There's Calm In Your Eye

So it looks like this may be my first real hurricane experience in the 5+ years I've been here in North Carolina.

Originally, the track of Hurricane Irene was supposed to take the eye directly over us, but it's shifted to the east a bit.

However, the storm is so huge, that we're gonna still get some major wind and rain off of the Category 3 storm. Category 3 means sustained winds 111-130 mph (178-209 km/hr). Possibility of major flooding and tornadoes. Kind of some scary shit.

I've spent the last couple of days preparing. Got some water and non-perishable food items (some stores were already cleaned out of water by Tuesday afternoon) and today Chuckles and I will go around taking things down and putting them in the garage.

Luckily my trees are smallish, and barely have any leaves on them. They'll have little wind resistance and be less prone to breakage. Hopefully my windows get through it, because there's no way for us to board them up.

Anyway, You'll get your weekly dose of Dirty French Friday tomorrow morning (I'm sure you're all chomping at the bit), and then I probably won't be on the blog again till Sunday.

Yes, I am a little (*cough*lot*cough*) scared. Yes, I am a little excited. I'll cop to both.

Should be crazy, ya'll!