( You're The Storm... oh wait, no... THAT'S ME! )

"In the spring, at the end of the day, you should smell like dirt." -Margaret Atwood

"A little Madness in the Spring/Is wholesome even for the King." -Emily DickinsonToday is the first day of spring, the vernal equinox in the Northern Hemisphere. On this day the North and South Poles are equally distant from the sun, so we will have almost exactly ( Read more... )

I'm sure they're fine, but I'm still calling my parents tomorrow:
One Dead, 450,000 in Dark After Icy Storm across Georgia and the Carolinas

No ECON 200 today. The instructor gave us the option of making up the Chs. 1-6 exam, but since I got a 93 (on a curve, but still...), I opted out.

Just finished watching The Woodsman. Intense in a quiet steady way. Very well-acted. Overall, a hidden gem that I'm glad to have discovered ( Read more... )

I really hope Sunday will be a rainy day.

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The White House started to blame state and local officials and even the victims who were stranded without transportation when the Hurricane arrived.

"President Bush should stop blaming the victims of Hurricane Katrina and get to work helping them."

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When it comes to disaster situations, my personal approach is usually to keep abreast of its goings-on while still trying to maintain a safe distance from it until things calm down enough for me to make an objective assessment ( Read more... )