtw, the woman's class they show in the ( Read more... )

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Some of my mom's friends are going into her house today to survay the damage done by Katrina and her aftermath. They're taking a camera with them. We're going to be able to see what happened to her house. All of a sudden, i'm scared. I know knowing is better than not knowing, but what if it's worse that what we hoped for. This is why i didn't ( Read more... )

Put yourself on my map. Google is way too much fun.

Or see how there was/is about 6-8ft of water in my mom's neighbourhood here. Zoom in around Tulane. Then find the area around S. Claibourne, Napleon, Fontainbleau, and Nashville. Click in that area for water depth ( Read more... )

Yesterday was better.

The Frenchman came over and took me flying (aka riding on his bike). I'm quickly falling in love with riding on the back of a motercycle. I was smiling the whole time and I believe there was some squeeling of delight when he went reallyfast. Of course with the padding in the helmet pressed into my cheeks when I smiled, it ( Read more... )

I've been feeling so helpless lately.

Of course I gave to the Red Cross and I've been coming up with a million and twelve crazy ideas to try to help people. Then I think that none of them are going to work or someone else more qualified is already doing it. Well, I have one idea that may work, but i'm not sure yet ( Read more... )