It's funny--some of y'all seemed worried about me, but collecting all the news hasn't burnt me out emotionally at all. I think I'm sort of in a state of emotional disconnect at this point (again, because it cannot be said too many times: not watching the disaster on TV helps a lot), and I'm pretty sanguine about everything. It may even be that ( Read more... )

Bad news: Halliburton gets a NOLA cleanup contract.

Good news: Pandacam--keeping you sane one pandasnuggle at a time ( Read more... )

ngocbui: Hi. Thanks for those links. I have family that were lucky enough to evacuate New Orleans and are now staying with my parents just west of New Orleans. They are lucky to be alive, but have found out that they lost everything--all their homes, possessions, and livelihood. They are left with just the clothes on their backs that they evacuated with ( Read more... )

limyaael: "I'm gathering a list on my LJ of writers/artists who are doing creative things for charity, or selling creative projects whose proceeds will go to charity- both fanfiction and original fic, drawings, music mixes, necklaces, website designs, poems, reference photos, icons, and other things. If you know someone who's making a creative effort and ( Read more... )

Mornin'.

( Now with all this happening in the U.S. we can easily see where the civilized part of the world's population is )

superego_18: "Hi. I've been a long time reader of your livejournal and know that many people read it as well. If anyone that is reading this and is in the New Orleans area, I have a favor. If anyone in that area might have seen or heard from my cousin or if they know where the citizens of Slydell, LA were evacuated to. Her name is Amanda Ernst. She's 16 years ( Read more... )

I promise I will post about something other than Katrina later today. Just for my own sanity, if nothing else.

( These troops know how to shoot and kill, and they are more than willing to do so, and I expect they will )

From littlebitca:

Drowning New Orleans: "A major hurricane could swamp New Orleans under 20 feet of water, killing thousands. Human activities along the Mississippi River have dramatically increased the risk, and now only massive reengineering of southeastern Louisiana can save the city. [...] Large hurricanes come close every year. In 1965 Hurricane Betsy ( Read more... )

Satellite pictures: before and after Katrina.

Articles are disappearing as they update the URL, so here's one you need to read before they change it. ( New Orleans Mayor Issues 'Desperate SOS' )

News links I collected over the last couple of days:

I took my Chevy to the levee and the levee was... uh, it was not dry.

Now everyone has to leave.

Communism breaks out on Canal Street:
On New Orleans' Canal Street, which actually resembled a canal, dozens of looters ripped open the steel gates on clothing and jewelry stores, some packing ( Read more... )