Word of the Day: kvell

I know that no matter where you live in the country, you're in danger of some sort of natural weather [or geological, since earthquakes don't care about the weather] phenomenon. But hurricanes just seem like one of the worst things. I'd rather be caught by surprise by a storm or something than have to agonize for a week about where a hurricane is going to make landfall. I was anxious all the while Gustav was rolling around the Gulf because my whole family lives in coastal Louisiana. I'm now I'm twice as anxious because Ike is [at the moment] heading pretty much straight towards us here. I bought sandwich supplies today, filled up the car, made sure we had a buttload of water, made a list of things to take with us if we evacuate, and later I'll try to figure out the most important thing--where we'll be going if we must. One of the most frustrating things is that the storm might not even come to us, it's just projected to now. That could change overnight. So I could make all these plans and lists and worry and agonize today, and by tomorrow it might be all for naught.

I can't even focus my brain on anything else right now. It's all just water and wind and money and destruction. I'm so nervous.