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On hurricanes, memories, books and such
Aug. 28th, 2005 11:39 pmI'm giving my new laptop a test run, so I will probably make horrible spelling mistakes because the typing is so different on it. I need to give the poor thing a pretty name, too. Maybe then it will like me and behave properly.
It is so funny, but just watching all of this information on Hurricane Katrina has brought forth a bunch of memories (and perhaps some hidden terror) from last year's run in with Jeanne and Francis. And I'm no no longer anywhere near Florida and the other southern states. Watching my dad flip through the channels from the Weather Channel to the various news channels made me question mom as to if this was how it was last year, when they had to worry about me being down there. It was like that, but worse, because they would download the video of our local disaster prepardness weatherman/local mayor giving the report on how Vero was. Something that I couldn't do. At least someone enjoyed it.
Then there is the historic preservationist side of me that is horrified to think of the loss of history in New Orleans, dreading it, and wishing the storm would go anywhere but there. Just for the sake of history. Is that horribly bad of me? Probably so. I could not and would not wish a hurricane on anyone. They are horrible and terrifying.
The waiting and not knowing is the worst bits.
I have done an amazing amount of lounging and reading the last two days. Especially when I could have been packing or doing something useful. I was skipping through Emily of New Moon yesterday and was reminded how much that one section between her and Dean Priest was just like Jane Eyre. Right on down to the elves and him sticking her crushed flower into his copy of Jane Eyre. I really think that EoNM has to be one of my favorite L.M. Montgomery books. And to make my joy complete, the library at Simmons has the first two of her journals. I have never been able to get my hands on them, and my parents have repeatedly refused to buy them for me for a Christmas present. So here is my chance!
Sad news, I won't be able to graduate in a full year as one of the classes I need is only offered in the fall. Of course, you need a couple pre-reqs to take it. Just my luck.
It is so funny, but just watching all of this information on Hurricane Katrina has brought forth a bunch of memories (and perhaps some hidden terror) from last year's run in with Jeanne and Francis. And I'm no no longer anywhere near Florida and the other southern states. Watching my dad flip through the channels from the Weather Channel to the various news channels made me question mom as to if this was how it was last year, when they had to worry about me being down there. It was like that, but worse, because they would download the video of our local disaster prepardness weatherman/local mayor giving the report on how Vero was. Something that I couldn't do. At least someone enjoyed it.
Then there is the historic preservationist side of me that is horrified to think of the loss of history in New Orleans, dreading it, and wishing the storm would go anywhere but there. Just for the sake of history. Is that horribly bad of me? Probably so. I could not and would not wish a hurricane on anyone. They are horrible and terrifying.
The waiting and not knowing is the worst bits.
I have done an amazing amount of lounging and reading the last two days. Especially when I could have been packing or doing something useful. I was skipping through Emily of New Moon yesterday and was reminded how much that one section between her and Dean Priest was just like Jane Eyre. Right on down to the elves and him sticking her crushed flower into his copy of Jane Eyre. I really think that EoNM has to be one of my favorite L.M. Montgomery books. And to make my joy complete, the library at Simmons has the first two of her journals. I have never been able to get my hands on them, and my parents have repeatedly refused to buy them for me for a Christmas present. So here is my chance!
Sad news, I won't be able to graduate in a full year as one of the classes I need is only offered in the fall. Of course, you need a couple pre-reqs to take it. Just my luck.
