...Now what?

Holy Toledo what a storm! Here we are, my roommate and I contacting our loved ones and letting everyone know what the state of affairs is down here in Brooklyn. Megan has to organize photographers, and I am doing my best to update all of you as to what's happening here in the area. Please forgive the numerous Facebook status updates if you're following there, I don't mean to inundate everyone's feeds. I can't imagine how many of my friends have unsubscribed from me :) You can subscribe to get emails when I post instead if you'd like by typing your address into the bar at the top.

What's going on at home: Gracie has been snuggling on the couch with us since last night, and she is currently sitting in my lap as I type. I imagine she's overseeing my writing and silently affirming what I'm saying. Always present, this cat. There's a chilly breeze coming through our window, and my plants are looking wilted. I've been looking at them guiltily and think it's time to get my affairs in order around here. It's time to enter into the abyss that is my room...

I can't help but think that this whole ordeal would have been easier if there was a male present during this time of disaster.  I know my mother would have felt better. I promise mom, despite my best efforts to rope someone in, I have been thus far unsuccessful. But then again, if I were to have a guy around, I run the risk of finding out he's a pansy, and now have a liability on my hands should we have to evacuate. Maybe I'm better off.

There's no curfew here. People are driving around, the people across the street are back out. We're contemplating cruising the bars tonight. I bet everyone is out and Crown Inn is filled with hotties. If I decide to shower today (which is highly unlikely), we'll meander down there. I'll post some pictures too.

I knew I'd be fine staying here. It's been scary, even though we never lost power. It's frightening to see so much devastation, and we have no control over how bad things get. Just goes to show that Mother Nature means business, and next time we need to take things more seriously. I must say though, the media really did a great job of scaring the bejesus out of everyone and I'm glad the tone of this blog has generally stayed even-keeled (did I use that phrase properly? I don't know, who cares).

So here's my list of what I'm going to do today:
1. Clean my room.
2. Procrastinate cleaning my room by frequent checks on the internet and television.
3. Procrastinate cleaning my room even more by eating a late lunch.
4. Researching resources for Animal Farm & 1984 (a teacher's job never ends)
5. Reading 1984
6. Hopefully watching Jeopardy
7. Scary movie time (hopefully The Shining)
*Drinking interspersed throughout the day and evening, of course.

Time to get to it.