Weathering the storm, part Two

Picking up from where I left off:

3:30 PM: I step out for a bit to see how it's like outside. It actually feels awesome. I really want to go for a quick bike ride, but on second thought, I don't want the scene from ET to become a reality.

4:45 PM: I guess it's back to watching the news. Is there really nothing else on? This is getting kind of boring. I mean, they didn't even broadcast Jeopardy. At this point, I know this is serious.

5:52 PM: First power surge. We lose it for a couple seconds and it's back. Crazy to think how reliable we are on electricity. Our sense of taste depends on it to keep our food from going rotten, our sense of sight depends on it for vision. Benjamin Franklin, what would we do without you? We thank you for your theories on electricity, bifocals, and being the poster child of $100 bills.

6:01 PM: Take a nap. I'm hurricaned out.

7:14 PM: I hear some scraping across the yard and think possibly some debris was flying around. Nope. Our neighbor from across the yard is mowing his lawn. I really don't know what to think. Either A) he's insane or B) he's a visionary.

7:35 PM: Wedding crashers is on?!? Sweet. This'll be a good break from the hurricane. I love this movie. I can't believe it's already on cable now, has it been that long?

7:36 PM: Check wikipedia. Wow, 2005? I guess it has been that long. I am humbled.

8:00 PM: MTV is doing a Top Pop group show? What is this? Mario Lopez? Circular stage? 3 judges? Do my eyes deceive me? This looks like an America's Best Dance Crew clone. Hmm, if there were a way to mute their voices, then it would be like America's Best Dance Crew.

8:18 PM: You just knew that McDonald's commercial where the people start dancing with their food would come on, huh?

9:13 PM: Hear from friends on how they're doing. Some are in Austin, some have decided to brave the storm staying in Liberty, some are playing Monopoly, some are playing chess, and some are just watching TV. To each, their own.

That's good enough for now. I figure the next couple of hours are going to be spent just waiting for the storm and that's boring. At least this day was spent with my parents...

Every cloud has a silver lining. Too soon? I don't think so.

-jdv