Dude, I'm so scared. Hurricane Ike isn't even supposed to be here until Tuesday, but everyone's stocking up on gas and putting up storm shutters. Eeee! We're supposed to go to Orlando this weekend, but...man, this storm looks scary. It's predicted to be at category 4 (category 3 = 115 mph winds) by the time it gets to South Florida. No one's sure if it's going around the east or west side of the state...

Tropical Storm Hanna is set to pummel Wilmington at about 2 AM tonight (well, tomorrow). So, I'm just sitting here, waiting for the wind and rain to come.  It sucks. This is my first hurricane (even though it's not quite a hurricane, just a tropical storm).  I'm anxious.

My house checked out A-Okay today. Not a speck of damage. I'm attaching a pic here: Now, we just have to keep our eyes on Hurricane Ike. Thanks for all the good wishes. A tip of the hat to CK for being my eyes on the ground. Thank you most of all.

... no one really explained it to me, just asked if I'd written down the number). A lot of the shelves are quite literally bare right now. So yeah, all this panic and chaos going on around me, and then there's me, thinking: Gosh, I really miss Okinawa. Seriously man, there's nothing better than a Typhoon (Hurricane, if you're state-side) Party. Meg, we need to move somewhere with Hurricanes. ^_^

...hours one way to see the one band I would have liked to see. The house is very quiet without them, but it's a nice break from the constant bickering that's been going on lately. In other news, Hurricane Ike is now projected to hit Miami. The idea of evacuating 4.2 million people is mind-boggling. Hopefully West Palm Beach will dodge the brunt of the hit. Although we'll probably be without power...

I'm so freakin' happy. I just found out that we get the whole weekend free of HBO so I don't have to scrounge around or wait to see the premiere of True Blood. Woot! It is pretty nice having us all home...been much of anything. They say it may get bad between now and 11ish. I guess we will see. Last big rain ban that came along Lorelei and Terry went outside to stomp around in the huge puddles. Very cute

http://www.wunderground.com/tropical/tracking/at200809_model.html

So I hear that South Florida residents may have to evacuate on Sunday. Damn it, I wanted a small tropical storm that would close school for a few days, not a category four hurricane! I'm kinda scarred :((( I'm hoping I heard misinformation. But if it is true, I'm not leaving. I'll stay, even if my family leaves. Even though I'm worried, I want to experience a big storm(I never have, even though I've...

Haaaaay, Thar's another hurricane coming for my area, and guess what!?! It's hurricane Ivan's twin brother!  LOL!

...moving to Florida. Okay, I've been near 4 hurricanes that passed close enough to kick up some wind and rain, though none scored a direct hit. But people in Miami are making a really big deal about Hurricane Ike. It's still several days out and looks like it might make a direct hit on Miami. People are already stocking up on food, flashlights, provisions -- and sandbags -- and I've been getting all...