Hurricane Irene

I just wanted to do a quick post before the rains come in. You never know what kind of apocalypse is around the corner. If you believe the news on every channel it's going to be all kinds of crazy. I've told Timon that if it all goes to hell we should eat the kittens first, not Sophie. Her parents will not be pleased.

I didn't know anything about this hurricane thing until my bosses sent out a WARNING email that, frankly, made me laugh. Then my boss rang as well to tell me we were closing over the weekend to be safe. I was slightly mad because I really need the cash, and slightly glad because I love having days off. I had this fanciful idea that I would spend the weekend seeing lots of movies at various cinemas around town. There are heaps of good films on at the moment. I was wrong about that. My boss rang one more time to ask if Timon and I were prepared. That's when I started to get suspicious. What is this hurricane thing they speak of? And why should I be concerned?

It seems the biggest worries are the loss of power, contamination of water, flooding and smashed windows. Luckily we're on the 5th floor so I'm not too concerned about flooding. Our building is also at the top of a medium hill. Contamination of water - not so bad. I mostly drink wine anyway. Smashed windows aren't really my problem, that's the landlord's problem yeah? We'll just move into the lounge room. Loss of power would be catastrophic. No TV! No computer! No microwave! Kill me now.

So I read up on the internets and watched a bit of the news. We went out and bought some canned pineapple, a couple of water bottles and some candles. We got cash out in case the ATMs die and we have to barter on the street. We have wine and chips up the wazoo. Sophie is staying over so we have a cosy, camping out type of vibe. I like being inside so it's not so bad......yet. My local stores were out of bread which scared me. I always get uneasy when supermarkets close - I'm no good at hunting for my own food. People were going nuts for batteries in the 99cents store. We locked ourselves inside at about 1pm and have watched a couple of movies in between the endless news streams.

The subway is shut down. Fox 5 tells me this hasn't happened since 9/11. They also tell me a storm of this calibre hasn't been seen since the 1930s. I'm impressed that the deli over the road is still open. I wonder if they'll be there when I wake up. Anyway, I'm off to bed. Shit is supposed to go down early in the morning. Stay tuned...........