I am sitting here on my bed, eating some breakfast. Putting CDs on my computer. Something I haven't done since the last computer crash that wiped everything away. I have been doing this since yesterday afternoon. Neighbors boarded up house yesterday and are right now packing up their car. Kristen is busy packing. I haven't done any packing. I don't want to start packing. I am doing everything that I can to avoid it, however I know I need to start. We got some plastic bins from Katja last night (mine are all full of Bonerama/PBS merch that has been moved to a hopefully safe place) I need to pack up all my pictures under my bed into to the bins. Need to decide how many clothes to pack. For a few days (again) two weeks, or forever. That is something you just have to learn to deal with when you live in a Gulf Coast State. Hurricanes are going to come. I will make that decision soon.

I am watching on the news, some buses getting loaded up for those people who have no means to get out of the city. One of 17 locations across Orleans parish alone. National Guard is getting all set up at the convention center. OPP is closed down. If you get yourself arrested, you will end up on a bus and probably head on out to Angola. So far things about this evacuation is different from the one 3 years ago. While it seems like more people are leaving, a lot of my friends are staying. They will be fine. Of course, if it really intensifies more than they anticipate, then they will leave.

We are leaving sometime after 4. If it stays the course, we will head to Dallas. If it moves more west we will head to BR. At this time? It looks like Dallas.

Gustav, please be kind to New Orleans, that is all I ask. I like it here. I want to come home on Wednesday.

Posted by: Stacey at 08:06 AM
Category: Hurricanes