Well that was not much of a hurricane. Actually when the so-called hurricane finally made land fall in the Brooklyn area it had been down graded to a tropical storm. Now tropical storms, though they don't pack as much of a punch as their big sisters, are and should be taken seriously. Bleh. A few drops there and a puff-puff there; Irene didn't really impress me.
Around 1 pm I ventured out of the house to see what the 'hurricane' had done. To my surprise there were a number of people out, running, walking their dogs, even going to the supermarkets which once again to my surprise were open and fully functional. Even some restaurants and bakeries were bustling with patrons waiting for coffees, assorted pastries and whatever they were selling.
The streets were not too bad a few leaves and branches but no real damage could be seen. However the 24 hrs news coverage, which is a bit much but I believe Americans are trauma addicts, reported differently. As predicted the low laying areas which effected by the storm surge and the rain. Floods and downed powers were also reported through different parts of the city.
I, however, another than feeling like a caged animal I started to think about two things actually. First, I wondered if RISD has a photography course worth doing and no surprise there there is. One that you can actually a certificate for. The bad news is that it would take 2 - 4 yrs to complete. WTF! Right? There is also a web design course which would be cool to have on a resume. The other thing on my mind was; how the ass am I going to survive the next 3 weeks. I keep seeing job listings but I shouldn't work (it's illegal) and if I was indeed brave enough to risk it who would hire me for 3 weeks, really not worth the investment.
Anyway a special day is coming up and I am thinking about buying either a tripod (a decent one) or a poly carbonate chocolate mold. Peace out cyber world. I wonder who reads this shit..
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