Weathering the storm, part One

First off, I think a sense of humor is going to be needed in the next couple of days. I acknowledge the severity of the current situation so any jab at the news is purely sarcastic. In saying that, I figured I would experiment with this blog and try something new. It's sort of an up-to-the-minute what-I-am-thinking type of entry so hopefully it's entertaining. If not, I will never ever write another entry like it.

11:38 AM: Wake up to my mom yelling on the phone to relatives. Apparently, ike has not only taken over TV in the greater Houston area, but also around the world.

12:01 PM: Flip on the news to see the latest ike information. Winds, gusts, eye, storm surge... if I had a nickel every time each one of these words is said...

12:11 PM: CNN has a piece about McCain/Palin. So wait, let me get this straight, there's other stuff going on in the world besides ike?

12:16 PM: Flip back to local news weather. I find it ridiculous how there is that one person, plus camera crew, who is asked to stay at the shore. Something like that scene in Deep Impact where Tea Leoni, who ironically plays a reporter, is at the shore with her dad could happen.

12:33 PM: Our living room is a virtual arboretum. I had to bring in plants from our backyard into the living room. I wonder if we'll get some kind of oxygen poisoning from the sheer number of plants in the house.

12:45 PM: First mention of a freighter out at sea and how they can't rescue it. I hope they're okay.

1:00 PM: Eat a dish from the smorgasbord that is available to me. I think for the last couple of hours and for the next few, my mom will be cooking nonstop. Maybe this hurricane thing isn't a bad thing.

1:11 PM: Neighbor comes over and tell us that there's a parking garage that he works at and that we should put our cars in there. My mom and I heed the advice and do so.

1:12 PM: Turn on the car and the radio is playing "A Bay Bay," by Hurricane Chris. Wow. Not only has ike taken over TV, but he's also moved his sphere of influence to the radio. Amazing.

1:44 PM: "Certain death." Things don't look too good. But then again, things didn't look good when we had an ice storm and that turned out to be okay. I remember thinking at the time that people from the northeast probably laughed at us for having a "freeze warning." They probably sunbathe in that "ice storm" we had.

2:01 PM: Take a shower. Don't you hate when there's a piece of hair on the bar of soap, and you have to hold the soap at the right angle just so it washes off and then you think it works but when you turn the bar of soap over, the same piece of hair is there? Very frustrating. To all you luffa or loofah users, I cannot sympathize with you simply because you cannot sympathize with me.

This is all for now. From the title, you can safely conclude that there will be a part two hopefully coming at you soon. Maybe the family will watch some movies tonight. I suggested either The Hurricane starring Denzel, Twister starring Helen Hunt, or The Perfect Storm with George Clooney.

Stay tuned.

-jdv