It’s good to be back here on the LJ. We had some incredible storm action last night (incredible for Atlanta, anyway… I’m sure it doesn’t compare to what my parents went through with Frances). My drive home was, oh, two hours long, through 18-inch deep water from creeks washing over Buford Highway. We’re apparently pretty lucky to have power at all; over 200,000 are without power this morning in Atlanta alone. Actually, a huge tree came down on Briarcliff about 2.5 miles from our apartment, knocking out power for our entire area, right up to a few blocks from us. Cable’s out, so we missed all the shows we wanted to see last night. Can’t we just get full video on demand already, so that we can see what we want, when we want? I mean, that’s why I got a Tivo, but if there’s nothing for the Tivo to record, it doesn’t really matter when we decide to watch it. It’s not like they’re going to re-air the shows we missed (The Apprentice, Survivor, CSI) just because some folks down south missed them.
Anyway, I’m thankful that at the very least, we still have DSL. It could be much worse. Skippy had a fire occur in the apartment two floors above him, and now has an apartment full of wet stuff and mold. The result? Heather and I now have a roommate. Skippy’s sleeping on our futon until his apartment gets cleaned up. I’ve gotta say, it’s interesting having someone else in the house and being married. It’s like college, only Heather and I have to clean up after each other a little more and the chores actually get done.
