EDITED: Hurricane Preparations Are No Joke

Especially when lawn ornamentation is involved.

Yesterday, my best friend since at least 2004, and I had a long conversation via text message. We talked about all kinds of things. Naturally, the hurricane came up since we live right in Sandy's line of fire. And while flashlights, non-perishables, bottled water, and a fully-charged cell phone are all important, my friend Alexa's priorities were elsewhere:

Me: That's the other thing that's worrying me.

Alexa: The storm?

Me: Yeah

Alexa: I have to bring my gnomes in =(

Me: Lol

Alexa: They're like my cats.

Me: Except they're in animate objects

Alexa: That's what you think

Alexa: My gnomes love me, I'm their mama gnome.

Alexa: My gnome that releases the butterfly is missing

Me: Well I'm sure that was a coveted piece of lawn decor on Valentine Ave.

Alexa: It was in the flower box

Me: Oh good.

Alexa: It's not good. I can't find him

Me: Oh I thought you found him.

Alexa: No, but I did notice an animal defiled my jack-o-lantern. Her eyes and mouth are now one =(

Alexa: She was legitimately raped =(

Alexa: Squirrels are evil. They are probably the ones who ran off with Butters. (Butters is my missing gnome. I named him Butters because he releases butterflies.)

Alexa: You are ignoring me in my time of need.

Alexa: I feel suicidal.

Alexa: Why is God punishing me this way?

Alexa: I'm so empty without Butters.

Me: Chill, I was taking a shower.

Alexa: You could've warned me. I'm on edge.

Me: Sorry, it was an impulsive hygiene urge.

Alexa: Ben said ew.

Me: I needed a shower!

Alexa: I needed someone in my time of need. I was there when Jasper died.

Me: Jasper was also a living animal...

Alexa: Butters and my pumpkin were living in my heart.

Me: I'm very sorry for your loss.

Alexa: Thank you.

Me: You're welcome.

Me: Is there anything  I can do?

Alexa: Unless you can bring my pumpkin back to its former state and return Butters, idt there's anything that can be done.

Me: I'm sorry. =/

Alexa: I'm sad.

Me: Don't be sad. Look on the bright side: at least you're not that girl whose water broke during pool.

Alexa: Yeah.

Me: Maybe Butters will turn up?

Alexa: Yeah but what about my pumpkin?

Me: Without eyes it doesn't have to see the storm!

Alexa: It has one eye.

Me: Well it can't see how deep the storm is.

Alexa: Why?

Me: You have no depth perception with one eye.

Alexa: It's just a pumpkin. It can't see anything anyway.

Me:...there's no emoticon for what you make me feel

Hello, Hurricane

Hey, everyone! Decided to prove that I am actually being productive.  Working on finishing a painting that I started at the end of the previous school year.


At the moment, it's a bit of a catastrophe. (Pun intended)

I'm working on this while awaiting Hurricane Sandy.  I have a little bit of a storm phobia, so I've been hiding out in my basement all day.  It hasn't quite hit my residence, yet.  But it's very rainy and windy.  Some of my friends down in the city and across the river are already fending off the hurricane, so I figure that I'll be getting worse conditions very soon.

I can't help but find it entertaining how the first concern of some of my teenage Facebook friends is that they're going to lose power, or they can't talk to friends.  My biggest concern right now is that the big tree outside my room might crash through my window.

To my friends and family: I pray that you are all storm-safe!

To my artistic friends and family: Get some cool photos or sketches of the storm!
...and well, be safe, too.