According to media reports, Ophelia has apparently been downgraded back to tropical storm status, but they're keeping her under scrutiny and heavy rain is still expected. Here's a hug for lezardvaleth and meredy, and their compatriots in Florida: I hope the discomfort will be minimal for you.

Meanwhile, back at the ranch...Europe might be in for yet another tough ( Read more... )

unclejam, I hope things will be getting better darn real soon for you and your baby cousin. I'm relieved that some progress has already been made, but keep me posted, okay?

Governments and organizations are starting to mobilize.

France will be sending units consisting of both military and civilian experts, and I hear that our Minister of Foreign Affairs is keeping in touch with Ms. Rice.
The Foreign Office should also be at work - also because of the fairly high number of British citizens residing or working in New ( Read more... )

The latest news reports about the hurricane are bleak, with most of New Orleans flooded or under the water since a levee gave up, the victims in Biloxi and Katrina's own spawn (tornadoes, storms and freak weather) still wreaking havoc.
Normally I hate cliches, but the analogy is fitting - by sheer magnitude, this emergency is rivaling the tsunami ( Read more... )

There's no doubt that hurricane Katrina is hell on wheels, just by looking at the trail of devastation and chaos it already left in its wake... Including a decisive, if sadly expected contribute to the oil crisis (the market sharks who've been leading the dance were just waiting for trouble in the Mexican Gulf).

But: my thoughts go to meredy, lezardvaleth and the ( Read more... )

The day before resuming work, a tall mugger with a motorcycle helmet attacks Mom - with his blackened visor down, the cowardly idiot.

However, he must have been in a hurry for cash or just stupid enough, letting her go almost immediately (which is what I'm really grateful for) after seizing the bag on her shoulder and the one she was carrying. ( Read more... )

Seeing as rika tried this quizlet and obtained rather amusing results, I was compelled to take it as well.
Here we boldly go, folks, going for that ol' Darshu approach to spacefaring:

Got in touch with mom a moment ago, she spoke with the surgeon - my sister is all right and her cyst a problem of the past.
They didn't find anything odd or unexpected (namely: tumoral cells tagging along for the ride) in the course of the operation, which is extremely good and confirms the previous scans.

Whew.

Sis lost five kilos in a week - that's a consequence of the strict diet she's on till she goes under the knife, this monday. Fortunately her preparatory check-up turned okay, hence delays are barred: she's on the way towards solving an old health issue permanently (a cyst ( Read more... )

Let's talk games again. I spotted additional updates on Project Soul - featuring the updated bios of several characters, among things.
I must say, this time it looks like Namco paid some extra effort to research what makes Kilik and crew tick, and while there's still a slight percentage of ho-hum so far (namely, Raphael's Not Really Original ( Read more... )