hurricaneapocalypse
Hiya! Life has been crazy and then got crazier. Hence the lack of update-ness. For instance, this week:
Monday: massive power outage at work, so I didn't have to go in
Tuesday: Scrambling to make up for missing Monday in my preparations for students returning to campus and then a random earthquake! Which was tiny by the time it got near me (registered as ~2.0 in New Jersey) and I'm used to them as a California native anyway, but still caused me quite a bit of bafflement since I'm not used to those out here.
Wednesday: Running around crazily as students return to campus (and specifically, the students I supervise)
Thursday: More start-of-term crazyness, including nearly five hours of talking for interviews, training, and meetings, plus growing panic over Irene.
Friday: Further start-of-term scrambling and panic over the hurricaneapocalypse descending upon us. (Earthquakes I can deal with. Storm that's 500 miles across? Freaking me out.)
So I just wanted to post a quick hurricane update for those who might be worried! I found a coworker to adopt me for the weekend since my lack of a car was freaking me out in the event of an evacuation. I relocated to her house around noon today, just as the rain was starting, and we are having a costume drama marathon until the power goes out. Also, we made chocolate chip bran muffins. So it's been a pretty nice afternoon and the companionship has kept me from freaking out. Of course, the worst is yet to come....
I'm posting updates on FB and twitter as long as I have wifi. And text-don't-call if you're worried, both to conserve my phone's battery and because voice lines are more crowded than data lines.
Be safe and be smart, fellow East Coasters! ♥
This entry was originally posted at http://winkingstar.dreamwidth.org/287648.html.
Monday: massive power outage at work, so I didn't have to go in
Tuesday: Scrambling to make up for missing Monday in my preparations for students returning to campus and then a random earthquake! Which was tiny by the time it got near me (registered as ~2.0 in New Jersey) and I'm used to them as a California native anyway, but still caused me quite a bit of bafflement since I'm not used to those out here.
Wednesday: Running around crazily as students return to campus (and specifically, the students I supervise)
Thursday: More start-of-term crazyness, including nearly five hours of talking for interviews, training, and meetings, plus growing panic over Irene.
Friday: Further start-of-term scrambling and panic over the hurricaneapocalypse descending upon us. (Earthquakes I can deal with. Storm that's 500 miles across? Freaking me out.)
So I just wanted to post a quick hurricane update for those who might be worried! I found a coworker to adopt me for the weekend since my lack of a car was freaking me out in the event of an evacuation. I relocated to her house around noon today, just as the rain was starting, and we are having a costume drama marathon until the power goes out. Also, we made chocolate chip bran muffins. So it's been a pretty nice afternoon and the companionship has kept me from freaking out. Of course, the worst is yet to come....
I'm posting updates on FB and twitter as long as I have wifi. And text-don't-call if you're worried, both to conserve my phone's battery and because voice lines are more crowded than data lines.
Be safe and be smart, fellow East Coasters! ♥
This entry was originally posted at http://winkingstar.dreamwidth.org/287648.html.