Ike and the Friday Five

I saw that Virginia Point (the little neighborhood by the causeway on the north side) was absolutely erased during Ike. Amazing. There's just nothing there anymore. It's funny, you can watch TV coverage and understand the destruction in a place, but when it's your area, and you know the landmarks and what things looked like before, it's so much more disturbing.

Cathy is the worst off of my friends down there. The look-and-leave in Galveston has been cancelled, so she has to wait another week to check it out. David also lives in Galveston. They're in Waco for the moment, but he heard his house is still standing.

My cousin is fan drying her soppy carpets, now that her power is back on. She's loaned her generators to her neighbor across the street, whose power is still out. She also has a large tree on her roof over her master bedroom, so she's sleeping in the living room. She's happy to report that she is no longer sporting her "no electricity hair" at work.

My other friends fared well. Just downed trees and trash mostly. Thank goodness for that.

I saw that the people who have been cruising on the Conquest returned to port (in Houston) to find out all their cars had been destroyed. What a nightmare.

Friday Five- "No Way"

1. Who lets you have your way more than you should?
Um... nobody!

2. According to the cliche, the way to a man’s heart is through his stomach, but what’s the way to yours?
I'm a sucker for a good sense of humor. Like George Clooney. It's not about the looks for me. He's just so funny. OK. I actually typed that with a straight face.

3. What’s something that should have been put away but hasn’t been?
All my fancy lingerie has been stored in a paper shopping bag in my closet for the past year or so, since our new dresser doesn't have space for it.

4. When did you last weigh yourself?
Yesterday.

5. What do the cops in the donut shop say? :D
Waaay-ohhh-waaaay-ohhh