OK, so let's see here...
Dog and cat food - check.
Stuff to make red beans - check.
Package of AA batteries - check.
Box of Honey Nut O's - check.
Rum and red drink - check.

Whatever-this-stupid-rainstorm-is-going-to-be preparedness level - bring it on, bitch.
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I'm reposting this to my Facebook, for everyone on my F-lists from NY, New England, NJ, and PA.

So here's some stuff that your Mayor and the Weather Channel won't tell you:

~ Buy more food than you think you need. Most of the coverage I've seen is predicting "massive power outages" or some such fnord-y crap. That means that your local grocery store ( Read more... )

In Hebrew, the name "Isaac" translates roughly to "One Who Laughs". I laughed many times over that this last week ( Read more... )

I've decided to start enjoying hurricanes again. I am having SO much fun getting all doomy over Isaac. The smell of ionized, low-pressure air; the suspenseful-theme-music feel of shopping for batteries and canned ravioli; the TV perpetually set to Weather Channel coverage*. I'm fucking tired of feeling WRONG for this ( Read more... )

I've been busy-crazy and haven't blogged for a while, so I figured I'd give all you zombies a little taste of my brain (Only a little, 'cause there's not much left to go around, ha).

1) Happy Anniversary, USMC! Thank you all for serving.

2) Dear (most of) State College, PA; Live in the  fucking real world for five minutes, aiight? Did you people not ( Read more... )

So, big rains today, very loud thunder claps right around my house. I was curled up in bed reading a book. Suddenly, I was covered in dogs and cat... The large pit bull that my neighbors are all wary of, the 6-year-old terrier who has gone through 2 major hurricanes like they were nothing, and the disdainful cat who can take all three of us out ( Read more... )

So I've got the Weather Channel on, listening to coverage of the storm passing through.
And the current meteorologist says, "Let's take it to Jackson Square in New Orleans" and there's the Stanley Cam on screen, complete with phantom ceiling fans. And the guy says, "Well you can see how wet it is out there, and just to show you how quickly the ( Read more... )

...Sure I'll have that leftover $200 for you by Monday, no problem!


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From my FB:

So yeah, the NWS has CANCELLED all advisories pertaining to the storm system in the Gulf.
There is still a coastal flood watch, and Bob Breck says that we're probably still going to have steady rain for the next 24-36 hours. But that's it. No sandbags. No hoarding canned goods. Aiight?

So hey cool, party, bonus- Looks like I'll be able ( Read more... )

http://thefuckingweather.com/?zipcode=70117&REMEMBER=checked

* link from ( Read more... )