Sep 21, 2005 16:53
i know, i know, i know... hurricanes are awful. they destroy people's homes and even lives. and yet i'm okay with rita's approach. don't get me wrong, i hope that no one loses a thing and nobody loses a life, but the dark and chaotic side of me wants a good storm. i will feel truly horrid if anything happens to anyone, be it home damage or property damage or much much worse, i just need a little dark. i'm glad it's supposed to hit here on the weekend so my loved ones and i don't have to drive to work in the rain (and i honestly believe we'll just get a lot of wind and rain). i know people are scared. i know katrina was devastating and that rita has the potential to be every bit as bad. is it that terrible of me not to be freaked out? is it that horrid of me to even be a little ready for this?
all my life i've been like this. there's some force inside me that loves what most would see as "bad" weather. i'm the one who walked through the woods during the thunder storms. the one who actually got excited when the power went out. as a child it was easily dismissible; i was young and didn't know all the damage these storms caused. but now i'm older. i know. i lived through a hurricane on maryland's east cost just two years ago. i watched people swim out of their homes. and yet i'm not concerned by rita.
may whomever you pray to keep you and yours safe. i really mean no harm at all......
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