Monthly Archives: September 2008

Day 6: Still Waiting to get on the Island

Woke up and took Jennifer to work and then went right back to sleep. Woke up again at noon. Melissa stayed home working on her poster. She made up some packaged quesadillas. I spent the day playing Mario Galaxy on … Continue reading

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Day 5: Starting to go Nuts

Still at Melissa’s. Jennifer and Melissa went to work and Nathan was here working on a paper. I had cereal and watched news. Talked to Mom while laying on the bed. When I hung up I was relaxing and fell … Continue reading

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Day 4: Still Waiting as a Refugee

Still at Melissa’s. Jennifer and Melissa went to work leaving me here alone to entertain myself. Mellisa then went to pick up her husband Nathan from the airport. When they came back we had Rice-A-Roni for dinner. Then I played … Continue reading

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Day 3: Power Fluctuations

Sara, Melissa and Jenifer went into lab while I played video games. They came back to pick me up and went to Pappadeaux. Checked Sara’s place and checked Jennifer’s place. Still no power. Back to Melissa’s and no power? We … Continue reading

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Day 2: Real Meals

We woke up and I made Melissa and Jennifer pancakes. Melissa made the turkey bacon. We then went to Jennifer’s to get food out of her fridge since her place still has no power. We spend the rest of the … Continue reading

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Day 1: After the Battle is a War Zone

When it hit us in Houston, the wind and rain was so loud, it was really hard to sleep. It sounded like the window was covered in a plastic bag and that bag was being beaten around against the window. … Continue reading

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The Long Wait

Watched the TV on what was happening at Galveston at the storm was heading to the island and watching the storm surge flood my city’s downtown. Here it is in motion.

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Instant Vacation

Looks like it really might hit Galveston. I packed my computer, my external hard drive, pictures, my music scores and some special papers box into the car. Covered my keyboards and some other thinks. I covered what I could and … Continue reading

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Calm Before the Storm

In the afternoon I was keeping track of Hurricane Ike. Galveston College announced they will close after 6 today and close on Thursday and Friday. Currently it looks like Ike (what a name) will hit Corpus Christi but a couple … Continue reading

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