Reiterating that we're safe, but some stuff from nearby, for the interest of non-locals:

( It's ugly out there )

...and cable, including net connect, is down, meaning so is email. Fortunately, my phone seems to have dried out and is fully functional. Yay ( Read more... )

OK, to give you an idea ( Read more... )

It's supposed to get to 95 today.

Ninety-freaking-five.

All y'all in warmer locales are laughing. Don't. There's no such thing as AC in most homes here.

Except mine. Best damned investment I ever made. Well, OK, so the degree was good, too, but the AC is a close second.

Pardon me while I hole up chez fou in chilly, global-warming-contributing bliss ( Read more... )

The good news: my car is safely tucked into the parking garage. Took me an hour to fetch it, but I managed. I also realized I have it pretty easy. Waiting at the bus stop was a very nice guy with an adorable wee child and a large stroller. Apparently, he and his wife are both students--at different schools--and they also have a two-year-old. Dang. ( Read more... )

Also? Campus safety folks and WTA are teh suck ( Read more... )

Finally ( Read more... )

Posting from my groovy phone, which will soon be off to not drain the battery ( Read more... )

Pursuant to my last post:

Now, imagine trying to drive on something like that.I managed to make it up here to B'ham relatively intact. I-5 was rather icky in the no-man's land through north SnoCo/south Skagit, but it was overall passable. What was awful was the exit. Yours truly had an unfortunate encounter with a reflective marker. Although this ( Read more... )

So, the NWS has issued another winter storm watch for tomorrow evening through Thursday morning. More cold temps plus another storm front. Welcome to freezing rain, most likely. Yuck. I'm going to try to drive up to B'ham tomorrow before the next wave hits. Classes may not be in session again, but I still need to be there to help work on the Friday ( Read more... )