Sun, 13:52: Don't know if the revolution will be blogged, but the hurricane will, via Tweets
Sun, 13:53: Just heard a transformer arcing, followed by fire trucks racing for it. Still got the lights on, though, so it wasn't on our circuit.
Sun, 14:07: Heard a crack behind the house, possibly a dead tree down by the brook. Very little traffic on the street as well. #irene
Sun, 14:11: Looks like we're not going to Mass, either: it's getting pretty crazy out there between wind & rain
Sun, 15:04: Ran out to secure a bird feeder. Got myself drenched. Drying off and watching TV news reports.
Sun, 15:05: RT @ madcowtweets: New Orleans is probably laughing their ass off at the east coast right now. Way to hype up a Cat 1 and then get let do ...
Sun, 15:07: Tree reported down in Boston. Says Dad: "Let me get the chainsaw!"
Sun, 15:15: Power just went out. Now hunting for candles
Sun, 15:45: Dad back from cofee shop. Says theres lots of trees down
Sun, 16:30: Power is back on! Got a little typing done in the meantime, since the laptop was running off the battery.
Sun, 20:51: Iko-Iko on the radio: a song from New Orleans playing during a hurricane???
Mon, 03:18: Lights went out for an hour, just as I was about to tell people I'd gotten through the worst of the storm.
Mon, 03:19: Three of us sat chatting by candlelight. I even got a bit of typing in!
Mon, 03:49: That didn't take long: vid with Hurricane Irene pics and her theme song: Goodnight Irene http://t.co/9doA8xD
Mon, 03:54: Better version of the song, featuring "the Man in Black", aka Johnny Cash: Goodnight Irene http://t.co/hAPuSXf