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Hurricane Isabel preparations and complications

It's pretty safe to assume that the power will go out this evening as the hurricane moves into my area. I don't mind that much if it does or doesn't, but I do mind that it will probably take place during the evening/night. My fear of the dark is still fully intact, and nothing is more creepy than prowling around in pitch black with a flashlight. Even at age 20 I get visions of people (and even creatures) following behind me, ready to pounce on me. There's nothing more pathetic than a 20 year old scuttling as fast as she can down hallways so the boogieman won't get her.

I have alot to do before any of that happens. I need to clean my room as best as I can, so I won't break my neck trying to walk in here when I can't see a thing. I should also feed the axies real good encase I'm too distracted by the storm (and the aftereffects of it) to get messy with cow liver for them. I've already taken a shower encase we need to leave the house for whatever reason, I won't be walking around looking like a she-beast. Even though I'm in pajamas, I have a pair of jeans ready for me to jump in if the situation calls for a change of wardrobe. And, of course, I need to recharge camera batteries and flashlight batteries... and locate my flashlight in general. Find all my candles and make sure they're set up so I can burn them (without their wax dripping all over everything).

I still don't think the storm will be that horrible... but I'm always the one to be safe rather than sorry. ATM we only have one car (since the truck is still at automedic, since it wasn't ready by yesterday like we were told it would) so my mother has that as an excuse to call into work. I doubt we have any food in the house that we could eat during a power outage (as in, food that doesn't need to be heated up) and I don't think we'll be doing any shopping for any. Hell if I'm going to a grocery store that's full of panicked people... I don't feel like waiting more than 15 minutes in a line for snack food.

I didn't call the employment agency like I thought I would this week. Everytime I thought of calling, I didn't know what I would really say... I didn't have the truck and didn't know when I'd be getting it back, and with the storm coming up... it's not like I really could take any assignments even if there were any. I could have called just to check in and ensure them that I am a committed worker or whatever. But then again, why should I tie up their phone lines when they're probably very busy themselves at their own office, dealing with cancelations and assignment requests that they cannot fill. Right... that all makes decent sense. I'll call on Monday (it's my only real option now, anyway) since I'll bet tons of people will call in sick then to deal with damage to their house/area, or just because they're taking advantage of other people's viable excuses to be absent from work.

Blah... I just should have called this week. I can be such a loser sometimes...

It's already started raining here, but only ever-so-slightly. I'll probably post all of the pictures of the hurricane (that I'll be able to see from my house, anyway... tons of trees around) either tomorrow or the day after... or whenever after that time that my power gets turned back on